American shoppers are so rattled by surging FDA recalls that 67% now avoid a whole food category after just one notice
📍 The outcome
By early September, a surge in FDA recalls—26 in August and a six‑fold jump in salmonella warnings—helped push recalled food to a decade‑high 37 million pounds in the first half of 2026. The trend prompted a Fortune report that 67 % of American shoppers now avoid an entire food category after a single notice. Coverage then tapered off, leaving the longer‑term consumer response unresolved.
Epilogue added 42d ago, after coverage quieted.
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