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Consumer Guides
Consumer Guide · Food PolicyInside FDA's Listeria Prevention Meeting: What Experts Debated
FDA spent two days asking why Listeria illness hasn't dropped in over a decade — with real pushback on "zero tolerance" testing from the experts in the room.
Consumer Guide · Meat Safety, Part 2Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill: USDA's Four Rules for Meat and Catfish Safety
The real cook temperatures, the cutting board rule, and the 2-hour clock that applies even to your restaurant leftovers — plus why "Separate" is the one I watch for most closely when I'm eating out.
Consumer Guide · Meat Safety, Part 1How to Check If Your Meat Is Really USDA Inspected
Two recent recalls came down to the same problem: product that skipped federal inspection entirely. Here's the public FSIS directory that lets you check a producer's inspection status yourself.
Consumer GuideAre You Storing Food Safely? FDA's Fridge and Freezer Rules
40°F, 0°F, and the two-hour rule — the numbers FDA actually wants you to follow, plus the small habits (eggs, leftovers, ready-to-eat foods) that matter more than people think.
Consumer GuideThree FDA Facts Worth Knowing: "Healthy" Labels, Grapefruit Juice, and How Recalls Work
What "Healthy" actually means on a package now, why grapefruit juice can mess with certain medications, and how a recall actually gets started in the first place.
Consumer GuideIs It Really "FDA Approved"? What That Label Actually Means
"FDA approved" shows up on everything from supplements to cosmetics to pet food. Here's what the phrase actually requires, straight from FDA's own guidance — and which products can never legally claim it.
Consumer GuideIs Your Beef Really American? What the Label Actually Tells You
After the Corte Argentino beef recall, one question kept coming up: how do you know if your beef is really American? Here's what the 2026 label rule requires — and what it still doesn't.
Recall Roundups
Food Safety Roundup · Part 10What's Been Recalled, Part 10: An E. Coli Outbreak Tied to Raw Milk Cheese Is Hospitalizing Kids Under 5
A raw milk cheese outbreak where most of the sick are kids five and under, plus a cinnamon seasoning pulled for lead, a ravioli recalled over undeclared lobster, a pest-contaminated peperoncini, a second alfalfa seed recall, and the broccoli sprouts outbreak growing to 32 illnesses.
Food Safety AlertStar Meat Delivery Recall: 167,639 Lbs Sold With a Fake USDA Mark
Star Meat Delivery Inc. recalled raw pork, beef, and goat products produced with zero federal inspection and a false USDA mark of inspection — FSIS's highest health-risk rating, shipped nationwide through a Georgia distributor.
Food Safety Roundup · Part 9What's Been Recalled, Part 9: Two Listeria Recalls in a Week, Plus a Supplement Pulled for Poison
A pasta brand and an imported pork guanciale both got flagged for Listeria within nine days of each other. Two allergen recalls, a weight-loss supplement pulled for containing an actual poisonous plant, and an older recall that just picked up four more states.
Food Safety Roundup · Part 8What's Been Recalled, Part 8: The Frozen Blueberries Outbreak Is Over
CDC has declared the E. coli O145:H28 frozen blueberries outbreak over and FDA's investigation complete — 17 illnesses, 6 hospitalizations, no deaths. Plus a Salmonella Newport case count that keeps climbing with no source named.
Food Safety Roundup · Part 7What's Been Recalled, Part 7: A Listeria Case That Took Three Years to Solve, and a Supplier That Wouldn't Let FDA In
FDA closed out five outbreak investigations at once — 138 illnesses total. The standout: a Clover Hill Dairy Listeria outbreak that ran three years and four months before anyone connected the cases, ending in one death.
Food Safety Roundup · Part 6What's Been Recalled, Part 6: A Second Recall for the Same Ice Cream, and an Alfalfa Seed Supplier Finally Acts
So Delicious recalls the same dessert for the same reason, less than a year after the last time. Plus the alfalfa seed behind Part 5's sprouts outbreak gets recalled at the source.
Food Safety Roundup · Part 5What's Been Recalled, Part 5: A Serious Hepatitis A Outbreak, and a Hot Sauce Maker That Refused to Recall
A Hepatitis A outbreak tied to frozen clams has hospitalized 30 of 37 people sick. Plus two separate egg recalls, a Whole Foods cheese allergy alert, and a Connecticut hot sauce maker still selling despite a botulism-risk order.
Food Safety Roundup · Part 4What's Been Recalled, Part 4: The Lettuce Outbreak Is Over, Frozen Berries Grow
CDC has declared the Cyclospora/iceberg lettuce outbreak over. Plus the frozen berry recall picked up a second brand and 16 states, a new broccoli sprouts recall, two pork cracklings recalls, and two new outbreaks with no known food source yet.
Food Safety AlertBroccoli Sprouts Recalled After Salmonella Outbreak: What to Check in Your Fridge
Evergreen Fresh Sprouts, LLC has recalled broccoli sprouts tied to 22 illnesses across four states — plus this company's already had two outbreaks before this one.
Food Safety WatchThe Driscoll's Strawberry Lawsuit: One to Watch
No recall, no proof yet — just a class action alleging undisclosed pesticide residue on strawberries. Here's what the lawsuit actually says, what it doesn't, and what to watch for next.
Food Safety Roundup · Part 3What's Been Recalled, Part 3: Two New, Three Holding Steady
The lettuce, blueberry, and jalapeño outbreaks haven't moved since our last check. Two new recalls did come in — one from a plant now on its third Listeria recall in under a year.
Food Safety Roundup · Part 2What's Been Recalled, Part 2: What's Changed
The lettuce outbreak is finally slowing down, the salsa recall turned out to be a much bigger jalapeño story, and nine new recalls have popped up since last time.
Food Safety RoundupWhat's Been Recalled: The Last Two Weeks
Every major U.S. food recall from the past two weeks, straight from FDA.gov and FSIS.usda.gov — lettuce, berries, olive oil, rice, sprouts, mango, salsa, chicken, chocolate milk, tofu, and candy.
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