Food recall

American Gourmet recall: Roasted & Salted Pistachios

American Gourmet, of Vista, CA, recalled Roasted & Salted Pistachios. The FDA's reason: “American Gourmet is recalling American Gourmet Roasted and Salted Pistachios because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 18, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 7, 2016. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed August 29, 2016

The recall

Company
American Gourmet (Vista, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“American Gourmet is recalling American Gourmet Roasted and Salted Pistachios because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
CA: distributed in San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73618

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1996-2016 Class I

    Roasted & Salted Pistachios, size: 2.5 oz, 4 oz, 7.5 oz., UPC 1578600108, 1578600135, 1578600123

    Codes: Best By: 11.5.2016 through 1.13.2017

    Quantity: 27,467 units

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of September 7, 2016.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.