The European Commission has changed the level of inspections on various imported products, including pistachios from the United States.
The revised legislation sets the rate of official controls and special conditions for food and feed of non-animal origin imported into Europe. Rules are modified every six months.
Decisions are based on
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The European Commission has stepped in to try to stop a multi-year, multi-country Salmonella outbreak associated with sesame-based products. Several patients from the United States have been confirmed.
An increased level of official controls will be applied to tahini and halva entering Europe from Syria because of the risk of
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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 June 2022, included authorities, laboratories, producers, and exporters.
The assessment followed regular Rapid Alert System
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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 measures covering the entry into the EU of certain goods from some non-EU countries.
Because
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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 contamination from Salmonella and the public is warned not to consume the recalled products.
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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 nuts through retail stores and direct deliveries in Washington D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York,
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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 company as of Wednesday when the recall notice was posted on the Food and Drug
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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 saury did not meet federal requirements.
The warning letter explained that FDA had acquired a
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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 6-ouncs packages of pistachios. Click on the image to see the recall notice on the
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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 were distributed in San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California through retail stores.
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