Recalls

Recalls, outbreaks and contamination: what was found, which codes to check and what it means.

Whole Foods Ashwagandha Recalled Over Salmonella. Dry Powder Doesn’t Kill It

Oct 30 · 7 min read

A Rare Salmonella Is Back in Raw Oysters, This Time Traced to One Virginia River

Oct 21 · 8 min read

Lidl Recalls a Coffee Gelato for Listeria. Keeping It Frozen Won’t Make It Safe.

Oct 17 · 7 min read

Yes, Diarrhea Can Be Sexually Transmitted. It Is Called Shigella, and We Read the Numbers Behind This Week’s Headlines

Oct 8 · 9 min read

The Frozen Berry E. coli Recall Just Reached Trader Joe’s. Here’s Every Lot Code to Check

Oct 4 · 8 min read

The Raw-Milk Cheese E. coli Outbreak: 13 Sick, and the 60-Day Aging Rule That Was Never a Kill Step

Sep 29 · 8 min read

The Frozen Blueberry E. coli Outbreak Is Over: 17 Sick, 6 Hospitalized, No Deaths Counted. The Recalled Bags Are Dated Into 2028

Sep 23 · 8 min read

The Lettuce Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over: 12,883 Cases, 570 Hospitalized, 21 States. Here Is What the Final Count Says, and What It Leaves Open

Sep 15 · 8 min read

Two New Salmonella Egg Outbreaks in One Week. Here’s What the Recall Codes and the Small-Flock Rule Actually Say

Sep 12 · 10 min read

Two Sprout Outbreaks at Once. Here’s Why Sprouts Are the One Salad Topping the Food-Safety Rules Single Out

Sep 10 · 9 min read