Did you throw your frozen pizzas out yet?

Posted by Robin Mather Jenkins at 10:35 a.m. CDT

By now, you’ve probably heard that 5 million frozen pizzas, most sold under General Mills’ Totino’s and Jeno’s labels, have been recalled because of an e. coli contamination problem in pepperoni that was produced by an outside contractor. If you haven’t heard, you can read the Tribune story.

As of this writing, the 21 lab-confirmed cases have affected people here in Illinois, and in Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, South Dakota and Wisconsin. At least 10 people have been hospitalized.

Not to toot my own horn (much), but in Good Eating’s cover story this week, "Takeout, Take That!," I included instructions on how to make a pretty darned good pizza at home. For the time being, though, it might be a good idea to skip the pepperoni and substitute ham, sausage (or just vegetables) instead.