The FDA and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) continue to investigate Salmonella contamination in pistachios and pistachio products.  Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc., Terra Bella, California (“Setton”), has recalled all lots of roasted pistachios produced from nuts harvested in 2008 and also from the 2007 crop that were processed on the same [...]

On March 26, 2009 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed the Center for Disease Control (CDC) that multiple samples of pistachios and pistachio-containing products collected from Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc, California were contaminated with several serotypes of Salmonella, including Montevideo, Newport, and Senftenberg.  Since that time, the CDC has been actively investigating [...]

Federal officials confirmed Monday they have found salmonella in a central California processing plant that sparked a nationwide 2,000,000 pound pistachio recall.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said state and federal inspectors discovered the bacteria in “critical areas” at Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc., the second-largest pistachio processor in the United States. FDA officials also [...]

 The AP reported today that Setton Pistachio now claims that Kraft Foods Inc. detected salmonella in Setton’s pistachios more than six months ago but did not inform Setton until last week.   In response, Kraft said the food products giant did not know until recently that pistachios were the cause of salmonella contamination in a trail mix and promptly informed Setton. So who [...]

Following the recent recall of over 1,000,000 pounds of roasted shelled and inshell pistachios announced by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. , John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc. announced today that it is recalling bulk packaged and small packaged items of Roasted Salted Inshell Pistachios sold under the Fisher Brand because the product may be contaminated with [...]

The FDA and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are investigating Salmonella contamination in pistachio products sold by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc, Calif.   The company has stopped all distribution of processed pistachios and has issued a recall of over 1 million pounds of its products.   The company distributes bulk roasted pistachios to about 35 wholesalers [...]