Update of the Nestle Cookie Dough E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Two years ago, on June 19th, 2009, Nestlé USA’s Baking Division initiated a recall of Nestlé Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products.  A total of 3.6 million packages of product were recalled after 80 people in 31 states became ill with an identical genetic strain [...]

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”)  has released new data from the Nestle Toll House cookie dough E. coli O157:H7 outbreak.  As of July 10, the CDC reports that 76 persons from 31 states have been infected with the outbreak strain (E. coli 0157:H7).  Thirty-five persons have been hospitalized, 11 with a severe complication called [...]

NEWS UPDATE:  Health officials continue to investigate the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak attributed to Nestle Toll House cookie dough.   Our original article on the outbreak can be found here. Current cookie dough outbreak statistics Current estimates place the number of illnesses with an identical E. coli O157:H7 DNA fingerprint at 74 in 32 states.  At [...]

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) just released updated Nestle Toll House cookie dough E. coli O157: H7 outbreak numbers:  There are now 70 confirmed cases in 30 states, with 25 persons being hospitalized and 7 experiencing complications from hemolytic uremic syndrome. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Arizona [...]