One of Nestle’s cookie dough products has been recalled. It turns out that not all of the chocolate chips in the bars are actually chocolate. The manufacturer requests that any customers who have purchased them return them unused.
Nestle USA voluntarily recalled two lots of Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough “Break and Bake” bars on August 11 after receiving a warning from the FDA. Some buyers have claimed that wood chips were found in their undercooked dough bars. Although no one has reported any adverse effects from consuming the product, the manufacturer is urging customers to return it for a full refund or a new one.
The recall only applies to the specified “Break and Bake” bar flavors; it does not affect any other Nestle cookie dough products. Only 16.5-ounce bars of chocolate chip dough with batch numbers 311457531K or 311557534K are at risk of contamination. These batches were produced on April 24 and 25, respectively. The expiration dates listed on the recall notice are August 22 and October 23, however given that the batches were produced on consecutive days, both dates should be treated with suspicion. When in doubt, check the batch number instead of the use-by date.
There have been “a small number” of complaints, but no illnesses or injuries have been documented, so the FDA ordered the recall “out of an abundance of caution.” In October of 2017, Nestle Toll House withdrew another kind of their chocolate chip cookie product due to possible contamination with plastic.
Nestle suggests that anybody who believes they may have the impacted products contact Nestlé USA at (800) 681-1678 for assistance in returning the dough. Customer service is available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST.
