In June, Kansas City, Missouri-based Hostess Brands LLC announced a recall of more than 700,000 cases of Ding Dongs, Chocodiles and various bakery products in the United States and Mexico.

The reason? Certain lots of its flour contained undeclared peanut residue. It's estimated that more than 3 million people in the United States alone report being allergic to peanuts, tree nuts or both.

Talk about a Zinger.

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