Contaminated food
Emek-brand Pistachio Cream
- Use-by date of October 19, 2026
- Production code (PNO): 241019
- Manufactured by Emek Dogal Saglik Urunleri Iklim Gida Insaat San Tic Ltd Sti in Turkey and imported into the United States.
- Shelf-stable nut butter cream sold online for wholesale distributors, restaurants, and food service locations nationwide.
- May be packaged in a 5-kilogram white tub.
FDA is working to determine if this lot is in distribution or if other lots or products are affected.
What businesses should do
- Do not sell, serve, or distribute Emek-brand pistachio cream with the production code and date above.
- Wash and sanitize items and surfaces that may have come in contact with the pistachio cream.
- Follow FDA’s safe handling and cleaning recommendations when cleaning and sanitizing surfaces and containers that may have come into contact with products to reduce the risk of cross-contamination.
What you should do
Call your healthcare provider if you have any of these severe Salmonella symptoms after eating pistachio cream:
- Diarrhea and a fever higher than 102°F
- Diarrhea for more than 3 days that is not improving
- Bloody diarrhea
- So much vomiting that you cannot keep liquids down
- Signs of dehydration, such as not peeing much, dry mouth and throat, and feeling dizzy when standing up
Symptoms of Salmonella
- Most people infected with Salmonella experience diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps.
- Symptoms usually start 6 hours to 6 days after swallowing the bacteria.
- Most people recover without treatment after 4 to 7 days
- Some people—especially children younger than 5, adults 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems—may experience more severe illnesses that require medical treatment or hospitalization.
