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 [...]

 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 [...]

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 [...]