Comments | food_porn: Try to avoid pistachios until the FDA clears things up.

chumas in food_porn

Try to avoid pistachios until the FDA clears things up.

Mar 31, 2009 00:20

FRESNO, Calif. - Federal food safety officials warned Monday that consumers should stop eating all foods containing pistachios while they figure out the source of a possible salmonella contamination ( Read more... )

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thornwolf March 31 2009, 08:58:08 UTC

Guh! I thought they were trying to regulate this crap after so many outbreaks with the peanuts, tomatoes and spinach :/

Thanks for the warning. My boyfriend's driving home from NorCal today and he likes the garlic ones they sell at gas stations as road-snacks.

chumas March 31 2009, 14:33:14 UTC

yeah, it really sucks.
"Eat healthy!" the world yells. I eat healthy and I can die of salmonella or E. coli. UGH.

ihatemostthings March 31 2009, 13:51:51 UTC

thanks for the warning! My parents both eat pistachios on a near-daily basis, so I sent this to them right away.

chumas March 31 2009, 14:33:50 UTC

I tossed the half bag I have left here into the fire pit when I read this last night.

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chumas March 31 2009, 14:35:24 UTC

well, with baklava, it should be enough to kill the bacteria since the temp goes over 160*F, but just to be safe...

here in florida there's warnings about lemons, limes and kumkuats since people don't sterilize their compost from the little local farms.

fiercereaper March 31 2009, 17:48:50 UTC

*shrug* I'll just switch to Middle Eastern origin ones. All this salmonella mess is nuts.