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Tests nipped risk of tainted pistachios in bud (AP)

Tests nipped risk of tainted pistachios in bud

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created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A nationwide recall of 2 million pounds of pistachios in the wake of a salmonella scare has increased calls for more stringent food testing laws.





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Salmonella found in central Calif. pistachio plant (AP)

Salmonella found in central Calif. pistachio plant

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created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal officials confirmed Monday they found traces of salmonella in a central California pistachio processing plant that sparked a nationwide recall of the nut.


Pistachio company: Raw nuts may be bacteria source (AP)

Pistachio company: Raw nuts may be bacteria source

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created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The company at the center of a nationwide pistachio recall says the salmonella contamination could have come from raw nuts during processing but not a human or animal source in its plant.


Nut Roasting Benefits: Antioxidant levels of nuts increases after roasting

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created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The chemical reaction that darkens a batch of roasting peanuts also boosts the amount of antioxidants they contain, according to a new study in the journal Food Chemistry.


Boiled peanuts pack big antioxidant punch

Boiled peanuts pack big antioxidant punch

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created Oct 26, 2007 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Boiled peanuts, a regional treat from the southern United States, may be as healthy as they are delicious. In the Oct. 31 issue of ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Alabama scientists report ...


FDA says to avoid pistachios amid salmonella scare

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created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- In another food scare sure to rattle consumers who watched the national salmonella outbreak in peanuts unfold, federal food officials are now warning people not to eat any food containing pistachios, which could ...


Roasting Does More than Enhance Flavor in Peanuts

Roasting Does More than Enhance Flavor in Peanuts

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created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have shown that increasing roast color intensity steadily ramps up the antioxidant capacities of peanuts, peanut flour and peanut skins.


Pistachio warning could signal food safety shift (AP)

Pistachio warning could signal food safety shift

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created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- It could take weeks before health officials know exactly which pistachio products may be tainted with salmonella, but they've already issued a sweeping warning to avoid eating the nuts or foods containing ...


FDA eyes NY firm in pistachio recall probe

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created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Authorities looking into the nationwide pistachio recall said Thursday they are investigating a California nut processor's sister company in New York where officials last month found cockroaches and rodent droppings.


Macadamia nuts can be included in heart healthy diet

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created Apr 11, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 1

Macadamia nuts included in a heart healthy diet reduced low-density cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and should be included among nuts with qualified health claims, according to researchers.


Minnie's chocolate chunk cookies recalled

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created Oct 15, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Minnie's Bake Shop Chocolate Chunk Cookies because of the undeclared presence of nuts.



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