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FDA says to avoid pistachios amid salmonella scare
Associated Press ^
| March 30, 2009
| GARANCE BURKE
Posted on 03/30/2009 7:25:07 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) Federal food safety officials are warning consumers to stop eating all foods containing pistachios while they figure out the source of a possible salmonella contamination.
The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that central California-based Setton Farms is voluntarily recalling more than 1 million pounds of nuts.
No illnesses have been reported, but the plant has been shut down voluntarily since late last week.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: health; medicine; pistachio; salmonella
To: Free ThinkerNY
Avoid "salmon"! It's "surrounded" by Salmonella!
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posted on
03/30/2009 7:30:23 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
I have a pretty good guess... but Juan McCain would not approve of my theory...
To: Free ThinkerNY; dighton
central California-based Setton Farms is voluntarily recalling more than 1 million pounds of nuts. California, land of fruits and nuts.
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posted on
03/30/2009 7:37:22 PM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Lordy, how you figure all the wetback Ag workers get poop on EVERYTHING?
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posted on
03/30/2009 7:40:33 PM PDT
by
dusttoyou
To: Free ThinkerNY; a fool in paradise
How did the salmon fish get into the pistachios?!
To: Free ThinkerNY
And I just! bought! pate with pistachios in it today.
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posted on
03/30/2009 8:19:46 PM PDT
by
Marie2
(The capacity for self-government is a moral quality. Only a moral people can be free.)
To: Marie2
I had salmon for dinner last night. Am I sick already?
To: a fool in paradise
Did Fitzgerald Ella
Die of salmonella?
To: Free ThinkerNY
lets avoid pistachios while we figure out what the real culprit is!
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posted on
03/30/2009 8:49:35 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
03/30/2009 9:25:47 PM PDT
by
neverdem
(Xin loi minh oi)
To: Free ThinkerNY; Salamander; All
Hmmmmm ...?
Methinks there will be a lot of food scares, right, quick, and in a hurry.
It’s agitprop for the new Federal Food Safety Bill - dontchaknow?
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posted on
03/30/2009 9:33:08 PM PDT
by
shibumi
(" ..... then we will fight in the shade.")
To: shibumi
Luckily, I don't like pistachios.
[but I adore mustachios....go figger]
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posted on
03/31/2009 1:06:09 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.......)
To: Revolting cat!; Free ThinkerNY
How did the salmon fish get into the pistachios?! These things happen.
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posted on
03/31/2009 6:44:17 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
("I certainly hope he (Bush) doesnÂ’t succeed" - Democratic strategist James Carville 9-11-2001)
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