Totino's and Jeno's Frozen pizzas recalled due to possible E. coli contamination

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Defense Commissary Agency officials here are removing Totino's and Jeno's frozen pizzas from store shelves after General Mills today announced a voluntary recall of pizzas with pepperoni toppings because of possible contamination of the pepperoni topping with E. coli O157:H7.

According to a General Mills news release, the recall affects approximately 414,000 cases of pizza products currently in stores and all similar pizza products in consumers' freezers. It includes eight SKUs (stock keeping units or UPC codes) of Totino's brand frozen pizza and three SKUs of Jeno's brand frozen pizza with pepperoni topping, or incorporating pepperoni in combination with other toppings.

The specific products in the recall include:

Brand     Product - SKU number
Totino's  Party Supreme - 42800-10700
Totino's  Three Meat - 42800-10800
Totino's  Pepperoni - 42800-11400
Totino's  Pepperoni - 42800-92114
Totino's  Classic Pepperoni - 42800-11402
Totino's  Pepperoni Trio - 42800-72157
Totino's  Party Combo - 42800-11600
Totino's  Combo - 42800-92116
Jeno's   Crisp 'n Tasty Supreme - 35300-00561
Jeno's   Crisp'n Tasty Pepperoni - 35300-00572
Jeno's   Crisp'n Tasty Combo - 35300-00576

The frozen pizza products were produced in the company's Wellston, Ohio, plant and distributed to retail establishments nationwide.

E. coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea and dehydration. Seniors, the very young, and persons with compromised immune systems are the most susceptible to foodborne illness.

Any consumers concerned about an illness should contact a physician. Anyone diagnosed by a physician as having an illness related to E. coli O157:H7 is also urged to contact state and local public health authorities.

General Mills advises that consumers can contact Totino's / Jeno's for product replacement by clipping the UPC (bar code) symbol from each pizza box and sending their UPC's, along with their name and address to:

Totino's / Jeno's
P.O. Box 200 - Pizza
Minneapolis, MN 55440-0200

The product itself should be thrown away. Consumers with additional questions about the recall should contact the company at (800) 949-9055.