FDA ISSUES E. COLI WARNING TO CONSUMERS
News Date June 22, 2009
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an E. coli O157:H7 warning to consumers to avoid prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough. Based on an ongoing epidemiological study underway by the CDC, along with several state and local health departments, the warning advises consumers to not eat or handle the cookie dough products due to the risk of contamination.
Since March, there have been 66 reports of illness across 28 states, with 25 people being hospitalized, seven of which with severe complications. According to the FDA, Nestle USA has been fully cooperative with the investigation. On June 19, the company initiated a voluntary recall of Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products. For additional information regarding these products, please contact Nestle consumer services at 1-800-559-5025 or visit: www.verybestbaking.com. For a complete listing of the recalled products go to: http://www.nestleusa.com/PubNews/PressReleaseLibraryDetails.aspx?id=133CC131-A79F-4E84-9C43-C9F99FE5BC99. (Contact: Bob Ehart)