FDA still working?

"The Endico 2.5 lb bags of frozen peas and carrots and mixed vegetables were distributed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, Florida and Washington, D.C., between July 18 and Aug. 4, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration’s recall notice said. The company, Endico Potatoes Inc., is based in Mount Vernon, New York.

Here are the lot codes of the recalled products:

Peas and carrots: lot 110625, production date 6/11/25, use by date 6/10/27
Mixed vegetables: lot 170625, production date 6/17/25, use by date 6/16/27"

From FDA
Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella: Cucumbers (November 2024)
Do not eat, sell, or serve recalled cucumbers and products containing recalled cucumbers from SunFed Produce, Baloian Farms, and Russ Davis.

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Robert Califf? Fabulous. He isn't not sending out food recalls, is he? What do you think RFK is going to do or not going to do?

Dr Marty Makary to lead FDA under your favorite prez-elect

*ill

Anonymous wrote:Now a Detroit based company recalling 167,000 lbs of ground beef. So far reported cases of e coli in MN.

Maybe it is a different state but 1 child died and 11 are reported from beef and chicken feet(??) -in WaPo

Anonymous wrote:I have one bag of Grimmway Farms baby carrots from Costco but it's best by later than the date on here:

https://www.allrecipes.com/fda-investigates-organic-carrots-e-coli-outbreak-nov-2024-8746971

Still I feel nervous.

Costco called us about our carrots and so did giant. so those two stores at least are keeping track

(We eat a lot of carrots. I had baby carrots and soup carrots.)

many brands of organic carrots have been recalled see:

https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbreaks/e-coli-o121.html
and for pictures

https://www.fox10tv.com/2024/11/22/more-products-added-carrot-recall-e-coli-sold-walmart-target-trader-joes-more/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGv_5dleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHaiVOLDKcvmHTP3aTaROaUWIpD0klVsn4XqDolsDZYtPxh5Hpt_g0IIiug_aem_iEMxsn2t-0vW6nBepk5J5Q

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Anonymous wrote:It's so frustrating that even these companies that have developed a reputation for being a step up in quality are being found to be unsafe as well - Whole Foods carrots, Boars Head deli meat, Tom's of Maine?

Tom’s is owned by Colgate now

That explains that recall then

Anonymous wrote:It's so frustrating that even these companies that have developed a reputation for being a step up in quality are being found to be unsafe as well - Whole Foods carrots, Boars Head deli meat, Tom's of Maine?

Tom’s is owned by Colgate now

Anonymous wrote:It's so frustrating that even these companies that have developed a reputation for being a step up in quality are being found to be unsafe as well - Whole Foods carrots, Boars Head deli meat, Tom's of Maine?

Tho some wonder after Amazon took WF. But yes can't eat or use many products. What'll be next?

It's so frustrating that even these companies that have developed a reputation for being a step up in quality are being found to be unsafe as well - Whole Foods carrots, Boars Head deli meat, Tom's of Maine?

Not recalled I don’t think but the Tom’s toothpaste factory was found to have mold in its production system

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Robert Califf? Fabulous. He isn't not sending out food recalls, is he? What do you think RFK is going to do or not going to do?

The last couple months of food recalls are fabulous?

The food recall people are in food safety, not agricultural standards. Weakening govt could mean that standards on farms and ag inspections are less frequent and less thorough than the already problematic standards AND the agencies that test food for safety have fewer resources to do so.

The current system doesn't work. Inspectors write reports and those reports are regularly ignored. New laws, increased budgets, and more employees isn't going to do anything except increase the number of ignored reports.

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/11/cdc-says-deadly-listeria-outbreak-traced-to-boars-head-deli-meats-of-is-over-investigations-continue/

USDA took virtually no action — allowing Boar’s Head to continue business as usual at its chronically unsanitary Virginia plant — despite finding repeated serious violations. The Virginia plant should have been shut down years ago

The USDA knew about this plant. It ignored the problem. I guess they hoped it would just get better. The current system is staffed by people without any will to do anything. They collect their paycheck and go home. And don't eat deli meat.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Robert Califf? Fabulous. He isn't not sending out food recalls, is he? What do you think RFK is going to do or not going to do?

The last couple months of food recalls are fabulous?

The food recall people are in food safety, not agricultural standards. Weakening govt could mean that standards on farms and ag inspections are less frequent and less thorough than the already problematic standards AND the agencies that test food for safety have fewer resources to do so.

Plus, I hope that making food recalls news will make food producers step up their food safety. Better to know than not know.