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                                                          ADVICE TO CONSUMERS
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease and Prevention are warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7.  If consumers have any prepackaged, refrigerated Nestle Toll House cookie dough products in their home they should throw them away.  Cooking the dough is not recommended because consumers might get the bacteria on their hands and on other cooking surfaces.  The recall does not include Nestle Toll House morsels, which are used as an ingredient in many home-made baked goods, or other already baked cookie products.

Individuals who have recently eaten prepackaged, refrigerated Toll House cookie dough and have experienced any of these symptoms should contact their doctor or health care provider immediately.  Any such illnesses should be reported to state of local health authorities.

Consumers should be reminded they should not eat raw food products that are intended for cooking or baking before consumption.  Consumers should use safe food-handling practices when preparing such products, including following package directions for cooking at proper temperatures; washing hands, surfaces, and utensils after contact with these types of products; avoiding cross contamination; and refrigerating products properly.

                                               ASBESTOS EXPOSURE                                     

Listed below are three (3) sites available for asbestos exposure and the resulting health problems that exposures can cause.

http://www.asbestos.net/            http://www.mesorc.com/         http://www.banasbestosnow.com