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3mo ago

FDA Recalls Emek-Brand Pistachio Cream After Salmonella Infections Across Two States

Health officials assess whether additional batches from the same Turkish supplier pose a risk

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Pistachio ice cream is put on a cone to be photographed a Florida business. Pistachio cream, the source of a salmonella outbreak in two states, is found in the dessert.
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Overview

  • Four people in Minnesota and New Jersey have fallen ill since mid-May, including one hospitalization, but no deaths have been reported
  • The recalled pistachio cream comes in 5-kilogram white tubs marked with production code PNO:241019 and a use-by date of October 19, 2026
  • Manufactured by Emek Dogal Saglik Urunleri Iklim Gida Insaat San Tic Ltd Sti in Turkey, the spread was sold wholesale to restaurants and food distributors across the U.S.
  • On June 16, the CDC issued a food safety alert after laboratory tests linked clinical salmonella cases to samples of the Emek pistachio cream
  • FDA, CDC and state partners are tracing the outbreak source and determining whether other lots or related products are affected