NEW YORK — Federal authorities are investigating a national outbreak of a bacteria-triggered illness, this time related to packaged, raw cookie dough.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said its preliminary investigation shows “a strong association” between eating raw, refrigerated cookie dough made by Nestle and the illnesses of 65 people in 29 states whose lab results have turned up E. coli bacteria since March.
Colorado has reported five cases, from Denver, Douglas, Jefferson and Weld counties.
About 25 of the people nationally have been hospitalized, but no one has died.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised consumers to throw away any Nestle Toll House cookie-dough product.
Customers also can return any recalled product where they bought it for a full refund. The recall does not affect other Toll House products, including ice cream that contains raw Toll House dough.
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