Nestlé’s ready-to-bake Toll Hose cookies recently tested positive for E. coli bacteria.  They’ve assured the public that the E. coli product was not shipped and that the current supply of Toll House ready-to-bake cookie dough that is currently on store shelves is safe.  Apparently, the factory where the cookie dough is made in Danville, VA will be closed for two weeks to allow the company... [more]

Recently, Nestlé USA announced that two samples of its Toll House Cookie Dough produced at its Danville, VA plant tested positive for E. coli. This happened just months after Nestlé had to recall its ready-to-bake Toll House Cookie products after a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses were linked to the victims handling Nestlé’s raw cookie dough. According to Nestlé, none of the product that... [more]

Yesterday, the FDA named Michael R. Taylor as the new Deputy Commissioner for Foods. This is a newly created position within the brand new “Office of Foods”.  Mr. Taylor will be responsible for overseeing the FDA’s various food and nutrition programs. No doubt qualified for this position, Taylor is a nationally recognized food safety expert, author, lawyer and professor who has held various... [more]

          Nestle just put out a press release regarding its line of Toll House packaged cookie dough products. I thought it would be interesting to do a look-over for our readers. “After almost two months of being out of the U.S. marketplace, Nestle USA is pleased to announce that NESTLE TOLL HOUSE refrigerated cookie dough is returning to stores this week.” —I know people are anxious... [more]

As of Friday, July 31, 2009, 80 persons infected with a strain of E. coli O157:H7 with a particular DNA fingerprint have been reported from 31 states. Of these, 70 have been confirmed by an advanced DNA test as having the outbreak strain; these confirmatory test results are pending on the others. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Arizona (2), California (5), Colorado... [more]

Nestle has resumed production on their Toll House cookie line of products. The new products will contain a label that states that the cookies are not part of the recalled lot and were manufactured after the recall. While it is good that Nestle is putting people who were laid off because of the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak back to work, the exact source of the Nestle Toll House cookie contamination was... [more]

Recently the internet was abuzz with reports that the Nestle E. coli O157:H7 outbreak had expanded to 74 people from 32 states. I was curious how these numbers were derived since there wasn’t any information about the E. coli numbers expansion on the FDA website. Today, while doing my daily FDA news and updates reading, I noticed that the FDA has published new numbers regarding the governments believed... [more]

A very interesting development in the Nestle’s Toll House cookie dough recall; According to Brian Hartman from ABC news, the E. coli O157:H7 sample collected at Nestles Danville, VA manufacturing plant has a different DNA fingerprint from the strain that was responsible for the national outbreak and recall. Along with an E. coli sample recovered from a victim’s home, that now means that there... [more]

We blogged before on the mystery of how E. coli O157:H7 could find its way into Nestle Toll House cookie dough, especially in light of ingredients lists free of any typical E. coli culprit (see Getting to the bottom of the latest E. coli O157:H7). The Danville News has reported that the FDA, after inspecting the Danville Nestle plant, found no evidence of E. coli O157:H7 contamination in equipment... [more]

As the Independence Day Holiday approaches, many are worried that the biggest celebration of the summer may be marred by the risks of foodborne illness. E. coli O157:H7 has recently made its way into JBS Swift beef products and prepackaged Nestle Toll House cookie dough, leading to an E. coli outbreak the consequences of which we’ve only begun to identify. In the past few weeks we’ve also seen... [more]