Rite Aid recalls tainted butter cookies
Working in consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rite Aid has voluntarily recalled 85,000 tins of Rich Fields brand butter cookies. Company officials say the cookies may be contaminated with the bacteria Bacillus cereus. (Oct. 31, 2011) Credit: Handout
Working in consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rite Aid has initiated a voluntary chain wide recall of 85,000 tins of butter cookies distributed under the Rich Fields brand name.
The cookies are exclusively distributed by Rite Aid.
Company officials said the cookies may be contaminated with the bacteria Bacillus cereus. This microbe is a known cause of diarrhea, nausea and/or vomiting. The possibility of serious adverse health consequences is remote, according to the FDA.
B. cereus
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