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KRISPY KREME

Owned by Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation · 103 products in USDA FoodData Central · as of Oct 29, 2026 · Report an error · Change log

CSWH grade C (66)

Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 66.0777.

Grade by indicator
IndicatorGradeWhat we found
Recalls (40%)B (80)1 Class II (4 points) · 1 event For current recalls see FDA and USDA.
Ingredients (40%)F (35)Tier A: 9 of 103 products (FD&C Red No. 3) · C (56) (25%)
Tier B: 70 of 103 products (Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO), FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Blue No. 1, Bleached flour and 6 more) · F (0) (15%) · products
FDA warning letters (20%)A (100)None found to the owner Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026.

Shown, not graded: recall reasons (1 foreign material) · IARC notes (0 products) · FDA dye pledge: none on FDA's tracker.

Recalls, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026

  1. Class II, Nov 29, 2021 · Foreign material · FDA event 89133

    • Krispy Kreme DOUGHNUT Bites ORIGINAL GLAZED 5 1.6 OZ (45g) POUCHES NET WT. 8 OZ (227g) Manufactured under the authority of Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Winston-Salem, NC 27102 UPC 0 72470 00320 1

      Reason (FDA's words)
      The firm was notified by customers that the product contained metal fragments
      Code information
      Lot # BUR21J0602 EXP 8/02/22
      Recalling firm
      KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUT CORPORATIO
      Dates
      Recall started Nov 29, 2021; classified Dec 13, 2021
      Status
      Completed (status reported by FDA at classification)
      How we matched it
      matched by UPC 72470003201 (upc)

      FDA record F-0282-2022: openFDA · Report an error

1 recall event by Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation name no brand, so it is on the owner's page, not counted here.

Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.

Ingredients on our watch list

Products (70)

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FDA warning letters to Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026

None found from FDA food offices.

FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.