Insta-famous cookie shop sued for ‘bad dough’

Bloomberg

Instagram’s most beloved cookie dough confectioner is facing a proposed class action alleging the not-baked goods cause food-borne illness. Cookie Dō, which boasts over 180,000 followers on the social media destination, sells cookie dough made from pasteurized egg product and heat-treated flour. “That means NO chance of food-borne illness or the risk that comes along with eating raw flour products,” the company’s website boasts. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, claims Dō’s products do, in fact, make people sick. The lawsuit doesn’t seek specific damages, noting only that “there’s an aggregate amount in controversy exceeding $5 million.”
The company said that it stands “behind the safety of our products and our representations about our products. We will fully and faithfully defend ourselves against any and all false accusations.”