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...and Boomberg has noticed. (Gift link, hence the length) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-25/ai-slop-recipes-are-taking-over-the-internet-and-thanksgiving-dinner?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2NDA4MzUxMCwiZXhwIjoxNzY0Njg4MzEwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNkFGNzVLR1pBSlowMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFNzAxNENGQzIzNTI0MzU0QTVENUY2QkREMDAxOEU3NiJ9.zVeH6d7ceqUngdCBCfynlfmG4wiYTU-Dv8BjiwikQsU&leadSource=uverify wall

Annnnd, senna leaf herbal tea. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/celebration-herbals-brand-senna-leaf-herbal-tea-recalled-due-salmonella

One pistachios, one not. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/aoun-brand-tahineh-recalled-due-salmonella-2 https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachios-and-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-5

When I was a kid, I can remember a brand of yellow mustard (don't remember which one) coming in a glass jar which, once it was emptied, became a drinking glass. My grandmother had a full set of them.

Oh, and one more, just to add a touch of romance:

I don't know how many here (if any) are on Bluesky, but author Claire Willett solicited readers' best/funniest stories of Thanksgiving meals gone wrong. The whole thing is worth a read, if you're on the platform (here's the link: https://bsky.app/profile/clairewillett.bsky.social/post/3m6fypqlkes2p), but I've picked a couple of fun examples to give you all the idea. Some are just basic mistakes: Others have that "family stories that live forever" energy: ...and some are especially inspired examples of Cookery Gone Wrong (MRK, for those who don't know, is a popular/successful science fiction writer). And finally, a moment that somehow turns The Dish We All Dread into something surprising and uplifting:

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

Finally, a change of pace: drinkable Yoplait yogurt is being recalled for foreign matter (pieces of plastic). https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/yoplait-brand-yop-drinkable-yogurt-recalled-due-pieces-plastic

Yup, this! I think there's probably a liability issue at play in some jurisdictions, too. But clearly that's not the case where you live, and I'm absolutely 100% behind anyone feeding people who need feeding.

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