Food litigation lawyer William Marler has apparently filed the first lawsuit against Nestlé USA for injury allegedly caused by E. coli-contaminated cookie dough. The outbreak, which has reportedly infected more than 70 people in 30 states since March 2009, has been linked through food surveys to the consumption of raw refrigerated cookie dough, which has been recalled. According to news sources, a Nestlé facility in Danville, Virginia, has been closed and is being inspected by federal microbiologists and food safety investigators. Samples from batches of the purportedly implicated dough have been tested, and no contamination has apparently been found to date. E. coli is not typically associated with eggs, which are the only ingredient in the cookie dough that could potentially cause foodborne illness if contaminated with Salmonella and consumed raw. Health officials and food producers are reportedly puzzled over how E. coli, which lives in cattle intestines, could have ended…
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A UK-based consumer group recently released the results of a survey finding that some baby foods allegedly contain more saturated fat, salt and sugar by weight than popular adult snacks. The Children’s Food Campaign (CFC) apparently analyzed 107 products for infants or toddlers, claiming that only one-half met the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) requirements for low fat, salt and sugar. According to CFC, “Farley’s Original Rusks contained more sugar than McVities Dark Chocolate Digestives, that Heinz Toddler’s Own Mini Cheese Biscuits had more saturated fat per 100g than a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder with Cheese, and that Cow & Gate Baby Balance Bear Biscuits contained trans fat and were not labeled in the way required.” CFC also called on the government to (i) “Obtain a commitment from all companies that produce food marketed for babies and young children to reformulate products to remove trans fats and reduce the amount of saturated fat,…
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