Food recalls, in plain English
The latest FDA and USDA recalls — what's affected, what the risk really is, and how to check whether your food is included. Every article is built on official public sources.
Star Meat Delivery Recalled 167,639 Pounds. There Is Nothing for a Shopper to Check.
Raw pork, beef and goat sold nationwide under a fake USDA mark. The notice admits retail stickers may have covered every identifier.
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The Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over. The Season It Was Hiding In Is Not.
12,883 cases were tied to Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce. The national count for the same months is 19,883 — leaving 7,000 illnesses with no named source.
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So Delicious Recall: the Same Stones, the Same Pint, Nine Months Apart
Danone recalled So Delicious Salted Caramel Cluster for stones in the cashews. The FDA's own site carries an identical notice from December 2025 — same UPC, same defect.
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bettergoods: One Store Brand, Two Recalls, Two Different Factories
bettergoods fettuccine recalled for Listeria, bettergoods pistachio butter still under a Class I Salmonella recall. A private label is a name, not a factory.
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Two Sprout Outbreaks at Once — and the Broccoli Sprouts Recall Has No Lot Number
Evergreen Fresh Sprouts recalled broccoli sprouts after 22 illnesses and 2 hospitalizations. The bags are identified by a Use By date — and a separate, larger alfalfa outbreak is running at the same time.
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The FDA Asked for Two Products Back. The Company Returned One.
Addall XR Shot contained undeclared DMAA and phenibut. Addall XL capsules contained DMAA and DMHA — and were never recalled.
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An Olive Oil Recalled for an Ingredient Never Cleared for Food
Kofinas flavoured its garlic olive oil with an essential oil approved for scent, not for eating — and sold it for almost a year.
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Every Deli Salad and Cream Cheese From One NYC Supplier, Recalled
Made Fresh Salads recalled its entire output over Listeria found in the plant itself — the third recall from the same Bay Shore facility in under a year.
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Guanciale Recall: 1,513 lbs of Pork Jowl, and One Lot Code
A Class I Listeria recall on imported Italian guanciale, caught by routine import testing. No illnesses — and unusually, a single lot number identifies every affected package.
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The Same Parasite, the Same Company, the Same Region — Thirteen Years Apart
In 2013 the FDA linked Cyclospora to Taylor Farms de México salad mix and flagged recycled wash water. What the record shows, and what it does not prove.
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One State Has More Cyclospora Cases Than the Entire National Count
Georgia, Tennessee and Texas were added on August 27, bringing the outbreak to 20 states and 11,458 confirmed cases. Michigan alone reports 14,718 — and neither number is wrong.
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Two Lot Codes, Five Months, and a Rice Recall That Never Closed
The FDA record says twelve states and two lot codes. The headlines say thirteen. Here is what the enforcement report actually contains — and why “ongoing” does not mean what shoppers assume.
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This Summer, More US Meat Was Recalled for Skipping Inspection Than for Contamination
Seven of 17 USDA recalls, 78,570 pounds, no pathogen involved. A count of the agency's own records.
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A Year of Buffalo Chicken Sold Under an Inspection Mark That Was Not Real
24,900 pounds, five states, twelve months of production — and a USDA establishment number that belonged to no inspected plant.
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One Death, Three Years, and a Cheese Recall No Shopper Could Verify
The CDC closed the Clover Hill Dairy outbreak on August 26: 15 sick, 14 hospitalized, one dead — from a strain that persisted more than three years.
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One Pepper, Dozens of Brands: The Jalapeño Salmonella Recall
Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Target, Kroger and HEB — all from one supplier. And the USDA says the list is not finished.
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The Cyclospora Outbreak Has Tripled: 6,358 Cases Across 15 States
Up from 1,947 in nine states, with 278 hospitalizations. Why a jump this large does not mean the lettuce is still out there.
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A Vegan Frozen Dessert Recalled Because It May Contain Egg
A plant-based label is a recipe claim, not an allergen guarantee. Identified by a sixteen-month Best-By window, with no lot number.
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Two Deaths Are Now Linked to the Iceberg Lettuce Cyclospora Outbreak
The CDC now reports two cyclosporiasis-related deaths in Michigan, in an outbreak that has reached 1,947 cases across nine states. What changed.
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Shell Eggs Recalled After a Salmonella Outbreak Across 17 States
98 people ill in 17 states. Why Salmonella can be inside an intact egg, and how to check the carton in your fridge.
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A Class I Recall for Undeclared Fish — Identified Only by a Best-By Date
Kimchi & tofu kimbap recalled for undeclared fish. The notice lists no lot number at all — just one Best if Used By date.
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A Frozen-Meal Recall for Glass That Kept Getting Bigger
Ajinomoto's USDA recall of frozen fried rice, ramen and shu mai for possible glass grew to tens of millions of pounds. Why foreign-material recalls expand — and how to check your freezer.
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Glass in the Artichoke Hearts: a Recall You'd Only Meet at a Restaurant
Glass was found in foodservice-size quartered artichoke hearts — an FDA Class II recall. A reminder that the food most likely to reach you is the food you never buy yourself.
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The Taylor Farms Cyclospora Outbreak Grew — the Taco Bell Link, and the False Positive Confirmed
Nine states, ~1,900 Taco Bell-linked illnesses, 98 hospitalizations — and the FDA's "positive" lettuce sample officially walked back. What it changes, and what it doesn't.
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Two Hazards in One Week: USDA Flags Listeria and Mislabeled Allergens
Chicken salad and wraps flagged for Listeria; a burrito and jerky for undeclared egg and wheat. Two different failure modes, one lesson for shoppers.
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A Fruit Pop That May Hide Milk, Pecans and Pistachios — a Class I Recall
D'Dioses ice pops recalled for undeclared milk and tree nuts. Why an allergen recall is the FDA's most serious tier — and how to check the UPC on the bar.
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Organic Frozen Blueberries Recalled for E. coli — Check the Back of Your Freezer
A Class I recall for E. coli O145:H28 in frozen organic blueberries, with a Best by date of Feb 2028. The long shelf life is exactly why it matters.
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Taylor Farms Iceberg Lettuce, Cyclospora, and the Recall That Had No Lot Number
A multistate outbreak sickened 1,600+ people, an FDA "positive" was walked back a day later, and the recall lists only "Best if Used By" dates. What it all means.
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USDA Class I Recall: 12,000 lb of Maple Leaf Bacon Imported Without Reinspection
A Class I recall doesn't always mean contamination. Sometimes it means the inspection that proves the food is safe never happened.
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Reser's Pasta Salad Recall: When the Label Is the Hazard
A tub labeled "pasta salad" may actually be chicken salad — with undeclared egg and milk. For an allergic shopper, a wrong label is the danger itself.
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