Food recall

ARO Pistachios, Inc. recall: Inshell R/S 21/25 US-Select Pistachios NET WT

ARO Pistachios, Inc., of Terra Bella, CA, recalled Inshell R/S 21/25 US-Select Pistachios NET WT. The FDA's reason: “Firm is recalling one lot of pistachios after customer tested product and had a positive result for Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 23, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 14, 2018. 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 April 9, 2019

The recall

Company
ARO Pistachios, Inc. (Terra Bella, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Firm is recalling one lot of pistachios after customer tested product and had a positive result for Salmonella”
Where it was sold
One customer - broker in CA - two warehouse delivery locations - one in CA, one in NJ
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
81398

The product recalled

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

  • F-0432-2019 Class I

    Inshell R/S 21/25 US-Select Pistachios NET WT. 25 lbs. 11.34 kg Product of the USA ARO Pistachio Inc. 19570 Avenue 88, Terra Bella, Ca 93270

    Codes: Lot: RSI00119; Best by 2/2020

    Quantity: 60,000 lbs.

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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 November 14, 2018.

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.