Cases of sugar cookies distributed to Target stores in New York and other states were being voluntarily recalled for possible contamination by a foreign material (wood), a U.S. Food and Drug Administration website notice said.
The notice said 803 cases of Favorite Day Bakery Frosted Sugar Cookies, a private label brand sold at Target, according to USA TODAY, were the subject of the voluntary recall, listing 20 states and the District of Columbia. The voluntary recall was issued on July 22 by Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp. in Canada, according to the FDA.
The notice did not specify whether the affected cookies were distributed to all New York Target stores or just some and, if so, which ones.
“At Target, we’re committed to providing high quality and safe products for our guests. Following the voluntary recall initiated by Give and Go Prepared Food Corps, Target has removed all impacted Favorite Day Bakery Frosted Sugar Cookies, 10 count, from stores and online,” a Target spokesperson said.
If customers previously bought the cookies, they can call Target Guest Relations at 1-800-440-0680 for a full refund, the spokesperson said.
The recall is classified as a Class II recall, meaning the product “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences,” according to the FDA, the paper reported.
Where were potentially contaminated sugar cookies distributed?
In addition to New York, cases of cookies in question were distributed to stores in the following states:
∎ Connecticut
∎ Delaware
∎ District of Columbia
∎ Illinois
∎ Indiana
∎ Kentucky
∎ Maine
∎ Maryland
∎ Massachusetts
∎ Michigan
∎ Montana
∎ New Hampshire
∎ New Jersey
∎ North Carolina
∎ Ohio
∎ Pennsylvania
∎ Rhode Island
∎ Tennessee
∎ Vermont
∎ Virginia
Contributing: USA Today
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Cookies at Target in NY, other states recalled for possible wood contamination
Reporting by Michael P. McKinney, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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