Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-1509-2023·Announced 2023-09-20

Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies Recalled for Rock Contamination

Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies are being recalled due to contamination with rocks. Approximately 110,088 units were distributed to stores in Pennsylvania, Florida, California, Texas, Illinois, Washington, and Arizona.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is 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.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall involving a foreign object (rock) contamination that poses a choking and injury hazard. Although no illnesses or injuries have been reported, the product represents a risk of harm to consumers. Per the rubric, a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported scores 3 (High).

Plain-English summary

Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies (Net Wt. 13 oz.) manufactured by Fantasy Cookie Corporation are being recalled due to the presence of rocks in the product.

Approximately 110,088 units of the recalled product were distributed to retail stores in Pennsylvania, Florida, California, Texas, Illinois, Washington, and Arizona. The affected products have code dates of 10/17/2023, 10/18/2023, 10/19/2023, 10/20/2023, and 10/21/2023 with codes A5 and B5.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. The rocks pose a potential choking hazard and risk of dental or oral injury. Consumers should return the product to the store where it was purchased or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

This is an FDA Class II recall. For more information, visit the FDA website or contact Fantasy Cookie Corporation.

The recalled product

Product: Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies Net Wt. 13 oz.
Manufacturer: Fantasy Cookie Corporation
Category: Food — Cookies / Baked Goods
Hazard: foreign-object
choking
oral-injury
Affected units: 110,088

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (10)

10/17/2023 A5
10/17/2023 B5
10/18/2023 A5
10/18/2023 B5
10/19/2023 A5
10/19/2023 B5
10/20/2023 A5
10/20/2023 B5
10/21/2023 A5
10/21/2023 B5.

Distribution

Distributed in 8 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Fantasy Cookie Corporation under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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Same manufacturer · Fantasy Cookie Corporation

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