The average E. coli O157:H7 victim without hospitalization will spend at least $1,000 in medical expenses and loose a week’s wages. For those hospitalized, medical bills can run from $10,000 to $100,000 in a very short time period. Those families whose children develop HUS, bills can push well into $1M depending on the severity of
CDC releases information on the Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough E. coli Outbreak
Two long days after word first surfaced about a multi-state outbreak of E. coli tied to raw cookie dough, the CDC has issued information detailing the illnesses. The outbreak appears to have begun March 1, 2009 and is still ongoing four months later
The CDC reports:
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many
Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough Linked to E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses – 25 Hospitalized, 7 with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7.
The FDA advises that if consumers have any prepackaged, refrigerated Nestle Toll House cookie
List of Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough Recalled Products
Click on below image to download complete list of recalled items due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination:
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Nestl√© USA’s Baking Division Initiates Voluntary Recall of Toll House Cookie Dough Contaminated with E. coli O157:H7
Tip ‘o the hat to Nestlé USA’s Baking Division for Initiating Voluntary Recall. From a Press Release:
(SOLON, Ohio) – June 19th, 2009 – Nestlé USA’s Baking Division is initiating a voluntary recall of Nestlé® TOLL HOUSE® refrigerated cookie dough products. Nestlé is taking this action out of an abundance of caution after being notified
Multi-State E. coli Outbreak Linked to Nestle Toll House Raw Cookie Dough Underscores Funding Need
An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened 66 people in 28 states points to the need for better funding for health surveillance, said food safety advocate and foodborne illness litigator William Marler. News of the E. coli outbreak was issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), which said in
Colorado State Health Officials Urge Coloradans to Avoid Eating Raw Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough Products because of Possible Contamination with E. coli O157:H7
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DENVER–The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is urging Coloradans not to eat raw Nestle Toll House cookie dough because of possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7.
Colorado state health officials, the CDC and several other state health departments are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections. To date, 66 cases from 28
63 E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses in 26 States Linked to Nestle’s Toll House Cookies?
Over the last few weeks we have been investigating E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in several states. All seemed unconnected. However, common food items were uncooked Nestles Toll House Cookie Dough, Strawberries, Fruit Roll-ups and Ground Beef. The vast majority reported eating Toll House Cookies.
We now have reports that federal, state and local health officials
Yet Another Death of a Child Due to E. coli – This Time Eight-Year-Old Joseph Coning
The Blount Daily Times reports on yet another death caused by E. coli O157:H7 and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) – this time it is eight-year-old Joseph Coning. I received an email tonight from his devastated family.
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Just a few weeks ago, seven-year-old Abby Fenstermaker died of E. coli O157:H7 and HUS in Ohio. I will
Some People Have No Shame – Stewart Parnell Makes a Claim Against the Company He Drove into the Ground
I was reviewing the 300 plus claims amounting to over $300,000,000 that companies and individuals have filed against the Peanut Corporation of America and found a claim for $601,506.96 by Stewart Parnell – No, really, the Stewart Parnell – the guy who took the 5th in front of Congress. I need to stop being amazed by