Rite Aid Recalls 85,000 Tins of Butter Cookies

By Kimberly Mirando

(LEGAFI) -- Just in time for the holidays, Rite Aid (NASDAQ: RAD) and the Food and Drug Administration have issued a recall of 85,000 tins of butter cookies that may be contaminated with Bacillus cereus -- a microorganism that can cause diarrhea, nausea and/or vomiting. Customers should not eat the cookies and can return them to any Rite Aid store for a full refund.

The Rite Aid butter cookie recall was initiated after the company received reports of an unusual odor coming from the cookies and conducted quality testing on the product. The testing revealed that some tins of butter cookies distributed by Rite Aid under the Rich Fields brand name are contaminated with Bacillus cereus.

The Rite Aid butter cookie recall only affects 12 oz. tins featuring either a decorative castle or Christmas designs, and sold exclusively at Rite Aid stores. Affected products can be identified by the UPC codes 01249596519 and 88411804619 located directly beneath the bar code on the bottom of each tin. No other Rich Fields or Rite Aid brand products are affected by this voluntary recall.

Rite Aid is also contacting customers who purchased the affected products using their wellness+ loyalty card in order to inform them of the recall.

Customers with questions about the Rite Aid butter cookie recall can find more information online at www.RiteAid.com or by calling (800) RITE-AID.

Updated November 3rd, 2011

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Last Updated on Thursday, 03 November 2011 10:52

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Deborah Robinson makes this comment

Sunday, 13 November 2011

I purchased some butter cookies from Rite Aid, and did eat the product several times before receiving a telegram from Rite Aid that this product was being recalled. most of the packages I had thrown away, but one of the tins I did keep, and when I checked the UPC codes of the recall it was the same on the tins I had purchased and ate. I did feel symptoms of Nausea and diarrhea, but thought the symptoms were of other reasons.I did go to my doctor, and he did prescribe medication, but I was still eating the cookies because they are a favorite of mine--I did not know of the recall until much later, and I have no idea as to just how many of these cookies I have bought and eaten, I only have the one container I saved. I need information as to what steps I need to take for my pain and suffering of this product
UPC code# 01249596519

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