Fortunately, I'm past the point in my life when this news would have impacted me. But there was a time when this would have been devastating to both my budget and my health...
Frozen pizzas recalled due to E. coli
Totino's and Jeno's brands may have contaminated pepperoni
Totino's and Jeno's brands may have contaminated pepperoni
MINNEAPOLIS - General Mills on Thursday recalled two brands of its frozen pizzas with pepperoni toppings because the meat may have been possibly contaminated with the bacteria E. coli.
The recall affects roughly 414,000 cases of pizza products in stores and all similar pizza products in consumers' freezers, the company said in a statement. General Mills has voluntarily recalled eight kinds of Totino's and three types of Jeno's frozen pizza, which have pepperoni or other meat products.
The company said it is working with federal and state food authorities, and launched an investigation immediately after learning about the potential contamination. Since July 1 of this year, Totino's and Jeno's have distributed more than 120 million pizzas nationwide. The pizzas were produced at a Wellston, Ohio, plant. The tainted food was uncovered by state and federal authorities investigating 21 cases of E. coli-related illness in 10 states. Roughly half of the individuals who became sick were hospitalized. The first case was reported on July 20. Nine of the 21 people reported having eaten Totino's or Jeno's pizza with pepperoni before becoming ill.
2 comments:
They are still absolutely delicious!! Its pretty much the only thing I feed Rich. He has been acting kind of quirky for the last several months.
Did that article say they are going to conduct an investigation? They should hire me. I can figure it out right now. In my conclusion I would simply say "Using 'grade D' meat cannot be the safest way to ensure that it is not infested with bacteria."
Remember when Lance witnessed the trucks being unloaded at the UC Cafeteria late one night with 'grade D beef' marked on the side of the boxes? Did that make us stop eating at there? Hell no, just like this will not keep me from buying Totinos every time Melissa leaves me at home alone for a few days. Bring on the E.coli. I've got a stomach like a steel trap.
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