11.01.2007

Frozen pizzas recalled due to E. Coli


General Mills, the maker of Totinos and Geno's frozen pizza, is recalling 5 million pizzas that were sold nationwide. They are believing that the pepperoni used could have a possible E. Coli contamination.

The problem may have come from pepperoni on pizzas produced at a General Mills plant in Ohio, the suburban Minneapolis-based company said. It said the pepperoni itself came from a separate supplier, not produced at the plant itself, but it declined to release the name of the pepperoni distributor.

The voluntary recall covers pizzas containing pepperoni that have been produced since July, when the first of 21 E. coli illnesses under investigation by state and federal authorities emerged.

Nine of the 21 people reported eating Totino's or Jeno's pizza with pepperoni topping at some point before becoming ill. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that eight of the victims have been hospitalized, and four have developed a type of kidney failure. (READ MORE)


If you have these pizzas in your freezer right now, GET RID OF THEM, PRONTO!!!

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