Cookies Sold At Target In MD Recalled, May Contain Wood Bits

More than 12,000 packages of a cookie brand sold at Target stores in Maryland have been recalled due to possible wood contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

The recall includes 803 cases of Favorite Day Bakery frosted sugar cookies, or approximately 120,450 cookies.

The cookies were distributed to Target stores in Maryland and 20 other states, the FDA said, and were also sent to stores from distribution centers in Maryland and two other states.

Since the cookies were possibly contaminated with a foreign material, the FDA classified the action as a Class II recall.

The FDA describes a Class II recall as "a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote."The "best by" date on the cookie packages "can vary as they are applied by retailer when removed from freezer," the report said.

Give and Go Prepared Foods initiated the recall of the cookie. The Etobicoke, Canada, company launched the recall on July 22, the report said.

Target customers who may have bought the cookies can call the company for a refund.

"At Target, we're committed to providing high-quality and safe products for our guests," a Target spokesperson said in an email. "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. If guests previously purchased these products, they can call Target Guest Relations at 1-800-440-0680 for a full refund."

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