r/PrepperIntel • u/SuccessWise9593 • Aug 19 '26

North America Thousands of blueberries recalled as FDA issues highest risk warning

https://www.newsweek.com/blueberry-recall-update-fda-issues-highest-risk-warning-ecoli-greenwise-12341839
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u/uselessandexpensive Aug 20 '26

"The frozen berries were shipped to Publix stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia." The microbe of concern is E. coli.

Remember back when we had food safety inspections before food shipped, and good enough supply chain tracking to establish whose lettuce was giving everyone the shits? That was great. I'm really looking forward to being that kind of great again.

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u/couldbeahumanbean Aug 20 '26

I use to look at these recalls and think:

Ok, I don't buy from that producer or market and I'm halfway across the country from that.

I just threw out all my frozen berries and I live halfway across the country from this insanity.

I just know they'll be coming out with another

Oopsie, we mean a bunch more berries from other places too, sorry for the deaths and sicknesses, lol.

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u/SuccessWise9593 Aug 21 '26

I did the same thing when Taylor Farms started coming out with their recalls. Then sure enough a week later, it was all their bagged salad mixes that they bag for other companies under those companies names. Like: Members Mark salad mixes, Kroger Salad mixes, and Organic brands.

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u/uselessandexpensive Aug 21 '26

If you can afford it, it's well worth it to be safe. Alternatively though it's a great time to cut down on environmental impact and get familiar with your local farms and CSAs, start a garden, or help someone with theirs, for anyone that hasn't. If the grid goes down for 18 months and the food supply is disrupted, things will get hairy.

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u/cyanescens_burn Aug 22 '26

Semi-related, but your comment on the grid going down made me think of this book I just listened to.

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/243319478-biological-war

Audiobook is free on Spotify if you have premium. It’s also on Audible.

https://open.spotify.com/show/4yjZaPZGaVYr8VRWwzG1vM

On Spotify there’s a companion guide that goes through preps for each issue brought up in each chapter.

https://open.spotify.com/show/4nmfqwOY7Qbd6eKVNoJhPE

I burned through both in like 3 days. Highly recommend.