Cookie dough recall: Dessert sold in 21 states
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recalling more than 29,000 pounds of contaminated cookie dough sold at retailers nationwide.
According to a recall notice from the FDA, the cookie dough, which was sold at retailers such as Sam’s Club and Costco, as well as distributed to cafes such as Panera Bread, was contaminated with Salmonella.
Fox News reports the recalled products include Costco Chocolate Chunk Frozen Cookie Dough, Member’s Mark Chocolate Chunk, Panera Chocolate Chipper Cookie, Rise Baking Jumbo Chocolate Chunk, Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie, Panera Oatmeal Raisin with Berries Cookie, Panera Kitchen Sink Cookie, and Rise Baking Company Cowboy Cookie.
The recalled cookie dough was distributed to the following states:
- California
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Oregon
- Florida
- Illinois
- North Carolina
- Massachusetts
- Wisconsin
- Colorado
- Louisiana
- Texas
- Missouri
- Minnesota
- Oklahoma
- New York
- Michigan
- Indiana
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- Georgia
The recall was first initiated in May. NJ.com reports the FDA has upgraded it to a Class II recall, meaning that it can cause “temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.”
The FDA is advising anyone who has these items to discard them or return them to their place of purchase for a refund.