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"For Americans, it’s been a real tough summer for figuring out what foods are
safe to eat.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced 26 notices for food products
this August alone (not including pet food). Including drugs, that total
increased to 46 recalls. That’s a notable increase from August 2025 when just
26 products were recalled, including 18 food products, and from August 2024
when 24 products were recalled, including 19 food products.
A lot of it was due to salmonella. In the past month, the FDA issued 12
different product recalls for potential salmonella contamination—a six-times
increase from the month before. In July, the FDA recalled only two products for
potential salmonella contamination. In August 2025 and August 2024, only one
product was recalled for potential salmonella contamination.
The latest products recalled due to salmonella concerns include radishes,
mangoes, alfalfa spouts, granola, and jalapeños and the many, many premade
dishes that include them as ingredients. A number of food products were
recalled this month for other concerning reasons, including glass in fruit
popsicles; metal in sourdough; and, most recently, ink in tofu.
Salmonella’s just the tip of the iceberg—lettuce, that is. American consumers
are still reeling from the past few months’ deadly cyclospora outbreak linked
to iceberg lettuce sourced from Taylor Farms facilities and recalls of frozen
blueberries for potential E. coli contamination.
Obviously, there has been a sharp increase in the number of recalls. It’s not
immediately clear whether this can be attributed to increased enforcement or
more hazardous food—but the rapidly rising rate of recalls makes you wonder: Is
this what making America healthy again looks like?"
Via Violet Blue’s
Threat Model - Pandemic Roundup: September 3, 2026
https://www.patreon.com/violetblue/posts/pandemic-roundup-168473011
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
