62 people sick & 10 hospitalized across 4 provinces as part of a Salmonella outbreak to date. Affected product, Pistachio & Knafeh Milk Chocolate, is packaged in 145 g units. Products were sold nationwide. Do not consume, use, sell, serve or distribute recalled pistachios and pistachio-containing products. Investigation is ongoing.
Who's At Risk?
Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Symptoms
Symptoms may include fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea (which may be bloody), and abdominal pain. In rare cases, the organism can get into the bloodstream and producing more severe illness such as arterial infections (i.e. infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
