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I’d like one pizza with pepperoni - hold the E. Coli O157:H7

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

General Mills is recalling pizzas because of E. coli O157:H7 contamination in 414,000 cases with pepperoni toppings.

When 21 cases of E.coli related illnesses were reported in ten states, with half of the patients being hospitalized, authorities started to investigate. The first case happened in June 20th, 2007, while the latest one happened on October 10th, 2007. Nine of those patients had consumed Totino’s or Jeno’s pizza with pepperoni topping prior to becoming ill. Over 120 million Totino’s and Jeno’s pizzas have been distributed since the first reported illness.