Steely Dan Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Link "Each of our customers will be personally informed of this recall by phone," the wholesaler said. A spokesman would not identify those customers to CNN. "That's ridiculous!" said Sarah Klein, a staff attorney for the Washington-based Center for Science in the Public Interest. "JBS should be able to say who they sold meat to, and those companies should be able to say, 'These are the products we created from them.' " She expressed concern that nearly seven months into the Obama administration, a key undersecretary position at the USDA has not been filled, which may be slowing the government's ability to respond to such health threats. Don't Miss * Likely fallout from cookie-dough illnesses: Layoffs "That person in that position would have significant public health experience and understand how these processes work, how meat enters the chain of commerce," Klein said. ____________________________________________________________ The USDA urged any customers with concerns to contact the store where they bought the meat. ____________________________________________________________ Symptoms of infection with E. coli bacteria can include severe or bloody diarrhea, vomiting and severe abdominal cramping. Nestle Cookie Dough A spokeswoman for Nestle said the company's baking division was informed Monday of the finding. She said the tainted product was in a 16.5-ounce package that had a day code of 9041 and a "best before 10 JUN 2009" on the package. June 10th? A little late isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Nestle Cookie Dough A spokeswoman for Nestle said the company's baking division was informed Monday of the finding. She said the tainted product was in a 16.5-ounce package that had a day code of 9041 and a "best before 10 JUN 2009" on the package. June 10th? A little late isn't it? No, it was all over the news back around that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 The article says it was updated June 29th. I just assumed it was a very recent article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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