SAN FRANCISCO - MARCH 31: A bag of pistachios sit on a table March 31, 2009 in San Francisco, California. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking consumers to avoid eating pistachios after a Central California pistachio processor issued a voluntary recall on pistachios due to potential salmonella contamination. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Posted: Friday, 10 April 2009 12:33PM
No Salmonella Found in Long Island Plant
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- New York officials say they found no traces of salmonella in a Long Island pistachio processing plant whose sister company sparked a nationwide recall of the nut last week.
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker said Friday inspectors received negative results [WCBS 880] on nine environmental swabs of Commack, N.Y.-based Setton International Foods, Inc. and eight sample tests of company food products.
The probe was conducted in tandem with an investigation into Setton's sister firm in California, where federal food safety officials found traces of the bacteria inside the plant earlier this week.
Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. has temporarily closed after recalling more than 2 million pounds of potentially tainted nuts.
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