Penguinos - four cream filled chocolate cupcakes: gluten, wheat & dairy free & vegan; 4 x 2.2oz cupcakes, net wt 8.8 oz.
Recalling firm: Mariposa Baking Co.
Why it was recalled
Mariposa Baking received a complaint from consumer who found a piece of coconut in a cupcake. Coconut is not an ingredient of the product and was not listed on the ingredient label
The exact product
Penguinos - four cream filled chocolate cupcakes: gluten, wheat & dairy free & vegan; 4 x 2.2oz cupcakes, net wt 8.8 oz. Ingredients: organic unrefined cane sugar, filtered water, expeller pressed canola oil, rice flour, cocoa powder, tapioca starch, potato starch, Ener-G egg Replacer, gluten free rice milk, organic palm oil shortening, salt, baking soda, natural vanilla, powder, cocoa butter, xanthan gum, natural flavors (gluten free and began) baking powder, pure vanilla extract. Mariposa Baking Co., 5427 Telegraph Ave., D3, Oakland, Ca 94609
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Original FDA code information
Lot 73-39 (on outer case) Julian date 17913 printed on plastic film of individually wrapped cupcake. If frozen, expiry date of 9/28/13.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-1812-2013
- Event ID
- 65971
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Aug 12, 2013
- Reported
- Aug 28, 2013
- Classified
- Aug 16, 2013
- Terminated
- Dec 6, 2013
- Quantity
- 48 cases (48 cupcakes per case)
- Location
- Oakland, CA, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Where it was distributed
one distributor in CA. Number of retail locations forthcoming.
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
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