The Brief
Recalls, FDA and USDA actions, and standards changes, briefed with what each one means for your facility.
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ClearJul 20, 2026
Your Recall Can't Hinge on a Single Test Result
FDA reported a positive cyclospora result on Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce, the company recalled, and a day later FDA called that result a false positive. The recall held anyway, because the outbreak link never depended on the test. For manufacturers, a recall decision that hinges on one lab result, positive or negative, is already broken.
5 min
Jun 29, 2026
Your Supplier's Other Customer Had an Outbreak. Nobody Told You.
Nara Organics and ByHeart never shared a label, a plant, or a brand. They shared a milk supplier. Seven months after ByHeart's infant-botulism recall, the same supplier's milk turned up in a second formula tied to the same illness, and the supplier's customer list to FDA never showed the link. The recall isn't the lesson. The blind spot is. Shared-supplier risk hides from one-up, one-down traceability, and most supplier agreements never account for it.
5 min
May 5, 2026
Your Supplier's Supplier Recalled. Your COA Won't Save You.
Three brands recalled chips, beverage mixes, and meat products in eight days. The trigger wasn't Salmonella in any of their facilities. It was an April 27 California Dairies recall of dry milk powder, two tiers upstream. Utz says their seasoning batches tested negative for Salmonella prior to use. They're recalling anyway.
5 min
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