The company said it was working with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection and the supplier to determine the cause of the labeling error.
Meanwhile, Cookies United placed the blame on Stew Leonard’s. “Stew Leonard’s was notified by Cookies United in July of 2023 that this product now contains peanuts and all products shipped to them have been labeled accordingly,” their lawyer said in a Jan. 23 statement. This product is sold under the Stew Leonard’s brand and repackaged at their facilities. The incorrect label was created by, and applied to, their product by Stew Leonard’s.”
However, in its lawsuit, Baxendale’s estate alleges Cookies United was also negligent and “strictly liable for the profound personal injuries and loses” sustained by the dancer, noting it had a “continuing duty” to “advise and warn purchasers and consumers, and all prior purchasers and consumers of all dangerous, characteristics, potentialities and/or defects discovered or discoverable subsequent to their initial packaging, marketing, distribution, and sale of the Florentine Cookie.”
E! News has reached out for comment from reps for Cookies Limited and has not heard back. A rep for Stew Leonard’s told E! News they cannot comment on pending litigation.
