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    Food for real life — recalls, labels, and what's actually in the cart.

    A father and son shopping together in a supermarket
    Tips & Guides

    Shopping for a Toddler and a Parent in the Same Cart

    Caregivers shop for different needs at once. EatSure composes one preference set for young children and older adults, then shares it with the household.

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    Two people looking at a smartphone screen together
    Tips & Guides

    Share Your Food Preferences Like a Playlist

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    Two people at a table writing a weekly meal plan on a clipboard, beside a bowl of fruit
    Tips & Guides

    Do Not Build It From Scratch: Curated Preference Sets and the Two-Question Setup

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    A granola bar on a table
    Beyond the Score

    One Score for Everyone Is a Score for No One: The Personalization Gap in Food Apps

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    Empty grocery store shelves
    Food Safety

    Why 2026 Feels Like the Summer of Recalls (and Why Nobody Told You About Most of Them)

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    Sandwiches with meat and cheese in a glass deli display case
    Recall Alert

    The Deli Counter Problem: Listeria Recalls You Will Never See on a Label

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    A pile of white sugar cubes
    Beyond the Score

    Organic Sugar Is Still Sugar: The Arithmetic Behind the Food Score

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    A pile of fresh green sprouts on a table
    Recall Alert

    Four Pathogens, One Bag of Sprouts: 55 Sick in 15 States

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    A single green chili pepper on a white background
    Recall Alert

    431 Sick From Jalapeños: The Recall Hiding Inside Your Salsa, Guacamole, and Burrito

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    A person reading the label on a food pouch
    Beyond the Score

    Hazard Is Not Risk: Why 'Potentially Harmful' Is Doing So Much Work in Your Scanner App

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    Supermarket shelves stocked with boxed cereals and snacks
    Beyond the Score

    Bobby Approved and Fooducate: When the List Is One Man's Opinion and the Database Is Stale

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    Hands sorting packaged foods into labeled wire baskets
    Beyond the Score

    String Cheese Scores 34. Canned Ravioli Scores 63. What Exactly Is the App Measuring?

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    A shopper holding a phone near a refrigerated fresh food display
    Beyond the Score

    22 Million Americans Trust a Food Score. Dietitians Say They Should Not.

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    An open refrigerator filled with food
    Recall Alert

    Recalled After It Expired: Why the Taylor Farms Lettuce Recall Could Not Reach Your Fridge

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    A child in a grocery store aisle looking at products on the shelves
    Beyond the Score

    Good Food, Bad Food: How Scoring Apps Teach Shame, and Why That Is a Dietitian's Red Flag

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    Stacked cardboard trays of brown eggs
    Recall Alert

    1.59 Million Dozen Eggs Recalled: How Salmonella Sat in Refrigerators for Weeks

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    Close-up of the layered leaves of a fresh iceberg lettuce head
    Recall Alert

    Taylor Farms Lettuce Recall: 1,644 Sick in Five States, and a Bag That Was Probably in Your Fridge

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    Frost-covered frozen blueberries in a white bowl
    Recall Alert

    Frozen Is Not Safe: GreenWise Frozen Blueberries Recalled Over E. coli

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    Rounds of soft white cheese on a tray
    Recall Alert

    One Cheese, Three Years: The Listeria Outbreak Nobody Connected

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    A pile of peanuts in their shells
    Research & Data

    The Number One Reason Food Gets Recalled Is Not Bacteria. It Is the Allergen Nobody Listed.

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    Infographic of 2025 US food recall statistics, with charts of recalls by month, by food category and by risk level
    Research & Data

    2025 Food Recall Statistics: What Was Recalled Most This Year

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    Whole cantaloupes on a store display beside a Class I recall notice
    Recall Alert

    Ayco Farms Cantaloupe Recalled for Salmonella: What You Need to Know

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    A family in their kitchen reading a food recall alert on a tablet
    Tips & Guides

    Best Ways to Track Food Recalls for Your Family

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    Recall Alert
    Recall Alert

    Boar's Head Deli Meats Subject to Serious USDA Recall — Check Your Home Now

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    Recall Alert
    Recall Alert

    BrucePac Ready-to-Eat Meat Subject to Serious USDA Recall — Check Your Home Now

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    Store shelves of powdered milk with a recall notice warning of possible Salmonella
    Recall Alert

    California Dairies Powdered Milk Recalled for Salmonella: What You Need to Know

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    The three food recall warning levels: Class I severe danger, Class II moderate risk, Class III low risk
    Food Safety

    Class I vs. Class II vs. Class III Food Recalls Explained

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    Side-by-side graphic of the foods the FDA oversees and the foods the USDA oversees
    Food Safety

    FDA vs. USDA Recalls: What's the Difference?

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    Gauges comparing how often dairy, meat, produce, seafood and packaged snacks are recalled
    Research & Data

    Which Food Categories Are Recalled Most Often? 2025 Data Breakdown

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    A hand holding a phone that shows food recall alert settings
    Tips & Guides

    Food Recall Alerts: How to Set Them Up

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    Map of the United States shaded by food recall risk level
    Research & Data

    Food Recalls by State: Where Are You Most at Risk in 2025?

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    Recall Alert
    Recall Alert

    Fresh & Ready Foods Prepared Pasta Subject to Serious FDA Recall — Check Your Home Now

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    Recall Alert
    Recall Alert

    Frozen Shrimp Products Subject to Serious FDA Recall for Radioactive Contamination — Check Your Home Now

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    Four-step diagram of the FDA food recall process: contamination discovery, company notification, FDA classification and public alert
    Food Safety

    How the FDA Food Recall Process Works (Step by Step)

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    A shopper scanning a grocery receipt with a phone that reports no recalled items
    Tips & Guides

    How to Check If Your Groceries Have Been Recalled

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    A phone lock screen showing food safety alerts, next to groceries on a kitchen counter
    Tips & Guides

    How to Get Notified About Food Recalls Automatically

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    A woman checking a recall alert on her phone in front of an open pantry
    Tips & Guides

    How to Know If Something You Already Bought Was Recalled

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    A package of smoked kippered herring beside a botulism recall warning sign
    Recall Alert

    Ma Cohen's Kippered Herring Recalled for Botulism Risk: What You Need to Know

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    Diagram of four common causes of food recalls: bacteria, foreign objects, undeclared allergens and mislabeling
    Research & Data

    Most Common Causes of Food Recalls: The 2025 Report

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    Recall Alert
    Recall Alert

    RAW FARM Raw Cheddar Cheese Subject to Serious FDA Recall — Check Your Home Now

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    Food packages with allergy warning labels listing peanuts, tree nuts, milk and soy
    Research & Data

    Undeclared Allergens: The #1 Cause of Food Recalls in 2025

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    Store workers pulling recalled products off the shelves into a bin
    Food Safety

    What Happens to Recalled Food After It Leaves Shelves?

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    A calendar and clock illustrating the days between contamination and a recall announcement
    Food Safety

    Why Food Recalls Are Announced Weeks After Contamination

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