Setton Pistachio Clarifies Product Codes For Recalled Wholesale Products
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As pistachio recalls continue to expand, Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. (“Setton”) has issued a clarification to wholesale customers regarding the identification codes for wholesale bulk pistachio products originally recalled on April 6, 2009. The clarification does not concern product codes on retail products sold to consumers (search for recalled products using the FDA Pistachio Recall database found on the left-hand side of our blog).
The April 6 voluntary recall included all roasted shelled pistachios and roasted in-shell pistachios from the 2008 crop (and a small amount from the 2007 crop that was packaged alongside the 2008 crop) due to potential contamination with Salmonella. The recall also included raw shelled pistachios from the 2008 crop (and a small amount from the 2007 crop that was packaged alongside the 2008 crop) that were not subsequently roasted prior to retail sale. Setton’s raw in-shell pistachio shipments were NOT affected by the recall.
For bulk packages received by wholesale customers, products with either "7" or "8" as the 4th digit of the FMO number, and packaged between Julian dates 245 through 366 and 001 through 084 and shipped after September 1, 2008, are included in the recall. Thus, wholesale customers should check their stocks to determine if they have any of the affected products on hand.
If wholesale customers do have products covered by the April 6 recall, they should discontinue distributing them and contact the Company at (559) 535-6050 to make arrangements for the return or appropriate destruction of the affected products. If recalled products were distributed to other firms that further mixed, repackaged or distributed the bulk products, those customers should be informed of the recall, and should be directed to contact the FDA.
A list of pistachio products NOT affected by the ongoing recalls can be found at www.pistachiorecall.org.
