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The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration announced that it has found E.
coli O157:H7 (a bacterium that can cause serious
food borne illness) in a sample of prepackaged
Nestlé Toll House refrigerated cookie dough
currently under recall by the manufacturer and
marketer, Nestlé USA. The contaminated
sample was collected at Nestlé’s facility in
Danville, Va. on June 25, 2009.
On June 19, the FDA and the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
warned consumers not to eat any varieties of
prepackaged Nestlé Toll House refrigerated
cookie dough due to the risk of contamination
with E. coli O157:H7. The warning was based on
an epidemiological study conducted by the CDC
and several state and local health departments.
As of Thursday, June 25, the CDC reports that 69
persons from 29 states have been infected with
the outbreak strain. Thirty-four persons have
been hospitalized, nine with a severe
complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome.
No one has died.
Further laboratory testing
is needed to conclusively link the E. coli
strain found in the product to the same strain
that is causing the outbreak.
Nestlé USA has fully
cooperated with the FDA and CDC investigation
and has recalled all of its prepackaged Nestlé
Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products.
For answers to consumer
questions about this recall and warning, go to:
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm168346.htm.
For more information about
E. coli, visit the CDC Web site at:
http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/.
Consumers who have
additional questions about these products should
contact Nestlé USA consumer services at
1-800-559-5025 and/or visit its Web site at
www.verybestbaking.com.
For a complete listing of
Nestlé USA recalled products go to:
http://www.Nestlé
usa.com/PubNews/PressReleaseLibraryDetails.aspx?id=133CC131-A79F-4E84-9C43-C9F99FE5BC99
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