The Pistachio Salmonella Recalls Continue

The pistachio salmonella recalls continue. Today the FDA reported that Sendik’s Food Markets is issuing a voluntary recall of all repackaged roasted in-shell pistachios and roasted shelled pistachios with UPC’s that begin with any of the following(2-03030-, 2-03310-, 2-03311-, 2-00431-, 2-00190-). These packages, according to the FDA , were sold in Sendik’s Food Markets in the Milwaukee, WI area may contain pistachios from Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc., who are currently recalling pistachios due to potential contamination with Salmonella.

Salmonella, or salmonellosis, is the most common foodborne illness in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) receive reports of approximately 40,000 cases of salmonellosis in the United States each year – and the CDC estimates that hundreds of thousands more cases go unreported.