Food recall

Fantasy Cookie Corporation recall: Trader Joe's Almond Windmill Cookies Buttery, tender cookies topped with crunchy almonds

Fantasy Cookie Corporation, of Sylmar, CA, recalled Trader Joe's Almond Windmill Cookies Buttery, tender cookies topped with crunchy almonds and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Foreign object; rocks.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 24, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 20, 2023. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed September 19, 2023

The recall

Company
Fantasy Cookie Corporation (Sylmar, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Foreign object; rocks.”
Where it was sold
U.S. distribution to the following: PA, FL, CA, TX, IL, WA, CA, AZ, CT No foreign distribution.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
92762

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1508-2023 Class II

    Trader Joe's Almond Windmill Cookies Buttery, tender cookies topped with crunchy almonds. Net Wt. 15 oz.

    Codes: 10/02/2023 A6, 10/02/2023 B6, 10/19/2023 A6, 10/19/2023 B6. 10/20/2023 A6, 10/20/2023 B6, 10/21/2023 A6, and 10/21/2023 B6.

    Quantity: 76,560 units

  • F-1509-2023 Class II

    Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies Net Wt. 13 oz.

    Codes: 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.

    Quantity: 110,088 units

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of September 20, 2023.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.