Reacting to the Food and Drug Administration's warning to consumers not to eat the pistachios because they could be tainted with salmonella, supermarkets pulled products containing the nut from their shelves Tuesday, Jerry Hirsch reports. Earlier this week, Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc., a bulk provider of nuts to food manufacturers and wholesalers, recalled two million pounds of nuts because of potential salmonella contamination. The company's nuts tested positive during routine checks at a plant operated by Kraft Foods and other food manufacturers. The FDA says some consumers have reported being sickened by pistachios but it so far …

Don't miss Roz Chast's cover this week, which riffs on all the classic bunkum schemes in the annals of American marketing. "Mind-reading hat! Picks up hidden neurotransmissions!"; "Amazing sex every time forever! It really works!" and "Build Muscles, Learn a Foreign Language, Earn Big Bucks While You Sleep!" are all products peddled by Madoff Industries of Old Ponzi Blvd. in Hazelnut Hills, N.J., for a mere 25 grand each. Yes, indeedy, put me down for two of each. If you're not a New Yorker subscriber, you can get a peek by closing the log-in box on the Web …

In a one-sentence order, the U.S. Supreme Court left in place a ruling by the Oregon Supreme Court in favor of Mayola Williams, who sued Philip Morris USA after her husband died of lung cancer. The state court has repeatedly upheld a verdict finding PM accountable for misleading people into thinking cigarettes were not dangerous or addictive.