Bergin Fruit and Nut Pistachio Products Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk
Bergin Fruit and Nut Co is recalling pistachio products because Salmonella was found in the environment at the supplier, ARO Pistachio Inc.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Bergin Fruit and Nut Company is initiating a recall of specific pistachio products. The affected items include various sizes and packaging types of pistachio kernels, such as trays, clamshells, and bags, manufactured using pistachios supplied by ARO Pistachio Inc.
The recall is being conducted because Salmonella was found in the environment at the ARO Pistachio Inc. facility. The source text does not specify the number of units recalled, the specific distribution states, or the dates of the affected lots.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA for disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- 600908.03 PISTACHIOS KERNELS R/S 12/16 OZ TRAY KOWALSKI, UPC 2052600908 600909 PISTACHIOS KERNELS R/S 16/7 OZ CLAMSHELL, UPC 2052600909 600909.03 PISTACHIOS KERNELS R/S 16/7 OZ CLAMSHELL KOWALSKI, IUPAC 600904 PISTACHIOS KERNELS R/S 30#, UPC 2052600904 600905…
- Manufacturer
- Bergin Fruit And Nut Co Inc
- Category
- Food — Nuts
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (5)
- 5/30/2014
- 4/12/2014
- 6/4/2014
- 5/7/2014
- 1/17/2014.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by Bergin Fruit And Nut Co Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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