November brings bad news for pizza fans, with General Mills, the maker of Totino's and Jeno's brand frozen pizzas, announcing a voluntary recall of millions of its pepperoni-containing products in the wake of a multi-state outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections.
Totino's, Jeno's Brands Affected
Warn Patients About Massive Frozen Pizza Recall
By News Staff
11/2/2007
Public health officials have joined the company's officials in calling for consumers to throw away any of the following affected pizzas they may have purchased:
- Totino's Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Pepperoni, 10.2 oz.;
- Totino's Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Classic Pepperoni, 10.2 oz.;
- Totino's Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Pepperoni Trio, 10.2 oz.;
- Totino's Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Three Meat Sausage, Canadian Style Bacon & Pepperoni, 10.5 oz.;
- Totino's Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Combination Sausage & Pepperoni, 10.7 oz.;
- Totino's Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Supreme Sausage & Pepperoni with Green Peppers & Onions, 10.9 oz.;
- Jeno's Crisp 'n Tasty Pizza, Pepperoni, 6.8 oz.;
- Jeno's Crisp 'n Tasty Pizza, Combination Sausage and Pepperoni, 7.0 oz.; and
- Jeno's Crisp 'n Tasty Pizza, Supreme Sausage and Pepperoni With Green Peppers and Onion, 7.2 oz.
According to a Nov. 2 General Mills news release, the company has recalled all frozen pepperoni pizzas produced at its Wellston, Ohio, plant. More than 120 million such pizzas have been distributed since the beginning of July.
Public health investigators in Tennessee and elsewhere have linked a growing number of people infected with E. coli O157:H7 to pizzas produced at the Ohio plant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and other agencies are working with General Mills to identify the source of the problem. More details about the recall are available from a Nov. 1 USDA news release.
To date, at least 21 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli infection have been identified in 10 states: Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. No deaths have been reported, but least 10 people have been hospitalized.
Consumers can request a product replacement by clipping the universal product code, or UPC, symbol from each pizza box and sending those UPCs, along with their name and address information to:
Totino's/Jeno's
P.O. Box 200 - Pizza
Minneapolis, MN 55440-0200
Additional questions about the recall should be directed to General Mills at (800) 949-9055.
Public health investigators in Tennessee and elsewhere have linked a growing number of people infected with E. coli O157:H7 to pizzas produced at the Ohio plant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and other agencies are working with General Mills to identify the source of the problem. More details about the recall are available from a Nov. 1 USDA news release.
To date, at least 21 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli infection have been identified in 10 states: Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. No deaths have been reported, but least 10 people have been hospitalized.
Consumers can request a product replacement by clipping the universal product code, or UPC, symbol from each pizza box and sending those UPCs, along with their name and address information to:
Totino's/Jeno's
P.O. Box 200 - Pizza
Minneapolis, MN 55440-0200
Additional questions about the recall should be directed to General Mills at (800) 949-9055.
