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The company involved in this one has been in denial mode, arguing that botulism just isn't a credible issue with infant formula*, and that it must be post-manufacturing contamination that has caused the problem. That is no longer the case. https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/11/from-defiant-to-contrite-formula-maker-confirms-bacteria-amid-botulism-outbreak/ *(Yeah, and the Titanic was unsinkable...)

They split the difference, here, when it comes to farmer's market vendors. Food doesn't have to be prepared in a commercial kitchen, but you do need to successfully pass a recognized food safety training course.

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachios-and-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-5 ETA: Yes, I'd just posted that one on Tuesday, but it's been updated.

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachios-and-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-5

Just one of the things I appreciate about brassicas...

It's a "greatest hits" day: pistachios and enoki mushrooms. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/baekdu-peak-brand-enoki-mushroom-recalled-due-listeria-monocytogenes https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachios-and-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-5

These were my crop from yesterday. The usual daily pistachio recall, and the formula recall from the US has been extended to Canada. Fortunately it was a fringe brand, with relatively minimal market presence. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachios-and-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-5 https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/byheart-whole-nutrition-infant-formula-may-be-unsafe-due-potential-presence-dangerous

These are getting discussed on my social media feeds this morning: I've seen them described as "meta" Oreos, "recursive" Oreos, and "cannibal" Oreos, etc, but my favorite so far is "the Oreobouros."

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachios-and-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-5

Kinda food, kinda not. Putting it here anyway.

It's a massive update/revision of her 2006 opus "What to Eat," appropriately entitled "What to Eat Now." https://www.foodpolitics.com/2025/11/this-is-publication-day-what-to-eat-now/

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/beer-yeast-leftovers-spun-into-a-promising-sustainable-yarn-50-stronger-than-wool/4022459.article

I don't typically post about US recalls, but I'll make an exception for this one. Most of us are past the new-parent stage, but have kids (or grandkids) who aren't, so... formula's being recalled for botulism. https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/outbreaks-investigations/infant-formula-nov-2025/index.html

...and one more. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-7

Ask, and ye shall receive! https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/mount-kumgang-brand-enoki-mushroom-recalled-due-listeria-monocytogenes Of course, we also get a couple of the same old, same old. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-raw-pistachio-kernels-recalled-due-salmonella https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella-3

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachios-and-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-4

I've said repeatedly "I don't want a counter-depth fridge, I want fridge-depth cabinets!" (ideally with pull-out drawers, sliders, etc rather than just empty boxes). Our big French-door Kenmore has given up the ghost within the past few days, sadly, so I was just in town getting a stopgap fridge. A stepdaughter's boyfriend's parents (!!) had one they were willing to give me for free; they'd gotten it from their daughter's workplace (they'd downsized) and were keeping it as a spare for one of their rental properties.

Me: Dear God, no! KraftHeinz: Ummm... https://www.kraftheinz.com/kraft-mac-and-cheese/products/00021000086245-apple-pie-flavored-mac-cheese-macaroni-and-cheese-dinner

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/dubai-chocolate-recalled-due-salmonella

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/shaikh-al-kar-brand-plain-halva-recalled-due-salmonella-1

Kinda makes you long for the good ol' days of enoki mushrooms, doesn't it?

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-roasted-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella-0