Rite Aid Recalls Butter Cookies

Rite Aid, the Camp Hill, Cumberland County-based pharmacy chain, voluntarily recalled 85,000 tins of butter cookies as of Oct. 29.

The cookies -- packaged under the Rich Fields brand name -- may be contaminated with Bacillus cereus, the company said.

This microorganism may cause diarrhea, nausea and/or vomiting; however, the possibility of serious adverse health consequences is remote, it said.

"This recall affects only 12 oz. tins featuring either a decorative castle or Christmas designs and sold exclusively in 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," the company said in a release.

Rite Aid announced the recall after company quality control personnel noticed an uncharactaristic odor.

Return the cookies and tins to any Rite Aid store for a full refund, it said.