A major league domino effect of food product recalls is already in play just days after the federal government announced a finding of Salmonella contamination in California-grown pistachios distributed nationwide by a large aggregator.

The roaster and distributor, Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc., will recall about 1 million pounds of pistachios and has shut down its production while state and federal health officials investigate. The company has been a pipeline of pistachios to other companies in the food industry for more than 10 years.

Thus, companies across the United States who repackaged the pistachios or used them as ingredients in other products are notifying consumers of the Salmonella danger that got passed on.

As of late Wednesday, there were at least 65 product entries in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's online master index of recalled pistachio products.

For instance, the Fisher brand of pistachios was added to the list Wednesday after the brand's owner recalled 1.75-ounce packages of dry roasted natural pistachios and 25-pound lots of natural California pistachios sold to fund-raisers, re-baggers and bulk food stores.

The FDA fully expects the list of recalled pistachio products to expand, much like has happened in the 7-month-old Salmonella outbreak related to peanut products sold by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). That's because PCA and Setton sold largely to the wholesale and manufacturing market.

National food safety law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., is representing victims of the peanut butter Salmonella outbreak, including the families of three women who died from their illnesses. The firm, which is involved on behalf of victims and survivors in virtually every major outbreak of foodborne illness, is gathering information on the potential pistachio Salmonella outbreak. To contact one of our Salmonella lawyers, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or complete a free case consultation form.

So far, no outbreak of illness has been linked to one of the types of Salmonella bacteria found in Setton's pistachios, but the FDA has said several illnesses reported by consumers may be associated with the contamination. Laboratory analysis of the potential matches is still happening.

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