What to know
- The person who died was a person in his 20s from New York. According to officials, they ate the cookies at a social gathering in Connecticut.
- The CT Department of Consumer Protection and Department of Public Health are warning the public about the store’s mislabeled Florentine cookies.
- The cookies contain peanuts, but the manufacturer did not disclose the ingredient. The cookies were sold under the Stew Leonard’s brand.
One person has died after eating cookies with undeclared peanuts sold at Stew Leonard’s, according to Connecticut state officials.
The CT Department of Consumer Protection and Department of Public Health are warning the public about the store’s mislabeled Florentine cookies.
The person who died was a person in his 20s from New York. According to officials, they ate the cookies at a social gathering in Connecticut.
Stew Leonard’s, which has three locations in Connecticut, has recalled Florentine Cookies.
In the recall, Stew Leonard’s claims that the cookies, produced by Cookies United, were only sold at the Danbury and Newington locations.
The cookies contain peanuts, but the manufacturer did not disclose the ingredient. The cookies were sold under the Stew Leonard’s brand.
State officials said the cookies are sold seasonally between Nov. 6 and Dec. 31. The affected cookies have an expiration date of January 5, 2024.
President and CEO Stew Leonard Jr. issued the following statement:
“This has never happened before at Stew Leonard’s. We have very strict food safety practices and one of them is having all the right ingredients on our labels. Unfortunately, we purchased these cookies from a company that never told us they changed the ingredients. We sold them “in good faith and a customer was affected. We are devastated to hear this news and our family sends our deepest condolences.”
Out of an abundance of caution, DCP officials said Stew Leonard’s was instructed to remove all baked goods produced by Cookies United from all Connecticut locations.
“This is a heartbreaking tragedy that should never have happened,” said DCP Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli. “DCP food investigators are working hard with the Department of Public Health, local health departments, New York and New Jersey state officials, the Food and Drug Administration, and Stew Leonard’s to determine how this error occurred and prevent a similar tragedy from occurring in the future. “Our deepest condolences go out to the family affected by this incident.”
The Department of Consumer Protection said anyone with a nut allergy should throw away the cookies immediately or return them to Stew Leonard’s for a full refund.
2024-01-24 05:19:25
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