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Health alert: E. coli found in popular snack food


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The Food and Drug Administration confirmed that E. coli was found in a sample of refrigerated cookie dough voluntarily recalled by Nestles last week.

The raw cookie dough is suspected to have sickened 69 people in 29 states. The E. coli was found in bar cookie dough. The label said "best before June 10 2009."

Nestles makes refrigerated pastas and pasta sauces at the same plant.

For more information and to check out the latest develops, check the Nestles website.

E. coli symptoms include:

  • severe stomach cramping
  • diarrhea (watery at first and often changing to bloody)
  • nausea
  • vomiting

For more information on E. coli and how to treat it, check out WebMd.

 

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