Food recalls

[chromedome]

27 minutes ago, Darienne said:

Are all the Pistachio trees in the world infected?  The recalls for pistachios just keep coming and coming.

 

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/aoun-brand-pistachio-heart-recalled-due-salmonella?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23

Yeah, I missed posting that one and this one yesterday (was processing a batch of rabbits, and didn't finish until late). 

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-5

 

[Kerry Beal]

Seems to be pistachios from Iran that are the culprit. 

[chromedome]

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-raw-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella

[chromedome]

An update on one of the BC pistachio recalls. 

 

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-raw-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella

[Darienne]

On 10/13/2025 at 11:13 AM, Kerry Beal said:

Seems to be pistachios from Iran that are the culprit. 

We do business with Iran?

 

Apparently we do.  Mr. Google reports: 

 

Canada Imports from Iran was US$36.99 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Imports from Iran - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on October of 2025.

 

....and contaminated pistachios it seems.

 

Added....and so does the US but far less: United States Imports from Iran was US$6.29 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE 

 

 

Edited October 15 by Darienne (log)

[chromedome]

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella-1

[chromedome]

Pistachios, again/still. 

 

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/basha-foods-brand-raw-shelled-pistachio-kernal-recalled-due-salmonella

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella-1

 

[chromedome]

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/green-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella

[chromedome]

Baklava this time, just for a change of pace. 

 

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/baklava-recalled-due-salmonella

[ElsieD]

Oh, the irony!  After all the pistachio recalls here in Canada, today came notice of a recall of ground meat.  This was sold in 4 stores in London, Ontario.  The name of this mini-chain?  Pistachios.

[chromedome]

There's an Ontario recall on ground beef (E. coli) but it's limited to one retailer in London. 

 

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-ground-beef-products-recalled-due-e-coli-o157h7

 

ETA: Ninja'd by ElsieD after opening this tab.

Edited October 25 by chromedome (log)

[chromedome]

Annnnnd, back to pistachios.

 

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachios-and-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-2

[chromedome]

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachios-and-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-3

[chromedome]

I'm out of province at the moment, so here's a roundup of the past few days' ongoing pistachio-related carnage:

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-6

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-roasted-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella-0

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-roasted-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-roasted-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella-0

[chromedome]

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-roasted-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella-0

[Darienne]

17 minutes ago, chromedome said:

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-roasted-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella-0

What's this you say?  Contaminated pistachios?  Surely not.  yawn....

[chromedome]

5 minutes ago, Darienne said:

What's this you say?  Contaminated pistachios?  Surely not.  yawn....

 

Kinda makes you long for the good ol' days of enoki mushrooms, doesn't it?

[chromedome]

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/shaikh-al-kar-brand-plain-halva-recalled-due-salmonella-1

[chromedome]

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/dubai-chocolate-recalled-due-salmonella

[chromedome]

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachios-and-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-4

[chromedome]

On 11/3/2025 at 8:47 PM, chromedome said:

 

Kinda makes you long for the good ol' days of enoki mushrooms, doesn't it?

Ask, and ye shall receive!

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/mount-kumgang-brand-enoki-mushroom-recalled-due-listeria-monocytogenes

 

Of course, we also get a couple of the same old, same old. 

 

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-raw-pistachio-kernels-recalled-due-salmonella

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella-3

 

[chromedome]

...and one more. 

 

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-7

 

[gfweb]

Why is it only Canadian pistachios?  Don't US ones come from the same trees?

[Maison Rustique]

8 hours ago, gfweb said:

Why is it only Canadian pistachios?  Don't US ones come from the same trees?

 

Not sure. I thought of this when I saw the ginormous bags of pistachios, candies with them, etc. at Costco the other day.

[Darienne]

10 hours ago, gfweb said:

Why is it only Canadian pistachios?  Don't US ones come from the same trees?

"Pistachios are not currently grown commercially in Canada due to the climate, but could become a possibility in certain regions like the Okanagan in the future due to climate change. Canada's climate is too cold for commercial pistachio cultivation, as the trees require hot, dry summers and cool winters to thrive, conditions that Canada does not consistently meet. "