Food safety officials said Monday they were investigating a central California plant that processed pistachios tied to nationwide recalls of trail mix and bagged nuts because of possible salmonella contamination.
The California Department of Public Health said it was tracking nuts processed at Setton Farms in Tulare County, whose Web site describes it as the second-largest pistachio processor in the United States.
State officials said Setton sent its roasted pistachios to the Georgia Nut Co., which recalled its Kraft Back to Nature Nantucket Blend trail mix on Wednesday. Setton Farms has initiated a separate recall of three lots of roasted pistachios tied to the positive results in the trail mix, state officials said.
Grocery operator Kroger Co. said the California plant also supplied the line of pistachios it recalled because of possible salmonella contamination. Those nuts were sold in 31 states, including Texas. No illnesses have been reported.
Setton Farms will recall a total of about 1 million pounds of pistachio products, said Dr. David Acheson, associate commissioner for foods at the Food and Drug Administration.
Setton Farms did not immediately respond to calls for comment.
The following products have been recalled:
- Private Selection Shelled Pistachios, which was sold in 10-ounce containers with a "Sell by" date of DEC-13-09 and DEC-14-09 with this UPC Code: 11110 73615.
- Back to Nature Nantucket Blend trail mix, 28 oz. bag, UPC code 59283-00020 and a “best by” date between 08 20 09 and 12 12 09.
- Back to Nature Nantucket Blend trail mix, 10 oz. bag, UPC code 59283-31039 and a “best by” date between 11 04 09 and 12 12 09.
Click here to see a list of all recalls in the last 60 days.
