The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1743-2013·Announced 2013-07-31

Bergin Fruit and Nut Recalls Raw Pistachios Due to Salmonella Risk

Bergin Fruit and Nut Co Inc is recalling raw pistachios 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 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 product is identified as 600910 PISTACHIOS SPLITS RAW 30#, with UPC 2052600910. The recall involves 23 units of this product.

The recall is being conducted because Salmonella was found in the environment at ARO Pistachio Inc., the company that supplied the pistachios used in the manufacturing process. The agency has classified this recall as Class I.

The affected products were distributed in California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The code information for the product is 4/25/2014. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and stop consuming it if found.

The recalled product

Product
600910 PISTACHIOS SPLITS RAW 30#, UPC 2052600910
Affected units
23

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 (1)

  • 4/25/2014

Distribution

Distributed in 15 states:

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.

See all 10 products in this recall →

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