Pistachio Recalled for Salmonella!

According to Reuters news, two potentially tainted pistachio brands should be avoided due to a salmonella-related recall, including:

1. California Prime Produce and Orange County Orchards, which were repacked by Orca Distribution West Inc of Anaheim, California.

2. Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, California, which issued a nationwide recall of its products in late March after salmonella was found in some nuts.

These pistachios they may have been repackaged and sold in airports and hotels, the Food and Drug Administration said.

While more than 660 products have been linked to that recall, so far, Orca and those selling its products have received no customer complaints of illnesses tied to the company's products, she added.


The salmonella bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.


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3/31/09 - Possible Salmonella outbreak in Pistachios

The Food and Drug Administration asked consumers to avoid eating all products containing pistachios as health authorities investigate a California processing plant that shipped about one million pounds of the nuts possibly contaminated with salmonella.

Authorities said no illnesses have been reported to date, but they are taking precautions until they can confirm if the shipments are tainted.

Salmonella Outbreak - Peanut Butter Crackers - Impacts Hundreds

WARNING - USA Today is Reporting an outbreak in Salmonella allegedly in some Peanut Butter Crackers. Take this seriously. Salmonella is nothing to play around with as it is easily spread and can linger in your system for many weeks.

I am speaking from experience.

My youngest was diagnosed with salmonella at 2 1/2. There was an outbreak in her day care center; in this case, apparently spread through fecal matter.

We were constantly running to the doctor, having our child tested and re-tested. And we were changing diapers about once an hour. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) was in contact with us and my baby was not allowed back in the daycare until they gave us clearance.

We were also told to be very careful about what she eats as salmonella can return to a previously infected person very easily.

For more information on the current salmonella outbreak cut and paste the link below for the USA Today article.

http://news.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=ies-vOk0B9S6-JaHu7F2CEt&CU=med2877