WASHINGTON, Apr 7, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration announced an expansion of the nationwide recall of possibly
bacterially tainted pistachios.
The FDA said Setton Farms Inc. of Terra Bella, Calif., is expanding its
voluntary recall of pistachios to include all roasted shelled pistachios and
roasted in-shell pistachios from its 2008 crop due to potential contamination
with salmonella.
Company officials said they are also recalling raw shelled pistachios that
weren't roasted prior to retail sale.
Recalled bulk pistachios, mostly in 25-pound bags but ranging to 2,000-pound
containers, were distributed across the United States and to Canada, South
Korea, Hong Kong, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, France,
Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon, Norway, Ukraine and Ecuador.
Recalled pistachios packaged in 3-ounce to 5-pound bags were sold across the
United States under various brand names including Delallo, Kirkland-CostCo,
Sam's Choice, Slater Bros., Trader Joe, Sunset Valley and Setton Farms.
Setton is the second largest U.S. pistachio processor, distributing its
California pistachios across the United States and to more than 30 other
countries.
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