E Coli outbreak linked to Cookie Dough

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a news item concerning an e coli outbreak.  This outbreak is linked to raw refrigerated, prepackaged cookie dough. The public is being warned not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7.  Twenty-nine states have report suspected cases, 5 cases in Illinois.  Twenty-three cases have been confirmed.  For the entire CDC news bulletin, go to http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2009/0619.html.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has also issued a news release concerning the outbreak (http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm167908.htm).