Rising Food Recalls Spark Concerns Over U.S. Food Safety

A surge in food recalls due to contamination issues has raised alarm about the safety of the U.S. food supply and the adequacy of current regulatory practices.

Recent months have seen over 300 food recalls, with listeria and E. coli found in products like deli meats, chicken nuggets, and frozen waffles.
Heightened testing and stricter regulations are identifying more food safety issues, but they also reveal gaps in the current system.
Despite the recalls, many consumers remain unaware until after consuming potentially harmful products, highlighting delays in company responses.
Experts call for more comprehensive testing throughout the supply chain and faster action from food companies to prevent contamination.
Calls for a unified food safety inspection agency grow as the current fragmented oversight struggles to keep up with complex supply chains.