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FDA + USDA FSIS recalls of human food products.
Food recalls in our database come from two agencies. The FDA covers most of what's sold in a US grocery store: produce, packaged snacks, baked goods, baby formula, supplements, beverages, condiments, seafood. The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service covers meat, poultry, and processed egg products. If your recalled item has an EST. number on the label, it's USDA; otherwise it's almost always FDA.
The single most common trigger for a food recall is undeclared allergens. Most of those are precautionary — the product was packaged on a line that also runs allergen-containing products, and a label revision flagged the cross-contact risk. The other major category is pathogen contamination: Listeria monocytogenes (especially in ready-to-eat refrigerated products), Salmonella (poultry and produce), and E. coli O157:H7 (ground beef and leafy greens). These three pathogens together account for most Class I severity recalls.
If you're checking whether a recall affects your kitchen: match the lot code or best-by date on your package against the affected production run listed in the recall notice. If the codes match, follow the remedy. Don't taste-test — Listeria and the toxin-producing E. coli serotypes cause serious illness with no warning flavor or smell.
G.O. Fresh is voluntarily recalling specific cut melon mix products containing cantaloupe due to potential Salmonella contamination.
G.O. Fresh is voluntarily recalling specific cut fruit items containing cantaloupe due to potential Salmonella contamination linked to a supplier recall.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling rBGH Free White Cheddar produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling specific cheddar and horseradish cheeses produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Colby cheese produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Monterey Jack Dill Cheese produced in August and September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Color Cheddar Tomato Basil cheese produced in August and September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Pacific Northwest Tofu, LLC is recalling Dae Han Tofu Soya Select Stir Fried Tofu because soy was partially declared on the label due to a printing error.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Monterey Jack Roasted Red Pepper Cheese produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Monterey Jack Salsa Cheese produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling specific White Cheddar Midgets produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Blue Cheese Color Cheddar produced in August and September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Reduced Fat Farmers Cheese produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling White Cheddar Cheese Curds produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp. is voluntarily recalling Monterey Jack Jalapeno Cheese produced in August and September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Cinnabar Specialty Foods is recalling Neera's Tikka Curry Simmering Sauce because it contains undeclared milk and soy ingredients.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Black Pepper Color Cheddar cheese produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Maple White Cheddar produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Color Cheddar Cheese Curds produced between August 21 and September 1, 2012, due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Morel & Leek Monterey Jack cheese produced between August 21 and September 1, 2012, due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Monterey Jack Chipotle cheese produced in August and September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Bacon Colby Cheese produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Cranberry Monterey Jack cheese produced in August and September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Monterey Jack Peppercorn Ranch cheese produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling cheddar cheese produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
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