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Food recalls

FDA and USDA food recalls and public health alerts.

A food recall reaches the public through one of two agencies. The Food and Drug Administration covers most food, and the Food Safety and Inspection Service covers meat, poultry and processed egg products. Both publish the recalling company’s own announcement, which is where the lot codes, best-by dates and package sizes live.

The identifiers matter more than the product name. A recall covers particular lots produced in a particular window, not every package of that brand, so the only way to know whether the box in your kitchen is included is to match the code printed on it against the notice.

Class I is the serious grade, meaning a reasonable probability of serious harm or death. The pages here carry the current Class I list, the outbreaks that drive many of them, and what to do with food you have already bought.

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Kroger eggs recalled over Salmonella

The FDA has classified the recall of nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs as Class I. Check the Julian date and the plant code on the side of the carton.

NoticeMirza Seraj Baig

What to do when your food is recalled

Two agencies recall food, and their notices tell you exactly which product, which lot and which states. The steps, in the order the agencies give them.

ExplainerMirza Seraj Baig