FDA Closes Botticelli Foods Pistachio Nut Butter Recall
The FDA has closed its enforcement action on the bettergoods pistachio nut butter recall, meaning the agency considers the recall carried out.
2 reports on this incident · first at Sep 9, 2026, 9:49 p.m. ET
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Sep 9, 2026, 9:49 p.m. ETFirst report
Botticelli Foods Recalls bettergoods Pistachio Nut Butter Over Salmonella Risk
Botticelli Foods, LLC of Hauppauge, New York, is recalling 16,200 units of bettergoods brand Pistachio Nut Butter, NET WT 6.7oz (190g), because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to an FDA enforcement report issued September 2, 2026. The recall, number H-1273-2026, was initiated on July 17, 2026, and remains ongoing.
The affected product carries UPC 194346207961 and lot LB028ACP04 with an expiration date of January 28, 2027. The FDA has classified the action as Class I, which the agency defines as its most serious category, used where there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious harm or death. The recall covers distribution in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, and Wyoming.
Salmonella is a bacterium that causes salmonellosis. The FDA says most people develop diarrhoea, fever and abdominal cramps between 12 and 72 hours after infection, that illness usually lasts four to seven days, and that in some cases it is severe enough to require hospitalisation — with young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems at greatest risk.
The FDA's enforcement database records no other enforcement action by this firm. In the last two years, 448 food recalls have cited Salmonella, according to the agency's database. The recall is developing and the cause of the contamination has not been determined.
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