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US food recalls hit 26 in August as salmonella warnings jump sixfold from July
Yahoo • • business
Key Points:
- In August 2026, food safety alerts in the U.S. increased significantly, with 26 food recalls and 46 total recalls including drugs, surpassing counts from August 2024 and 2025, largely driven by Salmonella contamination.
- The FDA reported 12 Salmonella-related recalls in August 2026, a sharp rise compared to just one or two in previous years, affecting a wide range of products such as mangoes, radish mixes, granola, pistachio nut butter, and prepared foods from retailers like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.
- Additional recalls involved hazards like glass in fruit popsicles, metal fragments in sourdough bread, ink contamination in tofu, and undeclared allergens including milk, eggs, fish, wheat, sesame, and tree nuts.
- The surge follows other major food safety incidents earlier in the year, including Cyclospora outbreaks and E. coli contamination in frozen blueberries, highlighting how contamination in supply chains can impact multiple brands and regions.
- Consumers are advised to carefully check recall notices, discard or return affected products, and thoroughly clean surfaces to prevent cross-contamination, especially with bacteria such as Salmonella, Listeria, and E. coli.
