Tuesday, March 31, 2009

It’s Happening Again

by bdunn on March 31, 2009

in Be Afraid, Big Ag, Factory Food, Government

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people not to eat pistachios, and they’re investigating one of the largest pistachio-processing plants in the country, operated by Setton International Foods Inc. in Terra Bella, Calif. The details are here, in a story I did this morning for FortBendNow. The bottom line is that this bears an [...]

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Salmonella Contaminates Another Nut Starting With The Letter P

by bdunn on March 31, 2009

in Be Afraid, Big Ag

OK, Setton International Foods has officially “voluntarily” recalled what, as noted below, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said was about 1 million pounds of pistachio products. Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. Announces Nationwide Recall of Pistachios Because of Possible Health Risk Contact: Fabia D’Arienzo 540-668-7665 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Terra Bella, CA (March [...]

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