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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.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Reduced Fat Caraway Farmers cheese produced in August and September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
Springside Cheese Corp is voluntarily recalling Monterey Jack Caribbean Red Hot cheese produced in late August and early September 2012 due to potential Giardia contamination from an employee illness.
World Finer Foods is recalling Da Vinci Pesto Genovese because pine nuts are listed on the front label but omitted from the ingredient statement.
Pacific Northwest Tofu, LLC is recalling 32 packages of Dae Han Tofu Soya Select Teriyaki Tofu because the soy ingredient declaration is partially cut off on the label.
Pepsi Bottling Group Nashville is recalling 2-liter bottles of Diet Orange Crush because they contain undeclared high fructose corn syrup.
Chang Jiang Seafood CA Inc. is recalling frozen farm-raised shrimp because it contains nitrofuran, an unapproved antibiotic.
Mothers' Milk Bank at Austin is recalling 52 bottles of pasteurized human milk in Texas due to the potential presence of foreign materials.
Pacific Northwest Tofu, LLC is recalling Dae Han Tofu Soya Select Gourmet Firm Tofu because the ingredient list is cut off, partially declaring soy.
Mothers' Milk Bank at Austin is recalling 22 bottles of pasteurized human milk due to the potential presence of foreign materials.
Pacific Northwest Tofu, LLC is recalling 10 packages of Hot & Spicy Tofu because the ingredient list is cut off, partially declaring wheat or sesame seed oil.
Mothers' Milk Bank at Austin is recalling 54 bottles of pasteurized human milk due to the potential presence of foreign materials.
Pacific Coast Fruit Company is recalling VA Kit New Gourmet Fruit Salad because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Pacific Coast Fruit Company is recalling Mango & Cucumber Salsa because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. The product was distributed to deli retailers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska.
Taylor Farms is recalling Wawa fruit trays containing mangoes due to potential Salmonella Braenderup contamination.
Gills Onions is recalling specific lots of slivered yellow onions because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Taylor Farms is voluntarily recalling specific Wawa watermelon trays because they may contain mangoes contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup.
FreshPoint Central California is recalling Daniella brand mangoes due to potential Salmonella Braenderup contamination. The product was distributed in California.
Taylor Farms is voluntarily recalling Wawa mango and yogurt parfaits due to potential Salmonella Braenderup contamination from Daniella Brand mangoes.
J F C International Inc is recalling JFC Brand Furikake-Seto Fumi rice seasoning due to undeclared eggs, soybeans, and wheat.
Gills Onions is recalling specific lots of slivered red onions because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Taylor Farms is recalling Wawa mixed fruit with kiwi because it may contain mangoes contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup.
Kerry Foods is recalling Organic Soy Protein Isolate due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed to Utah.
Taylor Farms is recalling Wawa melon mix because it may contain mangoes contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup.
Taylor Farms is recalling Wawa mangoes because they may contain Daniella Brand mangoes contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup.
Taylor Farms is recalling Wawa mixed fruit trays because they may contain mangoes contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup.
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