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Trader Joe’s recalls signature almond cookies because they may contain rocks

Trader Joe’s recalled two kinds 🌄of its signature almꦺond cookies last week over concerns that they may contain rocks.

The recalled treats are the Almond Windmill Cookies and Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies with sell-by dates b🀅etween Oct. 19 to 21 and Oct. 17 to 21, respectively, the grocery chain .

All of the products potentially impacted by the risk have been removed from shelvesܫ a♊nd destroyed, the statement read.

Customers who purchased or received any boxes of the cookieღs are also urged to discard or return them to a Trader Joe’s for a full refund.

Stones or pebbles are more likely to contaminate food products du🌺ring harvest season, .

Trader Joe's almond cookies.
Two types of almond cookies were recalled due to possible rock contamination.
Trader Joe's exterior.
The popular grocery chain announced the recall last week. Christopher Sadowski

Rock contaminati🌳on is most common in items that use raw material from fields, such as nuওts, fruits, and vegetables, the food safety company explained.

News of the Trader Joe’s recall comes just a few weeks after Mondelez Global LLC recal♔led two varieties ꦅof belVita Breakfast Sandwich biscuits over possible undeclared peanut contamination.

No belVita products or markets outside the US were impacted by the M🌞ondelez debacle, the company said earlier this month🧸.