CONTACT: 516-433-7100, 8 AM – 4:30 PM EST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — NASSAU CANDY OF HICKSVILLE, NY IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING VARIOUS PISTACHIO PRODUCTS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA. THIS RECALL ACTION IS BEING TAKEN DUE TO THE EXPANDED RECALL ACTIVITIES FOR THE 2008 CROP OF IN-SHELL PISTACHIOS DISTRIBUTED BY SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA, INC. IN TERRA BELLA, CALIFORNIA.
SALMONELLA IS AN ORGANISM, WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS AND SOMETIMES FATAL INFECTIONS IN YOUNG CHILDREN, FRAIL OR ELDERLY PEOPLE, AND OTHERS WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. HEALTHY PERSONS INFECTED WITH SALMONELLA OFTEN EXPERIENCE FEVER, DIARRHEA (WHICH MAY BE BLOODY), NAUSEA, VOMITING AND ABDOMINAL PAIN. IN RARE CIRCUMSTANCES, INFECTION WITH SALMONELLA CAN RESULT IN THE ORGANISM GETTING INTO THE BLOODSTREAM AND PRODUCING MORE SEVERE ILLNESSES SUCH AS ARTERIAL INFECTIONS (I.E. INFECTED ANEURYSMS), ENDOCARDITIS AND ARTHRITIS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SALMONELLA, PLEASE VISIT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION’S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV.
THESE RECALLED PRODUCTS WERE DISTRIBUTED NATIONWIDE THROUGH RETAIL STORES AND WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS. SPECIFIC PRODUCT INFORMATION, INCLUDING ITEM NUMBER, PACK SIZE, PACKAGING TYPE, AND CODE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN DETAIL ON THE CHART BELOW.
ITEM / SKU # |
ITEM |
PACK / SIZE WEIGHT |
PACKING TYPE |
LOT CODES / BEST BY DATE RANGE |
PACKING TYPE |
UPC CODE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
920 |
BULK – CALIFORNIA NATURAL PISTACHIOS SUPER SELECT |
6.25 LB / 4 CASE |
WHITE CORRUGATED |
A0801 – C0931 |
WHITE CORRUGATED |
6 1864500920 5 |
168 |
BULK CALIFORNIA RED PISTACHIOS **HOUSE** |
6.25 LB / 4 CASE |
WHITE CORRUGATED |
A0801 – C0931 |
WHITE CORRUGATED |
6 1864500923 6 |
968 |
BULK – CALIFORNIA NATURAL PISTACHIOS N/S |
6.25 LB / 4 CASE |
WHITE CORRUGATED |
A0801 – C0931 |
WHITE CORRUGATED |
6 1864500968 7 |
8920 |
SHELIA’S DELIGHTS BRAND PISTACHIOS |
8 OZ |
CLEAR RE-CLOSABLE CONTAINER |
BEST BY: JANUARY 2009 – MARCH 2010 |
CLEAR RE-CLOSABLE CONTAINER |
6 1864508920 7 |
10325 |
LINENS & THINGS, CULVER RIDGE BRAND NATURAL SALTED PISTACHIOS |
24.75 OZ |
CLEAR RE-CLOSABLE CONTAINER |
BEST BY: JANUARY 2009 – MARCH 2010 |
CLEAR RE-CLOSABLE CONTAINER |
6 1864510325 5 |
19455 |
SHOPRITE, WORLD CLASS PISTACHIO NATURAL |
16 OZ |
CLEAR FILM BAG |
BEST BY: JANUARY 2009 – MARCH 2010 |
CLEAR FILM BAG |
6 1864519455 0 |
19456 |
SHOPRITE, WORLD CLASS KITCHEN PISTACHIO NATURAL N/S |
16 OZ |
CLEAR FILM BAG D |
BEST BY: JANUARY 2009 – MARCH 2010 |
CLEAR FILM BAG D |
6 1864519456 7 |
19457 |
SHOPRITE, WORLD CLASS KITCHEN RED PISTACHIO |
15 OZ |
CLEAR FILM BAG |
BEST BY: JANUARY 2009 – MARCH 2010 |
CLEAR FILM BAG |
6 1864519457 4 |
NO ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DATE.
ALL RETAIL CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW SHOULD NOT CONSUME THIS PRODUCT AND SHOULD RETURN IT TO THE STORE OF PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND OR REPLACEMENT.
CONSUMERS WITH ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS VOLUNTARY RECALL ACTIVITY CAN CALL 516-433-7100 DURING THE HOURS OF 8 AM – 4:30 PM EST.
 
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