The Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall for more than 29,000 cases of cookie dough in 21 states over potential Salmonella contamination.
In an alert shared on Tuesday, the FDA said it was increasing its risk level for the recall, which was first initiated in May, to a Class II level risk.
A Class II level risk describes “a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote,” according to the FDA.
The products affected in the recall include the Costco Chocolate Chunk Frozen Cookie Dough, the Member's Mark Chocolate Chunk, the Panera Chocolate Chipper Cookie, the Rise Baking Jumbo Chocolate Chunk, and the Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie dough pucks.
Consumers who have purchased these products are advised to throw them away immediately or return them to the store they were purchased.
The states where the products were sold include California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Colorado, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Minnesota, Oklahoma, New York, Michigan, and Georgia
Salmonella is a bacteria that “can cause gastrointestinal illness and fever called salmonellosis,” the FDA shared.
The bacteria can be spread when food handlers don’t wash their hands, surfaces, or tools properly between food preparation steps. It can also spread when people consume raw or undercooked foods.
Symptoms include diarrhea, high fever, headaches, rash, fever, and abdominal cramps. Most people recover on their own, but those at a greater risk may need to be hospitalized.
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For more information on the recall, visit the FDA’s site here.
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