Pistachios are seen at a nut shop in western Tehran, Iran, on March 31, 2013. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has placed a temporary ban on pistachio imports from Iran amid a salmonella outbreak that has affected more than 100 people in Canada.
The ban applies to both pistachios and pistachio-containing products and is a “precautionary measure” to protect Canadians from the risk of infection, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said in a Sept. 27 news release.
Olivia Gomm is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
