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Two pistachio brands recalled
The Food and Drug Administration warns consumers not to eat two brands of pistachios repacked by Orca Distribution West Inc. of Anaheim, Calif., and sold in hotel and airport shops nationwide.
The brands are labeled California Prime Produce and Orange County Orchards. Both brands were packaged in clear 6-ounce flexible plastic zip-closure bags, UPC Number: 8 10826 01116 2, with Sell By dates of July 30 and Aug. 30.
The pistachios may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.
The products affected by the current warning are associated with an earlier recall by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc. The distributor, Orca, received and repacked some pistachios recalled by Setton Pistachio.
Symptoms of salmonella infection:
Healthy people infected with salmonella often experience:
fever
diarrhea (which may be bloody)
nausea
vomiting
abdominal pain
In rare circumstances, the salmonella organism can get into the bloodstream and cause more severe illnesses such as arthritis and infection of part of the heart.
FDA actions
FDA visited Orca as part of its follow-up checks on Setton Pistachio’s recall. The agency found that products that were part of the recall had been repacked and distributed by Orca under the California Prime Produce and Orange County Orchards brands.
Orca has not made a public announcement regarding these products. FDA has alerted consumers so that they can take appropriate action.
Advice to consumers
Do not eat the recalled products.
Throw out any recalled products so that people and pets cannot retrieve them. Avoid bare-hand contact with the products and wash your hands or other items that came in contact with the products with warm, soapy water.
Report unexpected side effects to the FDA consumer complaint coordinator in your area of the country.
Get the most updated list of all the products associated with the recall by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc. at FDA’s pistachio product recall site.
The brands are labeled California Prime Produce and Orange County Orchards. Both brands were packaged in clear 6-ounce flexible plastic zip-closure bags, UPC Number: 8 10826 01116 2, with Sell By dates of July 30 and Aug. 30.
The pistachios may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.
The products affected by the current warning are associated with an earlier recall by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc. The distributor, Orca, received and repacked some pistachios recalled by Setton Pistachio.
Symptoms of salmonella infection:
Healthy people infected with salmonella often experience:
fever
diarrhea (which may be bloody)
nausea
vomiting
abdominal pain
In rare circumstances, the salmonella organism can get into the bloodstream and cause more severe illnesses such as arthritis and infection of part of the heart.
FDA actions
FDA visited Orca as part of its follow-up checks on Setton Pistachio’s recall. The agency found that products that were part of the recall had been repacked and distributed by Orca under the California Prime Produce and Orange County Orchards brands.
Orca has not made a public announcement regarding these products. FDA has alerted consumers so that they can take appropriate action.
Advice to consumers
Do not eat the recalled products.
Throw out any recalled products so that people and pets cannot retrieve them. Avoid bare-hand contact with the products and wash your hands or other items that came in contact with the products with warm, soapy water.
Report unexpected side effects to the FDA consumer complaint coordinator in your area of the country.
Get the most updated list of all the products associated with the recall by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc. at FDA’s pistachio product recall site.
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