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Pistachiorecall.org lists brands that do not contain pistachios from Setton FRESNO, Calif., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Pistachio growers and processors today announced a new Web site - www.pistachiorecall.org - that lists specific pistachio products and brands that do not contain pistachios from Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. The Web site is produced by CAL-PURE, a co-op of California pistachio growers ("CAL-PURE"), and the Western Pistachio Association ("WPA") and is accessible...

Kraft Foods Inc., the firm behind the recent nationwide pistachio recall, said Friday it first became aware there was salmonella in its trail mix in late 2007.  However, it was only two weeks ago that it was able to trace the possible source to contaminated nuts from California, the food products giant said.Workers at one of Kraft's manufacturers in Illinois first identified a tainted batch of nuts and fruit in December 2007, and found another positive sample in September of that...

Pistachiorecall.org lists brands unaffected by the voluntary recall FRESNO, Calif., April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of ongoing collaboration with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pistachio growers and processors today announced a new Web site -- www.pistachiorecall.org -- that lists specific pistachio products and brands that are confirmed safe to consume. The Web site is produced by CAL-PURE, a co-op of California pistachio growers ("CAL-PURE"), and the Western...

A California nut processor and its sister plant in New York are being investigated in a nationwide salmonella scare over pistachio nuts, where last month inspectors found cockroaches and rodent droppings, The Associated Press reported.The Commack-based Setton International Foods Inc., which shares key staff and packages food with a plant in central California that earlier this week recalled 2 million pounds of nuts over fears of possible salmonella contamination, is currently under...

After months of hundreds of peanut-product recalls, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is involved in another massive recall -- that of pistachio nuts. Setton Farms of Terra Bella, Calif., has recalled about 1 million pounds of pistachios because of possible salmonella contamination. Setton, the second largest U.S. pistachio processor, distributes its California pistachios across the United States and to more than 30 other countries. Among recent recalls, The Kroger Co. expanded its...

Companies and US food safety regulators are taking no chances on a somewhat ambiguous new report of salmonella-tainted pistachio nuts in light of the recent nationwide scare involving peanuts.Many are pulling products in a preemptive approach rather than waiting for tainted products to be revealed through reports of sickness among consumers. According to the AP, officials refused to acknowledge if the new approach was due to the supposed mishandling of the massive peanut recall last...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Frito-Lay Inc. and Kraft Foods Inc. are recalling pistachio nut products due to possible salmonella contamination. Frito-Lay announced the recall of 1.75-ounce Frito-Lay-brand in-shell salted pistachios with sell-by dates between 14-Jul-09 and 29-Dec-09. The date is printed on the front of each package. The product was distributed to retail stores in the United States and Canada. Consumers with questions can contact Frito-Lay at 800-352-4477. The...

FRESNO, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Western Pistachio Association today released important information and clarification related to the recently announced recall of pistachios. The pistachio recall involves a single processor. Setton Farms of Terra Bella, Calif., which voluntarily initiated this action, is the only processor involved in the recall. There are no current indications that pistachios processed outside of the Setton Farms facility are affected by this recall. The Food...

WASHINGTON , March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Jeff Levi, PhD, Executive Director of Trust for America's Health (TFAH): Today's recall of pistachios is the latest reminder of how vulnerable our food safety system is. Our current food safety system is not adequately set up to respond to many modern threats to our food, including Salmonella. Our food safety system is out-of-date, under-resourced, and understaffed. It is encouraging that this response was...

Shortly after a huge salmonella recall for peanuts, federal food officials are now encouraging consumers to stay away from food made with pistachios, which may be tainted with the same bacteria. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc. recalled more than 2 million pounds of its roasted nuts dispatched around the U.S. since last fall. "Our advice to consumers is that they avoid eating pistachio products, and that they hold onto those...