Canada puts new restrictions on pistachios from Iran amid salmonella outbreak
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The outbreak of salmonella linked to pistachio and pistachio-containing products continues with more than 150 confirmed illnesses now reported.
More people have become ill from salmonella due to an outbreak linked to some brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing products from Iran, prompting new restrictions on imports of the nut.
As of Dec. 2, the Public Health Agency of Canada says there are now 155 lab-confirmed cases of salmonella infections across six provinces, with the majority found in Ontario and Quebec.
Other infections have been confirmed in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and New Brunswick.
The illness has impacted people from one to 95, with 70 per cent of cases among women and a total of 24 people hospitalized.
“We’re looking at quite a lot of illness associated with this event,” said April Hexemer, director of the outbreak management division at PHAC. “It is a concerning event and that is why we’ve issued this new advice. We’re trying very hard to control it and to put an end to it.”
The number of illnesses is an increase from PHAC’s last report on Oct. 21, when there were 117 cases confirmed and 17 hospitalizations.
According to PHAC, people became sick between early March and as recently as mid-November 2025.
The agency said many people who became sick reported eating pistachios, and products containing pistachios.
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