Food Lion recalls chocolate chip cookies due to possible peanut contamination
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- Food Lion recalled cookies and meal boxes over potential peanut contamination.
- Rise Baking supplied the possibly contaminated chocolate in affected goods.
- Customers should return affected items for a refund, and not consume them.
Food Lion is recalling several products containing chocolate chip cookies due to a possible peanut contamination.
The Salisbury, North Carolina-based grocer said in a press release that one of its suppliers, Rise Baking, raised notice of potential contamination in select lots of chocolate that were used to make in-store baked Gourmet Chocolate Chunk Cookies.
One of Rise Baking’s suppliers informed the company of potential peanut allergen contamination, prompting Rise Baking to notify its customers and isolate potentially affected products, the company said in a Thursday, July 10 statement. An investigation was completed. The FDA reviewed the results and considered them “extremely low risk,” according to Rise Baking.
Here’s what to know about the recall.
Which products did Food Lion recalling?
The following items from the bakery department have been recalled:
- Gourmet Chocolate Chunk Cookie, 3 ounces, UPC 23188400000
Gourmet Chocolate Chunk Cookie, 11 ounces, UPC 20293100000
Gourmet Chocolate Chunk Cookie, 2-ounce case, UPC 63221002229
Cake and Cookie Platter with Yellow Cupcakes, 40 ounces, UPC 22706200000
Gourmet Cookies Tray, 48 ounces, UPC 22321700000
Gourmet Chocolate Chunk Cookie, 44 ounces, UPC 23327800000
The following prepared foods items have been recalled:
- Food Lion Italian Sub Lunchbox with Potato Salad, 20 ounces, UPC 22565900000
- Food Lion Turkey Provolone Slider Lunchbox with Potato Salad, 16.5 ounces, UPC 22565800000
Food Lion Turkey Provolone Slider Lunchbox with Macaroni Salad, 16.5 ounces, UPC 22756400000
Food Lion Chicken Salad Croissant Lunchbox with Potato Salad, 14.5 ounces, UPC 22565700000 and UPC 22722400000
Food Lion Italian Sub Lunchbox with Macaroni Salad, 20 ounces, UPC 22756500000
Kaiser Roll Sandwich Meal Box, one count, UPC 22602700000
Croissant Sandwich Meal Box, one count, UPC 22322400000
These products have been removed from Food Lion’s shelves, the grocer said. The last day customers may have purchased affected products was Friday, June 27.
What to do with recalled items
If you have any of the affected items, do not consume them. Instead, return it to a Food Lion store for a refund equal to double the purchase price.
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This story has been updated to include a statement from Rise Baking.
This story was originally published June 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM with the headline "Food Lion recalls chocolate chip cookies due to possible peanut contamination."
