You’re Not Hallucinating: The Amount of Recalled Food Is Skyrocketing

Photo: Alfalfa sprouts. Photo credit: Novkov Visuals via Pexels. Article by Edith Olmsted. The New Republic – August 31, 2026.

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. […]

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