{"id":167813,"date":"2025-09-25T06:27:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/167813\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T06:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:27:13","slug":"over-100-sickened-by-salmonella-outbreak-linked-to-pistachio-products-phac-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/167813\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100 sickened by salmonella outbreak linked to pistachio products: PHAC &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Nicole Ireland<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted September 24, 2025 6:01 pm<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated September 24, 2025 6:02 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/public-health-agency-of-canada\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Public Health Agency of Canada<\/a> says the number of people confirmed sickened in a <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/salmonella\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">salmonella<\/a> outbreak linked to <a href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/pistachios\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pistachios<\/a> has risen to 105.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758298208_703_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The outbreak update issued Wednesday reports 26 new cases since the last count earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>It says 16 people have been hospitalized \u2014 an increase of five \u2014 since people started getting sick in early March. Illnesses continued into early September.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Food Inspection Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/inspection.canada.ca\/en\/inspection-and-enforcement\/food-safety-investigations\/pistachio-recall-salmonella#a3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has issued 26 recalls of pistachios and pistachio-containing products<\/a> since July.<\/p>\n<p>Recalled products suspected of being contaminated by salmonella bacteria include certain brands of pistachio kernels, baklava, ice cream and chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation has focused particularly on Dubai-style chocolate containing pistachios <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11320379\/canada-food-recall-health-notice-salmonella-outbreak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">that has gone viral on social media.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Dubai brand chocolate recalled in Canada over 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Sunday.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet weekly health news<\/p>\n<p>Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>It says symptoms can include a fever, chills, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach cramps and a sudden headache.<\/p>\n<p>Most people get well on their own within a week, but some people \u2014 including seniors, young children, pregnant people and those with weakened immune systems \u2014 are at higher risk of serious illness that requires hospitalization.<\/p>\n<p>The youngest reported case was two years old and the oldest was 95.<\/p>\n<p>The bulk of infections have been in Quebec and Ontario, with additional cases in B.C., Alberta, Manitoba and New Brunswick.<\/p>\n<p>The agency says 75 per cent of the salmonella cases have been female.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>People infected with salmonella should not cook for others because they can spread the bacteria.<\/p>\n<p>A list of recalled products is on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency\u2019s website. <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11328255\/pistachios-salmonella-recall-heath-advice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anyone who has the products should throw them out or return them.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Health<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Nicole Ireland The Canadian Press Posted September 24, 2025 6:01 pm Updated September 24, 2025 6:02 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