General Mills has recalled about 414,000 cases of Totino’s and Jeno’s pizza after 21 people contracted E. coli infections that may be linked to the pizza. DNA fingerprinting has determined that the 21 E. coli cases are connected and part of the same outbreak. Epidemiological evidence has pointed to Totino’s and Jeno’s pizzas as the source of the outbreak—nine of the 21 people reported having eaten Totino’s or Jeno’s pizza with pepperoni topping at some point prior to becoming ill.
The earliest E. coli case reported to state authorities occurred on July 20, and the latest case reported occurred on Oct. 10. We are investigating this outbreak and are concerned that General Mills did not recall the the potentially-contaminated Totino’s and Jeno’s pizzas until over 2 months after the first person became ill.
According to General Mills, the company has sold over 120 million Totino’s and Jeno’s pizzas nationwide since July 1. If you have Totino’s or Jeno’s pizzas in your freezer, you should check to see if they are recalled. The following is a list of recalled Totino’s and Jeno’s pizzas:
- 10.2-ounce packages of “Totino’s The Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza Pepperoni.”
- 10.2-ounce packages of “Totino’s The Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Classic Pepperoni.”
- 10.2-ounce packages of “Totino’s The Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Pepperoni Trio.”
- 10.7-ounce packages of “Totino’s The Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Combination Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza.”
- 10.5-ounce packages of “Totino’s The Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Three Meat Sausage, Canadian Style Bacon & Pepperoni Pizza.”
- 10.9-ounce packages of “Totino’s The Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Supreme Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza with Green Peppers & Onions.”
- 6.8-ounce packages of “JENO’S CRISP `N TASTY PIZZA, PEPPERONI.”
- 7.0-ounce packages of “JENO’S CRISP `N TASTY PIZZA, COMBINATION SAUSAGE AND PEPPERONI PIZZA.”
- 7.2-ounce packages of “JENO’S CRISP `N TASTY PIZZA, SUPREME SAUSAGE AND PEPPERONI WITH GREEN PEPPERS AND ONION PIZZA.”
Each package also bears the establishment number “EST. 7750″ inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as a “best if used by” date on or before “02 APR 08 WS.”
Health officials suspect the pepperoni on the pizza was the contaminated ingredient. This comes as no surprise to us due to the high number of E. coli recalls and outbreaks in the last few months linked to beef.
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