Last week, Nestlé USA was notified by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of a possible link between reported illnesses caused by a strain of E.coli and the consumption of uncooked cookie dough. Nestlé immediately initiated a voluntary recall of refrigerated and frozen Nestlé Toll House cookie dough products as a precautionary measure.
While the ongoing CDC epidemiological analysis links these illnesses to the consumption of raw cookie dough, the E. coli strain implicated in the investigation has not been detected in any Nestlé product.
Nestlé Toll House cookies made from refrigerated and frozen dough are perfectly safe for consumption when prepared according to the instructions on the label. These clearly state that the raw dough must be baked before consumption.
You can visit www.cdc.gov for more information on this and other recalls.
