Frito-Lay Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall of In-Shell Pistachio Nuts Due to
Possible Health Risk
Frito-Lay announced the voluntary recall of Frito-Lay branded in-shell salted
pistachios due to potential contamination with salmonella. Frito-Lay has received no reports of illness related to this
product; the company is issuing this recall as a precaution. The affected product is 1.75 oz. packages of Frito-Lay
branded Salted Pistachios (in shell) with sell-by dates between 14-Jul-09 through 29-Dec-09 and the UPC code: 0
28400 03888 1. The date is located on the front of each package. No other code date, package size or flavor is
impacted. This is the only Frito-Lay product impacted by this recall. This voluntary recall is not related to the recent
peanut/ peanut butter recalls. This product has been distributed to retail stores in the United States and Canada. The
pistachios used in this product were supplied by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc., which yesterday announced a
recall of selected lots of pistachios. Setton Pistachio is recalling pistachios from the 2008 crop year.
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