Pistachio Recall

If you haven't already heard, pistachios are the latest food to be hit by the salmonella organism and a resultant pistachio panic has run rampant through the U.S. Here's what seems to have happened...Because the pistachios may be contaminated with salmonella, Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc. (in California) has expanded its recall of roasted pistachios to include all lots of roasted in-shell pistachios and roasted shelled pistachios that were produced from nuts harvested in 2008.

A joint FDA and California Dept. of Public Health inspection indicated the presence of salmonella in critical areas of the facility and the potential for cross-contamination between raw and roasted products. Three environmental samples and one finished product sample taken during the inspection tested positive for Salmonella.

So what does this mean to you?

For a list of the specific items (including brands) being recalled in the following categories (cake & pie, candy products, ice cream products, pistachio products, snack bar products, snack and snack food products), go to the FDA website for Pistachio Product Recalls: Salmonella.

Then see the inside window on this page with the heading "FDA Salmonella Pistachio Product Recall". You click on the various product categories, and the specific brands and products recalled in that category will be listed.

The good news is that the vast majority of pistachio products and foods containing pistachio products do not contain pistachios from Setton. For a list of brands reported as NOT containing any pistachio products from Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc, go to PistachioRecall.org.

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