Nestlé (OTC: NSRGY), the world's largest food company, has initiated a recall of select boxes of its Toll House Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough with Fudge Filling. The company says it began the recall "out of an abundance of caution after a small number" of customers reported finding bits of white plastic in the product.
All Toll House Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough products produced between June and September 2022 and distributed in the United States and Puerto Rico are covered in the recall. Affected packages can be identified by a UPC code of 050000429912, found on the back of the package. No other Nestlé products have been recalled.
In a statement shared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nestlé said that no illnesses or injuries have been reported in relation to the recalled products, but that customers shouldn't eat or prepare the ready-to-bake dough. The company says that customers can return their cookie dough to the retailer where they made their purchase for either a replacement or a refund.
Nestlé says that it is fully cooperating with the FDA during this recall process, stating that, "the quality, safety and integrity of our products remain our number one priority."
"We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this action represents to both our consumers and retail customers." Nestlé wrote.
This recall is Nestlé's second in three years: in 2019, the food distributor initiated a major recall of more than 20 of its Toll House ready-to-bake products after customers reported finding food-grade rubber in their dough. No injuries or illnesses were reported in that case.
Also this year, Nestlé frozen pizzas sold in France were linked to 56 cases of E. coli and two deaths. The company is currently under a criminal investigation related to the incidents. The plant responsible for producing the contaminated pizzas has been suspended since the recall was announced, but Nestlé is attempting to receive regulatory approval to reopen the factory.