Lower riskFood recall · FDA · Published January 17, 2021
Horizon Nut Company Roasted Salted Pistachios Recall: Low Imidacloprid Levels
Horizon Nut Company recalls roasted salted pistachios due to potential imidacloprid levels exceeding safety limits. Consumers should check product labels for affected lots.
“Horizon Nut Company Roasted Salted Pistachios Recall: Low Imidacloprid Levels.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14905-horizon-nut-company-roasted-salted-pistachios-recall-low-imidacloprid-levels. Based on FDA recall #F-0392-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0392-2021%22&limit=1).
Horizon Nut Company, LLC recalled roasted salted in-shell pistachios distributed in various sizes due to potential imidacloprid contamination exceeding regulatory limits, the Food and Drug Administration said on Jan. 17, 2021.
The product may contain low levels of imidacloprid in excess of the tolerance of 0.05 ppm.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Sam Dry Fruits Whole Pistachios for Salmonella Risk (2025-12-08), Bettergoods Pistachio Nut Butter Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk (2026-07-17), and Greenworld Food Express Al Yaman Halawa Pistachio Jars Recall: Salmonella Risk (2026-06-09).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for product labels with the lot numbers 1466 through 1483. The product is sold in 3 lb bags, 25 lb cartons, 30 lb cartons, 50 lb sacks, 2,000 lb sacks, and 2,200 lb sacks.
Brand
Horizon Nut Company
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Labels
Look for lot numbers 1466 through 1483 on the packaging to identify affected items.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in California and Minnesota, and outside the U.S.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US - CA, MN, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Israel, Spain, Poland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Egypt, Italy, Australia, India, Singapore, United Kingdom, Brazil.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California, Minnesota.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 17 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class III
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #F-0392-2021 (January 17, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0392-2021 to see it in context.
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