Don’t panic. An increase in food recalls doesn’t mean our food supply is less safe, experts say. Foods contaminated with bacteria such as E. coli, listeria, or salmonella can be harmful when ingested.

Food recalls have dominated headlines all year, with major recalls centering around common foods like lunch meat, cucumbers, and even organic carrots. Some of these recalls started with one company or ...

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Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. The infant botulism outbreak that sickened ...

The past year has been defined by a troubling series of foodborne outbreaks and recalls, underscoring systemic weaknesses in the U.S. food safety system. From Listeria-contaminated deli products to E.

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The CDC says there is not an unusually high number of outbreaks this year. There have been a number of notable multi-state foodborne outbreaks in the U.S. this year. A listeria outbreak linked to Boar ...

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The Food Safety Information Council has issued food safety advice for consumers about how to be prepared for power outages. Dr. Scott Crerar, Council Chair, said that the Council has been receiving ...

“If the recall involves a systemic issue, like pathogens in a water source impacting multiple farms, I will temporarily avoid the broader category.” Korin Miller has spent nearly two decades covering ...