How about we come up with a list of foods that are OK to eat? I'm guessing that list will be a lot shorter than the list of tainted foods that are floating around. Industry self regulation that the Republicans had to have was a failure so let's stop acting as though the entire system can be saved with a few small changes. How about the US has a food safety system worthy of the US?
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.
Still reeling from the national salmonella outbreak in peanuts, the Food and Drug Administration said central California-based Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc., the nation's second-largest pistachio processor, was voluntarily recalling a portion of the roasted nuts it has been shipping since last fall. A Setton spokeswoman said that amounts to more than 2 million pounds of nuts.
