CONTAMINATION, SURVIVAL,AND ELIMINATION OF SALMONELLA ON PRE-HARVEST AND POST-HARVEST PECANS

摘要

Outbreaks of salmonellosis have been linked to consumption of peanut butter and almonds. Tree nuts other than almonds have not been implicated as vehicles of salmonellosis. However, the presence of Salmonella on a small percentage of samples of Brazilnuts, cashew nuts, hazel nuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts has been documented. Pistachios, hazel nuts, and a granola product containing pecans thought to be contaminated with Salmonella were recalled from the U.S. market in 2009. Pinenuts contaminated with Salmonella were recalled in January 2010.