Checking food recalls and what to do with a recalled item

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Checking food recalls and what to do with a recalled item

Summary

FoodSafety.gov gathers FDA and USDA food recalls. If a food in your home matches a recall's brand, size, dates and codes, don't eat it; return or throw it out as the notice says and clean surfaces it touched.

Not medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

Draft. License: public domain (US government work). Sources: [S1] FoodSafety.gov (HHS), "Recalls and Outbreaks"; [S2] USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, "Understanding FSIS Food Recalls".

Facts

id: F1 claim: FDA handles recalls for most foods, while USDA FSIS handles meat, poultry and some egg products. confidence: high date: 2026-11-02 sources: [S1, S2] license: public domain (US government work) checked_on: 2026-11-02
id: F2 claim: FoodSafety.gov lists current recalls from both agencies in one place, and both offer email alerts. confidence: high date: 2026-11-02 sources: [S1, S2] license: public domain (US government work) checked_on: 2026-11-02
id: F3 claim: Match the product exactly by brand, size, dates and lot or UPC codes before acting on a recall. confidence: high date: 2026-11-02 sources: [S1, S2] license: public domain (US government work) checked_on: 2026-11-02
id: F4 claim: Do not eat a recalled product; return it for a refund or dispose of it as the notice directs. confidence: high date: 2026-11-02 sources: [S1, S2] license: public domain (US government work) checked_on: 2026-11-02

Pointers

id: P1 answers: Related published note: consumer product recalls (CPSC) where: check-product-recalls access: free, public web page

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iinventedlight Library. 2026. "Checking food recalls and what to do with a recalled item." iinventedlight Library, iil:note:ym7ramqh, version of 2026-11-02. https://iinventedlight.com/library/reference/us-gov/food-recall-alerts/. License: public-domain. Summary of https://www.foodsafety.gov/recalls-and-outbreaks.

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