Nearly 30,000 cases of cookie dough recalled over Salmonella concerns

Rise Baking Company, doing business as South Coast Baking, of Springdale, AR, is recalling Panera Oatmeal Raisin with Berries Cookie, Panera Kitchen Sink Cookie, and Rise Baking Company Cowboy Cookie cases of cookie dough because of potential Salmonella contamination. 29,019 cases of total products are being recalled.

According to the details posted online by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on May 2, 2024, and is ongoing.

The recalled products were distributed in California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Colorado, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Minnesota, Oklahoma, New York, Michigan, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey and Georgia.

About Salmonella infections
Anyone who has eaten cookie dough and developed symptoms of Salmonella infection should seek medical attention. Sick people should tell their doctors about the possible exposure to Salmonella bacteria because special tests are necessary to diagnose salmonellosis. Salmonella infection symptoms can mimic other illnesses, frequently leading to misdiagnosis.

Symptoms of Salmonella infection can include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 12 to 72 hours after eating contaminated food. Otherwise, healthy adults are usually sick for four to seven days. In some cases, however, diarrhea may be so severe that patients require hospitalization.

Older adults, children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients, are more likely to develop a severe illness and serious, sometimes life-threatening conditions.

Some people get infected without getting sick or showing any symptoms. However, they may still spread the infections to others.

Recalled products:

Panera Oatmeal Raisin with Berries Cookie

• Net Wt. 41.25 lb (18.71kg), 220/3 oz cookie dough pucks/case
• Code Information: 4109N1 4110N1

Panera Kitchen Sink Cookie

• Net Wt. 45 lb (20.41 kg), 120/6 oz dough pucks/case
• Code Information: 4110N3

Rise Baking Company Cowboy Cookie, 

• Net Wt. 18.75 lb (8.5 kg), 300/ 1.0 oz dough pucks/case
• Code Information: 4117N1

Consumers should not use this product. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to their place of purchase.

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