Woman, 25, dies from allergic reaction after eating mislabeled cookies with peanuts from Stew Leonard's
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A 25-year-old woman died from an allergic reaction after eating a cookie sold by Stew Leonard's that was not properly labeled as containing peanuts, officials said.
A 25-year-old woman died from an allergic reaction after eating a cookie sold by the grocery chain Stew Leonard's that was not properly labeled as containing peanuts, officials and her attorneys said.
Stew Leonard's issued a recall this week for its vanilla Florentine cookies, a seasonal product that was sold at its grocery stores in Danbury and Newington, Connecticut, last year. The company updated its notice on Thursday to recall the vanilla and chocolate Florentine cookies because they contain undeclared peanuts and eggs.
"People with an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts or eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products," the company said in the recall notice.
The cause of the labeling errors remains under investigation. The recall notice also stated, "One death has been reported that may be associated with the mislabeled product."
