Year-long salmonella outbreak from imported pistachios ‘difficult to control.’ Here’s why – Global News
April 15, 2026
A salmonella outbreak in Canada linked to pistachio products continues to cause illness a year after the first cases were reported because of a number of factors making it “difficult to control.”
The first cases were reported in early March 2025. Thirteen months later, the number of illnesses has reached 189, with the majority reported in Ontario and Quebec.
April Hexemer, the director of the outbreak management division at the Public Health Agency of Canada, said the shelf life of pistachios, wide distribution of products, and a complex supply chain are keeping the outbreak alive.
“It is an unusual outbreak in many ways,” she said. “We don’t generally see outbreaks last this long, especially after the source has been identified.”
In December, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said the pistachios involved in the recalls were imported from Iran, though did not say if it was linked to a specific crop.
Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/11800836/pistachios-salmonella-outbreak-one-year-control/
