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Food recalls are happening more often. Reasons behind the rise — and why it's not all bad news.

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The number of food recalls has been marching steadily upward in the past few years .

So far this year , 211 food and beverage products have already been recalled, withdrawn from the market or subjected to safety warnings.

The trend may be a holdover from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when fewer than 4,000 FDA inspections of food-producing facilities were done.

Undeclared allergens made up nearly half of all recalls in 2023 .

By comparison, dangerous bacteria, such as E. coli and listeria, were the cause of over a quarter of recalls.

A single ingredient was a major driver of last year ’s high recall numbers.

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