Could the beloved American snack cake, the Twinkie, be facing extinction? Considering the Twinkie supposedly cannot even biodegrade in a landfill, this is pretty shocking news. (Actually, that’s just a rumor, Twinkies only have a shelf life of 25 days.)

Apparently Interstate Bakeries Corp, the bakery who produces the Twinkie, is facing bankruptcy and the company needs to start liquidating – which allegedly means the Twinkies will be unfortunately no longer made.

Heartbroken by this thought? Don’t worry – there’s a petition to save America’s snack cake. That’s right, you can sign up to beg Congress to bail out the bakery right here.

It seems a little strange though, since the official HostessCakes.com website mentions nothing of getting rid of the Twinkie, and in fact all over their home page is nothing but Twinkie Goodness. The Twinkie just celebrated its 75th anniversary! But the bankruptcy is true according to this article on Bizjornals.com.

What do you think? Is the Twinkie in trouble? Should our government just start handing money out to everybody?