Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella: Pistachio Cream (June 2025)

FDA recommends that you do not eat, sell, or serve Emek-brand Pistachio Cream. FDA’s investigation is ongoing.

Product:

Emek-brand Pistachio Cream with a use-by date of October 19, 2026 (TETT: 19/10/26 (DD/MM/YY)) and production code PNO: 241019 is manufactured by Emek Dogal Saglik Urunleri Iklim Gida Insaat San Tic Ltd Sti in Turkey and imported into the United States. This product is shelf-stable and sold online for wholesale distributors, restaurants, and food service locations and may be packaged in a 5-kilogram white tub.
FDA’s investigation is ongoing to determine if other lots or products from this firm may be impacted.

Symptoms of Salmonella infection:

Illness usually occurs within 12 to 72 hours after eating food that is contaminated with Salmonella, and the symptoms usually last four to seven days. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Children younger than five, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to have severe infections.

Stores Affected

Emek-brand Pistachio Cream is available for purchase online for wholesale distributors, restaurants, and food service locations nationwide. FDA is continuing to investigate where Emek-brand Pistachio Cream with a use-by date of October 19, 2026 (TETT: 19/10/26 (DD/MM/YY)) and production code PNO: 241019 may have been distributed.

Status

Ongoing

Recommendations

Retailers, restaurants, and distributors that purchased Emek-brand Pistachio Cream with a use-by date of October 19, 2026 (TETT: 19/10/26 (DD/MM/YY)) and production code PNO: 241019 should not serve, sell, or distribute this product and should follow FDA’s safe handling and cleaning recommendations and use extra care in cleaning and sanitizing any surfaces and containers that may have come in contact with this product to reduce the risk of cross-contamination.
Contact your health care provider if you have symptoms of a Salmonella infection after eating pistachio cream.

Current Update

June 13, 2025

The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections linked to Emek-brand Pistachio Cream manufactured by Emek Dogal Saglik Urunleri Iklim Gida Insaat San Tic Ltd Sti in Turkey and imported to wholesale distributors, restaurants, and food service locations in the United States.

FDA was notified by the Minnesota Department of Health about a cluster of Salmonella illnesses and two Salmonella positive samples of Emek-brand Pistachio Cream product that matched clinical cases by whole genome sequencing (WGS) in this outbreak. As of June 13, 2025, a total of four cases infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from two states. Of the four cases with information available, all four (100%) reported eating pistachio cream. Three of the four cases reported eating pistachio cream at the same restaurant.

Retailers, restaurants, and distributors that purchased Emek-brand Pistachio Cream with a use-by date of October 19, 2026 (TETT: 19/10/26 (DD/MM/YY)) and production code PNO: 241019 should not serve, sell, or further distribute product. FDA is working to determine where the affected Emek-brand Pistachio Cream was sold in the United States and if other lots or products were impacted.

FDA’s investigation is ongoing. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.

Case Count Map Provided by CDC

Case Counts

Total Illnesses: 4
Hospitalizations: 1
Deaths: 0
Last Illness Onset: May 19, 2025
States with Cases: MN, NJ

Useful Links

Who to Contact

Consumers who have symptoms should contact their health care provider to report their symptoms and receive care.

To report a complaint or adverse event (illness or serious allergic reaction),
visit Industry and Consumer Assistance.