Pistachio Recall: FDA Warns to Stop Eating Them

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The FDA has issued a warning for consumers to avoid all foods containing pistachios due to a potential salmonella contamination. This alert follows a report from Kraft Foods, which detected salmonella in its pistachios over six months prior but failed to report the findings until recently. The contamination is linked to a mixed snack blend that included salmonella-tainted cherries. Consumers are advised to discard any pistachio products and remain vigilant about food recalls.

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Calif. nut plant: Kraft found salmonella in 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090403/ap_on_re_us/salmonella_pistachios

FRESNO, Calif. – A company at the heart of a nationwide pistachio recall said Friday that Kraft Foods Inc. detected salmonella in its pistachios more than six months ago but didn't report the finding until last week.

Lee Cohen, a New York plant production manager for Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc., said Kraft told them on March 24 that the tainted nuts were found in a mixed snack blend that also contained salmonella-tainted cherries.

Kraft spokeswoman Susan Davison said manufacturer Georgia Nut Co. first found the bacteria in its Kraft Back to Nature Nantucket Blend trail mix in September 2008, but it took more than six months of testing to determine what caused the contamination.

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Hmmmm. :rolleyes:
 
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