For the last few weeks the FDA and Westco Fruit and Nuts Inc. (Westco/Westcott), have been "negotiating" on whether a recall would be issued of Westco/Westcott peanut products. Today the FDA dropped the hammer down. From the FDA Website:
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At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals today
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting the public to a voluntary recall by Union International Food Company (Union City, Calif.) of the company’s dry spice products. The recall is based on an investigation of an ongoing foodborne illness outbreak of Salmonella Rissen. This investigation is being conducted in collaboration with state health
There are a couple of developments today in the pistachio front. First the feds have found traces of salmonella in the Terra Bella, California processing facility. That was probably why Setton Pistachio earlier today expanded its recall of pistachios to include all roasted shell pistachios and in-shell pistachios "due to possible salmonella contamination."
Withdrawal from
One of the awesome facts of the whole peanut/ salmonella outbreak was that the Peanut Corporation of America had gone for years with either a license or any inspections. But guess what? It was not an isolated incident.
Washington Post Staff Writer Lyndsey Layton reports in Friday’s WP that:
During its investigation of the
According to the FDA Website, 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 will issue a voluntary recall involving approximately 1 million pounds of its products.