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Limited-edition holiday Twinkies, some Palmer Candy confections are being recalled
They join an expanding recall connected to milk powder produced by Valley Milk Products
The milk powder could be contaminated with salmonella
Although Twinkies normally have a long shelf life, don’t hoard any boxes of limited-edition Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies for your post-holiday snacking or apocalypse preparation needs.
Hostess has recalled the multipack boxes, with nine cakes in each, in response to a recall by Blommer Chocolate Co., which produced the confectionery coating used on the holiday Twinkies. The coating contains milk powder ingredients produced by Valley Milk Products LLC, which may be contaminated with salmonella.
Salmonella was found at the company’s manufacturing facility, including in 50-pound bags of Valley Milk’s sweet cream buttermilk powder and high heat nonfat dry milk powder.

Consumers are urged to throw out recalled items or return them to the store for a refund.
However, all other Hostess products, including the beloved original Twinkies, are not being recalled.
Palmer Candy Co. has also issued a recall for a number of chocolate confections, including covered pretzels, almond and peppermint bark and candy party bowls.
“We are truly sorry for any distress this recall causes to our retail customers and to consumers,” said Marty Palmer, president and chief executive officer of Palmer Candy. “We remain committed to the highest standards in food quality and safety. We are taking this recall very seriously and truly appreciate the cooperation of our customers as we work to resolve this matter promptly.”
The recall is just one of many announced by the Food and Drug Administration in connection with an expanding recall of milk powder ingredients produced by Valley Milk Products. The recalled products have been shipped to dozens of states nationwide.
The full list of recalls:
- Limited-edition Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies
- Palmer Candy Co. chocolate and holiday confections, including Publix Brand, Bakery Delights, Trail’s End and Delhaize
- Southeastern Mills Inc. and Shore Lunch biscuit, gravy and breading mixes
- Route 11 Sour Cream & Chive Flavored Potato Chips
- Dieffenbach’s Sour Cream & Onion Kettle Chips
- House-Autry Mills cornbread and biscuit mixes
- Dawn Food instant pudding and pie filling mixes
- Herr Foods Inc. and Peddler’s Pantry smoked chipotle kettle cooked potato chips
- Mikesell’s Potato Chip Co. Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips
- Bickel’s Snack Foods sour cream and onion flavored potato chips, including Bon Ton, Seyfert, Troyer, Dan Dee, Key and Cabana brands
- Snyder of Berlin Buffalo Blue Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
- Williams-Sonoma Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Quick Bread
- H-E-B Boston cakes
- Ron’s Home Style Foods Inc. Tropical Fruit Supreme, Pineapple Nut Delight and Pistachio Crème
- Old Dutch Foods Inc. flavored potato chips and tortilla chips
- Publix Super Markets pancake and waffle mixes
- Shearer’s Foods LLC kettle chips, potato chips and nacho chips
- Deep River Snacks kettle chips
- Stonewall Kitchen pancake and waffle mixes
- TreeHouse Foods Inc. macaroni and cheese
- New Hope Mills crepe mix
- Fourth Street Barbecue Inc. macaroni and cheese
- Brand Castle LLC monkey bread mix
“These products are not sold directly to consumers, but are used (as) ingredients in a number of foods such as bakery products and distributed by brokers,” said the recall statement from Valley Milk Products. No samples of milk powder have tested positive for the bacteria, according to the company.
No one has reported getting sick from these products, but exposure to salmonella can result in diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever. Most people who are exposed to the bacteria recover, even without treatment.
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For those with compromised immune systems, for example due to chemotherapy, this kind of infection can be much more serious and require hospitalization. The elderly and infants can also have a hard time fighting off these infections.
CNN’s Jen Christensen and Debra Goldschmidt contributed to this report.