A Nestle cookie dough recall has just been issued for their Toll House brand ready to bake cookie dough after a report that several people got sick after eating the dough raw. Several outbreaks of E-coli after consumption of eating the dough has sparked suspicions of contamination. E-coli can also be spread through cross contamination after one touches the tough and then touches something else. (Bummer.)

The FDA is reporting that 66 people may be ill from the cookie dough in over 25 states. Thankfully, there have been no deaths thus far however E-coli bacteria can cause severe illness including vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramping and bloody stools. (Ewww.)

Nestle acted on the recall quickly and are asking people to throw out any Toll House Cookie Dough products they currently have stored in their homes.

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If they go after the Nutty Bars, we’re going to have a problem.

Little Debbie has issued a recall for several of its snack foods, as they may contain peanut butter that’s part of a nationwide salmonella scare.

Officials are focusing on peanut paste, as well as peanut butter, produced at Peanut Corp.’s Georgia facility. Its peanut butter is not sold directly to consumers but distributed to institutions and food companies. But the peanut paste, made from roasted peanuts, is an ingredient in cookies, cakes and other products that people buy in the supermarket.

So far, more than 470 people have gotten sick in 43 states, and at least 90 had to be hospitalized. At least six deaths are being blamed on the outbreak. Salmonella is a bacteria and the most common source of food poisoning in the U.S., causing diarrhea, cramping and fever.

The current recall affects Little Debbie’s line of peanut butter snack crackers.

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Nestlé USA is recalling the most unnatural — yet tasty — substance on Earth, Strawberry Quik. Two production codes were found to possibly contain small fragments of aluminum. The codes affected are “82255880″ and “82265880″ with a best by date of “August 2010″ — the codes can be found on the bottom of the container.

So unless you want a homeless guy to pick you up and try to turn you in at the recycling center, either discard the product or return it to the store for a refund. Any questions, contact Nestlé at 888-637-4345.

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Abbott has announced a voluntary recall of their Calcilo XD infant formula, after it was found the can may have been faulty, letting in air and causing oxidation. Oxidation = spoiled formula. Babies drinking the formula could experience gastronomic distress, like vomiting and diarrhea. Only the 14.1 ounce (400g) cans of the XD Low-Calcium/Vitamin D-Free infant formula are affected by this recall. More information on this recall can be found on the Abbott Nutrition website.

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That’s just great — those little baby carrots are about the only vegetable my kids will eat, and now a bunch of them are being recalled by the Los Angeles Salad Company because they may be contaminated with the bacteria Shigella. Yeah, I’ve never heard of Shigella either, but apparently it’s some nasty stuff causing diarrhea, fever, nausea and vomiting for 4 to 14 days — yikes! Young tots, the elderly, and folks with lowered immune systems are especially prone to severe symptoms. Sounds very similar to salmonella, which can’t be killed by washing only extreme hot or cold temperatures…

The baby carrots in question are sold under two labels — one, “Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots”, are sold at Kroger and Ralph’s in California, King Sooper in Colorado, and Publix in Georgia and Florida. Look for a “sell by” date of up to and including August 16, 2007. The second is “Trader Joe’s Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots” (not our beloved Trader Joe’s!), sold in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon and Washington with a “sell by” date up to and including August 8, 2007.

Don’t know if you would even have 3 week old carrots lying around, but if you do you should either chuck them in the garbage or return to place of purchase for a refund.

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Robert’s American Gourmet Food announced today that they are adding Super Veggie Tings Crunchy Corn Sticks to their previous Veggie Booty recall, which were found to possibly cause a number of cases of salmonella. So far there aren’t any reports of salmonella incidents after consuming Super Veggie Tings, but they have decided to do it as a safety measure. Just like the Veggie Booty, they are advising to chuck your Veggie Tings in the trash immediately.

Bummer — we here at IP headquarters are (were?) fans of the Robert’s products, but with Veggie Booty and Veggie Tings being such a big hit with the toddler and preschool set they have to be taking a big hit. We can only assume most parents will be pretty hesitant to feed their young ones these snacks again. How about you? Will you be buying the Booty after they’ve given the all clear?

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Well that’s great, I just lost my only surefire way to trick the kids into at least getting the semblance of a vegetable into their diets. The popular snack Veggie Booty is being recalled due to a salmonella outbreak in Oregon and 16 other states so far.

At least 51 cases of salmonella poisoning have been identified nationally that are believed to be linked to the product, almost all are among toddlers or infants, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services.

“At this time we don’t have enough information to be able to limit the recall to particular production lots,” [William Keene, senior epidemiologist for the Oregon Department of Human Services] said. “Anyone who has packages of Veggie Booty in their home should return it to the store or throw it away.”

You heard the man, throw that shit away. I know it will be painful, I know first hand it will really suck trying to get the kids to eat real spinach (oh, wait) and kale, but it must be done. Full Veggie Booty recall information is available on the company’s website.

hat tip: Mom-101

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I’m filing this one under, “Wow, I can’t believe it took so long.” According to the website, Lawyers and Settlements (who we love so very much and would NEVER say anything negative or slanderous about, please don’t sue us), lawsuits have started piling up like piling up thingies against ConAgra over a salmonella outbreak in February 2007 tied to their line of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter.

Over 300 people became sick including a mother and her children who required emergency services. One family in Pennsylvania has even filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that the victim died directly because of the salmonella she contracted from eating the peanut butter.

This is one instance I’m glad I’m a choosy mom who chooses Jif, and will continue to do so. Or maybe I’ll just grow some peanuts in the backyard and make my own…

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