CFIA Ramps Up Pistachio Screening With Mandatory Testing as Salmonella Cases Rise

CFIA Ramps Up Pistachio Screening With Mandatory Testing as Salmonella Cases Rise
Pistachios are seen at a nut shop in western Tehran, Iran, on March 31, 2013. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi
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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.