Voluntary approaches to tackle certain mycotoxins in dried figs and pistachios in Turkiye don’t seem to be working, according to the European Commission’s health and safety agency.
A remote DG Sante audit, in May and
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Checks on peanuts from the United States are to be increased but controls on pistachios have been relaxed in Europe.
The European Commission has updated regulation on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency
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Tests positive for Salmonella triggered two recalls this weekend by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) The first real is for Halawa Pistachio Extra and the second is for Sesame seeds. Both are for microbial
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After receiving notice from a third-party supplier about positive test results for Salmonella bacteria, Barcelona Nut Co. of Baltimore is recalling five of its branded pistachio nut products.
The company reports distributing the implicated pistachio
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HEB Grocery Co. LP is recalling bulk and packaged, raw, shelled pistachios because a random sample tested by the government returned positive results for Salmonella contamination.
No reports of illnesses had been made to the
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On Sept. 30, the Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Shin Ho Sing Ocean Enterprises Co. Ltd. in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, to inform the company that its HACCP plan for frozen, cooked
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At the request of the federal government, Crescent Speciality Foods Inc. is recalling raw pistachios because of possible contamination with Salmonella. 
Possible Salmonella contamination spurred Crescent Specialty Foods to recall these
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More pistachios are being recalled. This time it is Vista, CA-based American Gourmet. The nut company is recalling American Gourmet Roasted/Salted Pistachios for possible Salmonella 
contamination. American’s supplier suggested the recall be initiated. The products
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Texas Star Nut & Food Co. is expanding its recall of Nature’s Eats brand pistachios to include additional brands and trail mixes distributed nationwide because of possible Salmonella contamination. The pistachios and snack mixes were
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Texas Star Nut and Food Co. Inc. voluntarily recalled certain Nature’s Eats branded natural pistachio kernels today because of possible Salmonella contamination. The recalled pistachios are packaged in 8-ounce cellophane bags with the lot code
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