Food recalls are everywhere. Here’s how to keep your family and your food safe

The useful part

If it feels like every trip to the grocery store is followed by another headline telling you something in the refrigerator might be contaminated, you're not imagining the steady stream of recall notices. You can't control everything that happens to food before it reaches your kitchen. A handful of surprisingly simple habits can make navigating recalls—and everyday food safety—a lot less frightening.

How it works

• First, understand what a food recall actually means A recall doesn't necessarily mean everyone who ate a product is going to get sick.
• Foods can be recalled for several reasons, including possible contamination with bacteria such as Salmonella, E.
• coli or Listeria, an undeclared major allergen, or foreign material such as glass, metal or plastic.

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