Thousands Of Cookies Sold In MI Target Stores Recalled For Potential Contamination

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

The Favorite Day Bakery Frosted Sugar Cookies had been distributed to Target stores in Michigan and 20 other states, according to the FDA report. In addition to Michigan, the recall affects Illinois, Indiana, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina, North Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia and Vermont.

The report said 803 cases were recalled, with each case containing 15 packages of 10 cookies.

The cookies were possibly contaminated with wood, according to the report, which classified the action as a Class II recall.

The FDA described 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 July 22, the report said.

Target invited customers who may have bought the cookies to call 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."