Et tu, pizza?

[Songbird]

Beware the frozen pizza you've just bought ...

5 million Totino's, Jeno's frozen pizzas recalled for possible E. coli



MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ General Mills on Thursday recalled about 5 million frozen pizzas sold nationwide under the Totino's and Jeno's labels because of possible E. coli contamination.
The problem may have come from pepperoni on pizzas produced at a General Mills plant in Ohio, the suburban Minneapolis-based company said. It said the pepperoni itself came from a separate supplier, not produced at the plant itself.
The voluntary recall covers pizzas containing pepperoni that have been produced since July, when the first of 21 E. coli illnesses under investigation by state and federal authorities emerged.
Nine of the 21 people reported eating Totino's or Jeno's pizza with pepperoni topping at some point before becoming ill. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that eight of the victims have been hospitalized, and four have developed a type of kidney failure.
Eight of the cases were reported in Tennessee, with the other cases found in smaller numbers in Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin and South Dakota.
"We took action on that basis as a precaution, because of the possibility that a link might exist," said General Mills spokesman Tom Forsythe. "However, to date we have found no E. coli in our plant, and we have found no E. coli in our products."
The company asks consumers to throw away recalled pizzas. They can get replacements by clipping the bar code from the box and mailing it with their name and address to Totino's/Jeno's, P.O. Box 200 — Pizza, Minneapolis, MN 55440-0200.
Symptoms of E. coli can include stomach cramps and diarrhea. People typically are ill for two to five days but can develop complications including kidney failure.
In late September, the Topps Meat Co. recalled 21.7 million pounds of frozen hamburger patties after 40 people in eight states got sick from contaminated beef believed to have been imported from Canada. The New Jersey-based company shut down several days later.

 

[ondeadline]

Now that's an ingredient I could do without.

 

[Songbird]

Yeah, I'll have a large pizza with pepperoni, mushrooms and extra E. coli. And give me some of that homemade tartar sauce for my dipping sticks.

 

[mike311gd]

Son of a *****. Not only did I have one the other night, but I've got five more in the freezer.

Oh, well. Who likes dinner without a risk?

 

[Claws for Concern]

Never have been a fan of their frozen pizzas.

 

[old_tony]

Son of a *****. Not only did I have one the other night, but I've got five more in the freezer.

Oh, well. Who likes dinner without a risk?

Mike, what would you like on your Tombstone?

[yes, I know I'm on the express train to hell for that one]

In all seriousness, I hope you don't get sick. Let us know.

 

[mike311gd]

Son of a *****. Not only did I have one the other night, but I've got five more in the freezer.

Oh, well. Who likes dinner without a risk?

Mike, what would you like on your Tombstone?

[yes, I know I'm on the express train to hell for that one]

In all seriousness, I hope you don't get sick. Let us know.

Pepperoni and Sausage, Tony.

And I appreciate the well wishes. Between reused, bacteria-filled water bottles and E. coli-laced pizza, I should be dead by Christmas. Here's to a fantastic holiday season. ...

 

[Chi City 81]

Ba-humbug, mother****ers.

 

[old_tony]

Son of a *****. Not only did I have one the other night, but I've got five more in the freezer.

Oh, well. Who likes dinner without a risk?

Mike, what would you like on your Tombstone?

[yes, I know I'm on the express train to hell for that one]

In all seriousness, I hope you don't get sick. Let us know.

Pepperoni and Sausage, Tony.

And I appreciate the well wishes. Between reused, bacteria-filled water bottles and E. coli-laced pizza, I should be dead by Christmas. Here's to a fantastic holiday season. ...

I got for the Deluxe (sausage, mushroom, onion, green pepper) and it's almost always Tombstone.

Hopefully you dodge the E-coli. And I'm with Doc. It's too early to think of the holidays.

 

[mike311gd]

Son of a *****. Not only did I have one the other night, but I've got five more in the freezer.

Oh, well. Who likes dinner without a risk?

Mike, what would you like on your Tombstone?

[yes, I know I'm on the express train to hell for that one]

In all seriousness, I hope you don't get sick. Let us know.

Pepperoni and Sausage, Tony.

And I appreciate the well wishes. Between reused, bacteria-filled water bottles and E. coli-laced pizza, I should be dead by Christmas. Here's to a fantastic holiday season. ...

I got for the Deluxe (sausage, mushroom, onion, green pepper) and it's almost always Tombstone.

Hopefully you dodge the E-coli. And I'm with Doc. It's too early to think of the holidays.

The Tombstone pizzas are too expensive for my liking, which is why I go for Totino's.

 

[zeke12]

Jacks is the best way to go, frozen-pizza wise. Decent, easy to dress up a little to make actually edible, and they're always on sale 5/10$.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Mike, what would you like on your Tombstone?

Now THAT is ****ing funny.

 

[Angola!]

Son of a *****. Not only did I have one the other night, but I've got five more in the freezer.

Oh, well. Who likes dinner without a risk?

I ate one last night and felt like puking the rest of the night, though I feel fine today.

 

[mike311gd]

Jacks is the best way to go, frozen-pizza wise. Decent, easy to dress up a little to make actually edible, and they're always on sale 5/10$.

I've never heard of Jack's. Is that a regional brand?

 

[mike311gd]

Son of a *****. Not only did I have one the other night, but I've got five more in the freezer.

Oh, well. Who likes dinner without a risk?

I ate one last night and felt like puking the rest of the night, though I feel fine today.

I've never felt sick after eating one. Hopefully that streak will continue tonight.

 

[Idaho]

Totino's?

If that's your idea of good pizza you almost deserve a good case of the runs.

 

[mike311gd]

It's my idea of a good, cheap, frozen pizza. I'm from an Italian neighborhood, where good pizza there is incredible anywhere else. Pizza is pride. Totinos is acceptable, but not preferred.

 

[BYH]

Yay for a girlfriend who forces me to eat better than I would on my own. There is no Totino's in my freezer, much as I love the stuff.

You're full of crap. A girlfriend? get out. Liar.

 

[Norman Stansfield]

As I was reading this thread, my roommate was just pulling a pizza out of the oven.

I asked him, 'What brand pizza is that?' He says, 'Totino's Supreme, why?'

I said, 'Does it have pepperoni?'

He says, 'Yeah, why?'

I say, 'Just wondering.'

Now I'm watching him much away happily.

Am I mean? You make the call.

 

[mike311gd]

No way. Chances are, since it's already made, he's not going to throw it out anyway. I know I wouldn't.

Sit back and enjoy.