Nestle Cookie Dough E. coli Outbreak Up to 70 Cases
The Nestle cookie dough E. coli outbreak has grown to 70 cases in 30 states while state and federal health investigators continue to investigate how the product may have become contaminated.
Of the 70 people confirmed to be sickened by the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7, 30 have been hospitalized and seven have suffered from hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a severe complication that attacks a person’s red blood cells and kidneys. The latest figures come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC also said 66 percent of patients in the outbreak are less than 19 years old. Seventy-five percent of the entire group is female.
If you or someone you know has become sick after eating Nestle’s prepackaged cookie dough, see a physician. Your stool sample should be tested for E. coli and the results turned over to the health department in your state. National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen Attorneys is representing E. coli victims nationwide. An E. coli lawyer is ready to assist you at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free). To contact an attorney online, complete one of our free case consultation forms.
Foodborne illness is a complicated legal specialty. Pritzker Olsen is one of the few law firms in the country practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation. Lawyers for the firm have collected tens of millions of dollars for food poisoning victims. They have been interviewed about food safety and food poisoning by The New York Times, The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, USA Today and many regional newspapers and television networks.
The company is currently compiling information for a possible Nestle cookie dough E. coli lawsuit. Nearly all Toll House dough products are made at a plant in Danville, Virginia, where 550 people are employed. The plant also makes Buitoni refrigerated Pasta.
Delving Into Nestle Cookie Dough E. coli Outbreak
Federal health investigators this week will delve further into the Nestle Cookie Dough E. coli outbreak to determine what ingredient, process or condition led to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination in batches of Toll House cookie and brownie dough.
The prepackaged, refrigerated dough is unlikely habitat for E. coli O157:H7, which grows harmlessly in the hindguts of cattle and other hooved animals, is expelled in their manure and is most frequently linked to outbreaks involving ground beef or fresh produce grown near cattle. Once consumed by humans, the bacterium sheds a powerful toxin that can cause severe illness, including hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a kind of kidney failure.
From today’s Washington Post:
Because the appearance of E. coli 0157 in cookie dough is so unusual, investigators are looking at a broad range of possible factors, analyzing the ingredients, the plant’s equipment and interior, the health of workers and whether the facility is located near cattle. Federal officials are also considering whether the dough might have been intentionally contaminated
According to Consumer Reports, 39 percent of consumers eat raw cookie dough. It’s a popular snack and Nestle’s marketing experts are well aware of that trend. That’s why national food safety lawyer Fred Pritzker of Pritzker Olsen Attorneys is telling victims of the outbreak that the company will be held accountable despite a label warning on all the cookie dough packages that tells people not to eat the product uncooked.
Pritzker has called on Nestle to immediately pay medical bills and lost wages of the victims. Meanwhile the firm is preparing information for a possible Nestle cookie dough lawsuit and is doing some of its own investigating into the recall and outbreak.
Nestle USA recalled ALL varieties of its Toll House cookie dough on Friday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the company of a high correlation between the 66 people infected by the outbreak strain of E. coli and consumption of raw Nestle cookie dough prior to the onset of E. coli O157:H7 symptoms.
The CDC said the outbreak strain of E. coli has been found in patients in 29 states and that most victims are girls and young women under the age of 19. Pritzker Olsen is representing E. coli victims nationwide and an E. coli lawyer is ready to assist you at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free). If you want to reach an attorney online, complete one of our free case consultation forms.
The Washington Post said Nestle’s recall (click here for details of Nestle cookie dough recall) covers some 300,000 cases of product. The dough is made at a Nestle plant in Danville, Virginia, that employs 500 people. The job of the CDC and FDA, with help from state health department laboratories, will be to find the outbreak strain of E. coli at the plant or in packages that are out in the marketplace or in the homes of people who were sickened.
The CDC has said that 25 victims of the outbreak have been hospitalized, including seven who developed HUS. The number of victims tied to the outbreak is likely to grow. The first known case dates to March 1.
Pritzker Olsen is involved in practically every major outbreak of foodborne illness and has collected tens of millions of dollars for victims of food poisoning. It is one of the few firms in the country practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation.
Nestle Cookie Dough Recall Annnounced
Nestle announced the recall today of ALL varieties of Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough because federal and state health officials have found a correlation between an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses and people who ate the dough raw. The recall is effective immediately and it includes ALL varieties of Nestle Toll House refrigerated Cookie Bar Dough, Cookie Dough Tub; Cookie Dough Tube; Limited Edition Cookie Dough items; Seasonal Cookie Dough and Ultimates Cookie Bar Dough. For a complete list of every package subject to the recall, see below.
Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them. And if you or someone you know has become ill after eating these cookie dough products, contact a Nestle recall E. coli lawyer at Pritzker Olsen Attorneys. A Toll House recall lawyer is ready to assist you at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free). Or write to us online using our free case consultation form. Pritzker Olsen is a national food safety law firm involved in practically every major outbreak of foodborne illness and the firm is accepting cases from all states, including Colorado, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, New York, Arkansas, Maine, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Texas.
Pritzker Olsen has recovered tens of millions of dollars for victims of food poisoning and it is currently representing victims of E. coli O157:H7 and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The firm has begun its own investigation of the Toll House recall and it believes more information about the outbreak will be forthcoming.
The FDA, CDC and state health departments, including Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (the first to issue a warning), are warning consumers last night not to eat raw Toll House cookie dough because of the possibility that is contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, a potentially deadly bacterium that is especially harmful to young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state health departments continue to investigate this outbreak. Health officials have reported that at least 66 illnesses in 28 states have been matched as part of the same E. coli strain and that interviews with victims indicated that many had eaten raw Nestle cookie dough. The company said that no other Nestle Toll House products are impacted, including already baked cookies purchased outside the home, all varieties of Nestle Toll House morsels, chocolate baking bars, or cocoa, and Dreyer’s and Edy’s ice cream products with Nestle cookie dough ingredients
The complete Nestle recall information is included in the list below:
Consumer Description Unit Code (UPC) Nestle Toll House Cookie & Brownie Dough COOKIE & BROWNIE DOUGH BAR Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz 0 50000 62231 3 Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz 0 50000 11308 8 Chocolate Chunk bar 16.5oz 0 50000 62235 1 Walnut Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz 0 50000 62233 7 Jumbo Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz 0 50000 62237 5 Oatmeal Raisin bar 16.5oz 0 50000 06219 5 Sugar Cookies bar 16.5oz 0 50000 62244 3 Sugar Cookies bar 16.5oz 0 50000 12178 6 Mini Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz 0 50000 62242 9 Mini Chocolate Chip bar 16.5oz 0 50000 12188 5 Mini Brownie Bites bar 16oz 0 50000 62227 6 Fudgy Brownie With Peanut Butter Filling 19oz 0 50000 00820 9 COOKIE DOUGH TUB Chocolate Chip tub 40oz 0 50000 62246 7 Chocolate Chip tub 80oz (5 lb) 0 50000 00934 3 Sugar tub 40oz. 0 50000 62253 5 Gingerbread tub 40oz 0 50000 44060 3 Peanut Butter tub 40oz 0 50000 44062 7 TUBE (CHUB) DOUGH Chocolate Chip tube 16.5oz 0 50000 62239 9 Chocolate Chip tube 32oz 0 50000 00400 3 ULTIMATES COOKIE BAR DOUGH Ultimates Peanut Butter Cups, Chips & Chocolate Chunks bar 16oz 0 50000 00922 0 Ultimates White Chip Macadamia Nut bar 16oz 0 50000 00923 7 Ultimates Chocolate Chip & Chunks with Pecans bar 16oz 0 50000 00925 1 Ultimates Chocolate Chip Lovers 16oz 0 50000 00926 8 Ultimates Turtles bar 16oz 0 50000 00928 2 Ultimates Peanut Butter Lovers bar 16oz 0 50000 00507 9 Ultimates Chocolate Chip with Caramel Filling bar 16oz 0 50000 44066 5 Ultimates Chocolate Chip with Chocolate Filling bar 16oz 0 50000 44069 6 SEASONAL COOKIE & BROWNIE DOUGH Valentine Hearts Sugar Cookie Shapes 15.5oz 0 50000 12009 3 Valentine Swirled Chocolate Chip bar 16oz 0 50000 00931 2 Fudgy Brownies With Raspberry Filling 19oz 0 50000 20090 0 Easter Eggs Sugar Cookie Shapes 15.5oz 0 50000 52009 1 Easter Swirled Chocolate Chip bar 16oz 0 50000 00932 9 Easter Swirled Mini Brownie Bites bar 18 oz 0 50000 20093 1 Red, White & Blue Swirled Choc Chip bar 16oz 0 50000 00937 4 Halloween Pumpkin Pals Sugar Cookies 13.5oz 0 50000 06217 1 Halloween Swirled Chocolate Chip bar 16oz 0 50000 00929 9 Halloween Swirled Fudgy Brownies bar 18oz 0 50000 00088 3 Christmas Shapes Sugar Cookies 15.5oz 0 50000 00505 5 Christmas Swirled Chocolate Chip bar 16oz 0 50000 00930 5 Christmas Swirled Fudgy Brownies bar 18oz 0 50000 00089 0 Limited Edition Mint Swirled Chocolate Chip 16oz 0 50000 00827 8 Discontinued Varieties Valentine Hearts Sugar Cookies 13.5oz 0 50000 44056 6 Easter Brownie Bar 18oz 0 50000 00518 5 Easter Bunnies Sugar Cookies 13.5oz 0 50000 44058 0 Halloween Sugar Shapes 15.5oz 0 50000 00829 2 Christmas Sugar Cookie Tube 16oz 0 50000 00448 5 Oatmeal Cranberry Cookie Tub 48 oz. 0 50000 62229 0
