A new USDA recall this week is a reminder that food safety isn't just about contamination — it's also about where your product legally comes from. What FSIS announced On August 7, 2026, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Shan Distribution Network, Inc., based in Carol Stream, Illinois, is recalling approximately 5,084 pounds of frozen Siluriformes breaded Swai fish fillet and stick products. The reason isn't contamination — it's that the products were produced...

The Cyclospora outbreak we've been tracking on this blog has grown substantially, and there's a significant new development this week involving one of the country's largest lettuce suppliers. What's new On July 19, 2026, the FDA said a lettuce sample supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico — previously reported as testing positive for Cyclospora as part of the ongoing multistate outbreak — has now been determined to be a false positive. Separately, Taylor Farms de Mexico is voluntarily removing...

A plain-language rundown of three food safety stories making headlines — a Publix blueberry E. coli recall, a fast-growing Cyclospora outbreak, and the close of the Abbott infant-formula investigation — and what they mean for Miami food businesses.