The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada issued an advisory, urging consumers to consider alternatives to pistachios from Iran and products made with pistachios from Iran due to possible Salmonella contamination.
The agencies say the advisory is related to an ongoing salmonella outbreak linked to various brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing products.
CFIA says it continues its food safety investigation, which includes sampling and testing at various stages of the supply chain and working to verify that recalled products have been removed from the marketplace. The agency also says due to the long shelf life, pistachio products could remain on the market for many months.
The government of Canada says all food recall warnings and notifications related to CFIA’s investigation into pistachios and products made with pistachios will be combined into a single list.
The Public Health Agency of Canada says the outbreak has sickened 155 people, with 24 hospitalized in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick. No deaths have been reported.
