Don’t go looking to buy some HoHo’s today in a campus vending machine at Iowa State, because chances are you won’t find any.

In response to the recall of more than a dozen types of Hostess snacks that may have been contaminated with asbestos, Kathy Svec, program director of the Memorial Union, said all Hostess snacks were removed from vending machines Wednesday.

Interstate Brand Corp., maker of Hostess and Dolly Madison snacks, announced Tuesday the recall of the snacks in 21 states and the closing of its plant near Chicago.

The company said they took the actions because asbestos fibers were found in insulation removed from the plant’s boiler Jan. 11.

Snacks made in the plant near Chicago with expiration dates from Jan. 22 through Feb. 13 and with code number “57” were recalled.

Svec said although none of the Hostess snacks in vending machines across campus were made in the plant, some do have code number “57” on their packaging.

She said there is no need for alarm because the Hostess snacks the Memorial Union vending department receive are made in an Interstate Brands Corp. plant in Davenport.

“People won’t know what plant our products came from, they’ll just see the number 57,” Svec said.

“We knew that our customers would get concerned and would call, and we wanted to make sure our customers knew that they were getting products that are not contaminate,” Svec said.

To alleviate the problem, Svec said all Hostess snacks should be removed for the 80 vending machines around ISU by Friday.

The distributor will collect the snacks and will replace them with others no containing code number 57, Svec said.

“We will have to count every single package and initiate a formal exchange,” she said. “We should not be out any money, but of course it’s a headache for the distributor.”

In an Associate Press article, a spokesman for the state health department said workers removing the insulation were not properly licensed or protected and did not follow procedure that would have protected the plant’s ventilation system.

Company employees allegedly hauled the asbestos through an area where the food is made and discarded it in a trash bin.

“In Ames no one needs to be concerned about any of the products they bought from our machines,” Svec reassured.