Canada’s food regulator is implementing new measures to control a salmonella outbreak linked to Iranian pistachios, as laboratory-confirmed instances of salmonella infections spread across six provinces.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) banned all imports of Iranian pistachios on Sept. 27, and is currently performing targeted testing on products that are already in Canada.
The agency reported more than 150 recall notices as of Dec. 3, connected to its food safety investigation into pistachios and products containing pistachios.
The CFIA is now instructing all federally licensed importers and manufacturers to hold and conduct tests for salmonella on any pistachios imported prior to Sept. 27 before the nuts can be sold in Canada….