A California pistachio grower has voluntarily recalled pistachios grown at his farm and sold under the brand names Wonderful, Paramount Farms and Trader Joe's due to salmonella contamination. This has been going on since Dec 2015. The lot codes of the recalled products are available on the Wonderful Pistachios website. http://tinyurl.com/hrv8e66
Infections, caused by the strain Salmonella Montevideo, were reported in 11 people between Dec. 12 and Feb. 9. Two people were hospitalized; no deaths were reported, the CDC said.
There were cases in Washington, Arizona, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Virginia, Connecticut, Georgia and Alabama, the CDC said.
A number of the infected people reported having eaten Wonderful brand pistachios, and the CDC found the outbreak strain of Salmonella in raw pistachios at Paramount Farms, where Wonderful pistachios are grown.
Salmonella, a bacterial infection that causes vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever, is most commonly found in raw or undercooked meat, poultry and eggs.
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