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RECALL: Cookies Sold at Trader Joe’s Recalled Due to Undeclared Peanuts

 

 

Cookies Sold at Trader Joe’s Recalled Due to Undeclared Peanuts
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Chris’s Cookies has recalled one lot of its Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chip Cookie 12 Oz (340g) Bags (Barcode#: 0068 0752) after a report that Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies were discovered in a Chocolate Chip Cookie Bag. People who have an allergy to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they eat cookies containing peanut butter.

The recalled product was distributed to Trader Joe’s stores in Rhode Island, as well as Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Northern Virginia, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Washington D.C. The affected products have stickers on the side of the bag with Lot CODE: 2060 and date codes SELL BY 031218 through 031818.

No allergic reactions or illnesses have been reported to date. All of the affected cookies have been removed from sale. Consumers who have purchased the affected product and have a peanut allergy should not eat it. Discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers can contact the company at 201-288-8881 with any questions.