E Coli Scare At Nestle’s Virginia Plant
When two cookie dough samples at Nestle’s US plant in Virginia tested positive for E Coli, the company was left with no choice but to shut down its plant for a while. The threat was too dangerous for them to even think of anything else. The great thing was that as soon as the company realized what had happened, they informed the food authorities and made sure all the dough that was tainted was destroyed.
There will probably be a two-week closure so that the whole place and every process can be thoroughly cleaned so no trace is left of the infection. There was an incident last year when consumers complained after eating some of their dough and they had to recall all the products in that line. They have instituted rigorous tests since then and this time around, the dough did not even leave the plant.
