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'Smoking Gun' Found in Cookie Dough E. Coli Scare
June 29, 2009 4:13 PM
ABC's Brian Hartman from Washington:
FDA investigators today found E. coli at the plant in Danville, VA where Nestle makes Toll House cookie dough.
The bacteria, according to an FDA official, was found at the plant in an unopened package of raw chocolate chip cookie dough. It had been manufactured on February 10, 2009 but had not yet been shipped.
Investigators still do not know how the E. coli got into the dough. But finding this “smoking gun” package confirms they pushed for a recall of the correct product.
When Nestle issued a nationwide recall for its Toll House cookie dough products on June 19, they were acting on the strong suspicions of epidemiologists. But the package discovered today is the first hard evidence that links cookie dough to E. coli.
Nestle issued a press release today confirming FDA had informed the company “that it has found and confirmed evidence of E. coli 0157:H7 in a retained production sample of 16.5 oz. Nestlé Toll House refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough bar. The product has a day code of 9041 and a “Best before 10 JUN 2009” notation.”
An FDA official cautioned that further testing was required to conclusively prove whether the E. coli found today was, in fact, genetically related to the bacteria that has been making people sick.
The CDC has received reports of at least 69 people from 29 states sickened by E. coli linked to this outbreak.
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FOUR MONTH old cookie dough? That's disgusting.
Posted by: Mister. E | Jun 29, 2009 4:53:36 PM
where have safety product? It Puzzle us !
Posted by: bin sun | Jun 29, 2009 5:57:37 PM
No wonder Nestle refused to volunteer documents requested by the FDA about internal plant operations.
Just like Nestle - cover their ass at the expense of everyone else.
Posted by: StopNestleWaters | Jun 29, 2009 8:40:31 PM
Well after being deathly ill multiple times & still having on going problems this is a great find! I have the pkg of Nestle cookie dough that has been the main suspect to my illness which reads
10JUN2009 9041157531L 10 waiting on my tests results from the doctor this week. Nestle is still asking that you return it the store you bought it from for a refund of $3.99, how stupid do they think people really are? Had I known the shelf life was 4 months I'd a quit buying their preservative filled crap years ago. I purchased it the end of May 2009 w/o looking at the expiration date. Nestle does regret & is deeply concerned about the people who have become ill, but their not offering to pay any of my medical bills yet are they?
Posted by: Sick of being sick | Jun 29, 2009 10:58:06 PM
Anyone who would eat raw cookie dough is an idiot. plain and simple. E. coli is killed when you cook foods.. they put raw eggs in the dough... duh. suck it up and pay your own bills "sick of being sick".
Posted by: OP | Jun 30, 2009 8:42:41 PM
Posted by: OP | Jun 30, 2009 8:42:41 PM posted "suck it up and pay your own bills." Raw eggs may sometimes contain salmonella bacteria, so you are right that people need to take precautions and not eat raw dough.
But that does not free the manufacturer from responsibility. You may recall from Science Class that Pathogenic E. coli comes from fecal matter. Like unhygienic food preparation. I'm not sure about you, but most Americans are not willing to give massive food conglomerates a pass for allowing E.coli in their products.
Posted by: idahogirl | Jul 1, 2009 1:31:02 PM
E.coli comes from the cattle industry. typically Salmonilla is associatied with raw eggs. There should not be any ingredients in their cookie dough that would ever come in contact with E.coli.
Disgruntled employee perhaps?
Posted by: txcookieeater | Jul 6, 2009 4:08:57 PM
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