Why is there currently a recall of Nestle Toll House cookie dough?
Nestle Voluntarily Recalls Raw Cookie Dough: E. Coli in More Than Two Dozen States; Many Who Are Sick Ate Cookie Dough The food maker Nestle today voluntarily recalled its refrigerated Toll House cookie dough products and warned consumers not to eat raw Toll House cookie dough as fears about possible E. coli contamination spread to more than two dozen states. Health officials are not positive Toll House cookie dough is to blame, but Nestle is taking precautionary steps because many of the people sick ate the raw cookie dough. More than 60 people have fallen ill so far in 28 states. “While the E. coli strain implicated in this investigation has not been detected in our product, the health and safety of our consumers is paramount so we are initiating this voluntary recall,” Nestle said in a statement Friday morning. “Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them,” the Nestle statement said. “Instead, we are asking that consumers return these products to their local
Nestle recalls Toll House cookie dough products. By LAUREN SHEPHERD, AP Business Writer Lauren Shepherd, Ap Business Writer – Fri Jun 19, 11:34 am ET NEW YORK – Nestle USA on Friday voluntarily recalled its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number of illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough raw. The company said the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control are investigating reported E. coli illnesses that might be related eating the dough. In a statement, the FDA said there have been 66 reports of illness across 28 states since March. About 25 people have been hospitalized, but no one has died. The FDA advised consumers to throw away any prepackaged, refrigerated Nestle Toll House cookie dough products in their homes. Retailers, restauranteurs and employees at other food-service operations should also not sell or serve any of the products. Nestle spokeswoman Roz O’Hearn said “this has been a very quickly moving situation,” adding th
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there are concerns that the premade Nestle Toll House cookie dough may be contaminated with the bacterium E. coli 0157:H7, which causes abdominal cramping, vomiting and diarrhea. Children and elderly people are at higher risk with regard to gastric symptoms.
Nestle Voluntarily Recalls Raw Cookie Dough: E. Coli in More Than Two Dozen States; Many Who Are Sick Ate Cookie Dough The food maker Nestle today voluntarily recalled its refrigerated Toll House cookie dough products and warned consumers not to eat raw Toll House cookie dough as fears about possible E. coli contamination spread to more than two dozen states. Health officials are not positive Toll House cookie dough is to blame, but Nestle is taking precautionary steps because many of the people sick ate the raw cookie dough. More than 60 people have fallen ill so far in 28 states. “While the E. coli strain implicated in this investigation has not been detected in our product, the health and safety of our consumers is paramount so we are initiating this voluntary recall,” Nestle said in a statement Friday morning. “Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them,” the Nestle statement said. “Instead, we are asking that consumers return these products to their local
Nestle recalls Toll House cookie dough products. By LAUREN SHEPHERD, AP Business Writer Lauren Shepherd, Ap Business Writer – Fri Jun 19, 11:34 am ET NEW YORK – Nestle USA on Friday voluntarily recalled its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number of illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough raw. The company said the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control are investigating reported E. coli illnesses that might be related eating the dough. In a statement, the FDA said there have been 66 reports of illness across 28 states since March. About 25 people have been hospitalized, but no one has died. The FDA advised consumers to throw away any prepackaged, refrigerated Nestle Toll House cookie dough products in their homes. Retailers, restauranteurs and employees at other food-service operations should also not sell or serve any of the products. Nestle spokeswoman Roz O’Hearn said “this has been a very quickly moving situation,” adding th
