Totino's and Jeno's pizza recalled due to E. coli

[Hina]

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Almost five million Totino's and Jeno's frozen pizzas with pepperoni toppings are being recalled because the pepperoni may be contaminated with E. coli, General Mills Inc said on Thursday.


General Mills, which owns the Totino's and Jeno's brands, said the recall affects about 414,000 cases of pizza products currently in stores and all similar pizza products that might be in consumers' freezers. Each case contains 12 pizzas.

The possible E. coli contamination was uncovered by state and federal authorities investigating 21 E. coli-related illnesses in 10 states.

General Mills said nine of the 21 people reported having eaten Totino's or Jeno's pizza with pepperoni topping at some point before becoming ill.

The people became ill between July 20 and October 10, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said, adding that all the patients recovered.

The people did not have packages with dates codes or other information General Mills needs to narrow down which pizzas might be affected, General Mills spokesman Tom Forsythe said, adding that, for the same reason, the company could not determine which of its suppliers provided the pepperoni.

E.coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacteria that can cause bloody diarrhea and dehydration. The very young, seniors and persons with compromised immune systems are the most vulnerable to food borne disease.

The recall includes eight types of Totino's brand frozen pizza and three types of Jeno's brand frozen pizza with pepperoni topping, or pepperoni in combination with other toppings.

The frozen pizzas were produced in its Wellston, Ohio, plant and distributed throughout the United States. The plant is currently making other pizzas, but not with pepperoni, General Mills spokesman Tom Forsythe said.

Forsythe said the company had yet to determine the cost of the recall.

General Mills shares were down $1.08, or 1.87 percent, at $56.65 late on Thursday afternoon on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock is down 1.7 percent this year, compared with a 0.35 percent increase for the Standard & Poor's packaged foods index.

Totino's and Jeno's pizza recalled due to E. coli - Yahoo! News

[iran2day]

The specific products in the recall include:

Brand Product SKU number
Totino'sParty Supreme42800-10700
Totino'sThree Meat42800-10800
Totino'sPepperoni 42800-11400
Totino'sPepperoni 42800-92114
Totino'sClassic Pepperoni 42800-11402
Totino'sPepperoni Trio 42800-72157
Totino'sParty Combo 42800-11600
Totino'sCombo 42800-92116
Jeno's Crisp 'n Tasty Supreme 35300-00561
Jeno's Crisp 'n Tasty Pepperoni 35300-00572
Jeno's Crisp 'n Tasty Combo 35300-00576

[hotcouponmama]

Thanks for posting - just coming to do this! I love that we've got members who are sharp about getting these things posted.

[bexx09]

Thanks so much for posting, Hina! My sister was just telling me about this...

[Timedess]

So, are we supposed to return these to the store if we have some? This is the first time I have *ever* actually had in my home a food affected by a recall. We will DEFINITELY not be eating those remaining 3 pizzas! I had purchased about 12 of them a several days ago- I don't remember when. Got them from Wal Mart, I do remember that. I think I saw the receipt, even. The recall info posted didn't have any info on what to do.

[jwil1981]

I hope they don't go and recall the pizza rolls too. i actually have some of them

[mshopper]

Originally Posted by jwil1981 I hope they don't go and recall the pizza rolls too. i actually have some of them

I was thinking the same thing.

[bexx09]

Hmm... yeah, wouldn't they use the same pepperoni?

Both of my sons ate Totino's Pepperoni Pizzas earlier today....GREAT!! Is this ever going to end??!! What is going on with our food products?? Someone somewhere isn't doing the job they are supposed to be doing!!

[derketchup]

Originally Posted by bexx09 Hmm... yeah, wouldn't they use the same pepperoni?

Not necessarily. The pizza rolls could be made at a separate factory that gets pepperoni from a different supplier.

You wouldn't catch me eating one, however.

Oh, and Shanshu...

Both of my sons ate Totino's Pepperoni Pizzas earlier today....GREAT!! Is this ever going to end??!! What is going on with our food products?? Someone somewhere isn't doing the job they are supposed to be doing!!

Less than 1% of all food sold in the US is inspected by the government... :shrug7: