NEW YORK (1010 WINS/ WCBS 880) – A man’s death on Tuesday is possibly linked to the consumption of a mislabeled cookie from Stew Leonard’s, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
The victim was a New York man in his 20s, who ate a Florentine cookie at a social event in Connecticut, according to the DPH .
The Food and Drug Administration was informed about the death and the DPH is now warning the public about the cookies that were sold at Stew Leonard’s grocery stores in Danbury and Newington.
The cookies, which contained peanuts, lacked proper ingredient listing on their labels.
“Correct labeling so that people who have food allergies can appropriately protect themselves is of utmost importance,” said DPH Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani. “I am devastated to learn of this incident and will work with partners to ensure that we can protect people with food allergies. I cannot stress enough the importance of food allergy awareness so that an avoidable tragedy like this doesn’t happen again.”