[bksvol-discuss] OT: Nestle refrigerated dough recall
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 16:44:59 -0700 (PDT)
I didn't send this before or to those of you with whom I'm in offlist contact
because I made a perhaps false assumption that you bake cookies from scratch,
especially you mothers. But the responses I got from others to whom I did send
it even though I made the same assumption about their baking habits causes me
to deciude to send this to you just to be safe.Cindy
Nestle recalls cookie dough products
The recall includes refrigerated cookie and brownie dough bar,
cookie dough tub, cookie dough tubes, seasonal cookie and brownie
dough, and Ultimates cookie bar dough. © iStockphoto.com
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY,
June 19 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials are warning consumers
not to eat any Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products
because of the risk of E. coli contamination. In
response to the Food and Drug Administration warning, Nestl and eacute;
USA said Friday that it was voluntarily recalling its Toll House
refrigerated cookie dough items. "The E.. coli outbreak
could be from one or a number of contaminates, such as the milk
component, the machinery, even the harvested flour," said one expert in
infectious disease, Dr. Philip M. Tierno, director of clinical
microbiology and immunology at New York University Langone Medical
Center. "Whether eaten or handled (causing
cross-contamination), the dough is a danger, especially to the elderly,
anyone with a suppressed immune system or pregnant women and should be
discarded," he said. Since March there have been 66 reports of
illness in 28 states, the agency said. Twenty-five people have been
hospitalized, seven with a severe complication called hemolytic uremic
syndrome, which can result in kidney damage and even death. There have
been no deaths, the FDA said. The FDA is advising consumers to
toss out any refrigerated Nestl and eacute; Toll House cookie dough
products they have in their homes. The agency also says not to cook the
dough because E. coli bacteria could get on your hands and cooking surfaces,
leading to cross-contamination. Retailers,
restaurateurs, and other food-service operations should not sell or
serve any Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough, the agency added. The
recall includes refrigerated cookie and brownie dough bar, cookie dough
tub, cookie dough tubes, seasonal cookie and brownie dough, and
Ultimates cookie bar dough. It does not include any other Toll House
products, the company said in a news release. Nestle
spokeswoman Roz O'Hearn said "this has been a very quickly moving
situation," adding that the company took action less than 24 hours
after hearing of the problem. O'Hearn said the company will "cooperate fully"
with the FDA's investigation, the Associated Press reported. E. coli.
can cause abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhea, often with bloody
stools. Most healthy adults recover within a week. Young children and
the elderly are at highest risk for developing hemolytic uremic
syndrome, the FDA said. More information
Cindy
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