Pistachio Problems

Pistachio Problems

Aw, nuts! Here we go again! Now they’re telling us to avoid all foods with pistachios. As if the national salmonella outbreak due to contaminated peanut product wasn’t enough. This is beginning to have the feel of a nightmare you can’t awaken from.  On the plus side, if there is a plus side to all this, the FDA and the central California-based pistachio processor where these nuts originated from have been pro-active by issuing consumer warnings and voluntarily recalling a large portion of the at risk nuts. Reportedly the FDA was alerted to the possible salmonella contamination by complaints from two people of gastrointestinal illness after ingesting the nuts, and even though the connection hasn’t been confirmed, the pistachio plant shut down processing. In lieu of the fact that California is the second largest producer of pistachios in the world it will undoubtedly take several weeks to find out how many products may actually be affected. Considering that the nuts are in products ranging from cookies and cakes to ice creams and puddings, the job to identify, isolate and recall all contaminated product will be immense. Our nation’s food producers must be feeling a lot like Job right about now.

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