In March 2016 the CDC announced an outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo and Salmonella Senftenberg infections linked to consumption of "Wonderful Pistachios," a Lost Hills, California product sold under the brand names Wonderful, Paramount Farms and Trader Joe's. A total of 11 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella were reported from nine states. Two ill people were hospitalized. There were no deaths. Among people for whom information was available, illnesses started on dates ranging from January 3, 2016 to March 25, 2016.

On March 9, 2016 Wonderful Pistachios voluntarily recalled a limited number of flavors and sizes of in-shell and shelled pistachios because of the possibility of contamination with Salmonella.