UM Todaysalmonella – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 CTV: Here’s why salmonella-contaminated pistachios continue to plague Canadians https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/ctv-heres-why-salmonella-contaminated-pistachios-continue-to-plague-canadians/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/ctv-heres-why-salmonella-contaminated-pistachios-continue-to-plague-canadians/#respond Tue, 09 Dec 2025 04:47:46 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=226874 Dr. Claudia Narvaez-Bravo, professor in the department of food and human nutritional sciences at the University of Manitoba, says a standard oven at home is not reliable to kill the bacteria, especially if the nuts are clustered together, unevenly heated, or contain bacteria hidden inside microscopic cracks. ]]> As holiday baking season begins, federal health agencies are warning Canadians that an investigation into salmonella-contaminated pistachios is still ongoing. Dr. Claudia Narvaez-Bravo, professor in the department of food and human nutritional sciences at the University of Manitoba, says a standard oven at home is not reliable to kill the bacteria, especially if the nuts are clustered together, unevenly heated, or contain bacteria hidden inside microscopic cracks. 

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]]> https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/ctv-heres-why-salmonella-contaminated-pistachios-continue-to-plague-canadians/feed/ 0 CBC: Why Pistachios Keep Getting Recalled https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-why-pistachios-keep-getting-recalled/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-why-pistachios-keep-getting-recalled/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:44:07 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=223571 Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Food and Human Nutritional Science Dr. Rick Holley speaks with host Marjorie Dowhos about what’s behind the recent pistachio recalls and how people can stay safe.]]> Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Food and Human Nutritional Science Dr. Rick Holley speaks with host Marjorie Dowhos about what’s behind the recent pistachio recalls and how people can stay safe.

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