Product Recalled:
Dry Roasted Pistachio Kernels, Various Brands

Product Information:
The following products are being recalled:

• Eillien's 9oz Nut Lover Tin with 50% Dry Roasted Pistachio Kernels UPC 34952-56883
• Blain's Farm & Fleet 10oz Dry Roasted Pistachio Kernels UPC 34952-81792
• Mill's Fleet Farm 10oz Dry Roasted Pistachio Kernels UPC 034952-35811
• Bulk Mixed Nuts with Pistachios 30# Box, Lot# 012309 / 031809 / 031909/ 920827
• Bulk Pistachio Kernels 25# Box, Setton Farms FMO# 0208, 2507, 2738, 3258

THESE PISTACHIO PRODUCTS ARE NOT IN-SHELL.

Recalling Firm:
Eillien's Candies, Inc.
Green Bay, WI

Consumers with questions may contact the company at 920-336-7549.

Problem/Reason for Recall:
The recalled products may be contaminated with Salmonella.  Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. For more information on Salmonella, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Website at http://www.cdc.gov .

The above products contain a sell by date prior to 4/1/10.

Eillien's Candies, Inc. has not received any consumer or customer complaints on this product and there have been no reported illnesses associated with this product.

The product listed above should not be consumed, but rather returned to the store for a refund or exchange.

Distribution:   Sold through grocery and mass merchants in IA, IL, MI, MN, ND, and WI.

Press Release:   Yes 

FDA for more information