Recalled cookies found in Conn.

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Cookies tainted with melamine have been found on store shelves in Connecticut, according to the Department of Consumer Protection.

Department commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. said that Koala's March cookies, which had been recalled by distributor Lotte USA, were found on store shelves on Friday.

Lotte USA recently issued a recall of the cookies, produced in China, because they may be contaminated with melamine.

Agency inspectors said tests performed by the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station Laboratory found melamine above allowable levels in the food.