117 people sick and 17 hospitalized across 6 provinces to date as part of a Salmonella outbreak. Recall expanded to include 1 additional product. Affected products were sold nationwide and online. Do not consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute recalled pistachios or 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.
