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CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Tofu was recalled in 29 states [because] it may be contaminated with ink. According to a recall enforcement report from the Food and Drug Administration, over 10,000 cases of tofu produced by Hodo and sold in 29 states were recalled because they made be chemically contaminated by ink. The specific product affected by the recall is: “hodo CHILI CRISP LIGHTLY FRIED TOFU. NET WT 8oz., UPC 850565007842”.

https://local12.com/news/nation-world/tofu-recall-recalled-recalls-recalling-tri-state-ohio-indiana-kentucky-contaminated-ink-chemical-contamination-hodo-chili-crisp-lightly-fried-meat-alternative-asian-soy-japanese-chemicals-chemically

  • AernaLingus [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    58·
    9 days ago

    Is nothing sacred?

    Serious question: is this like how they were reporting every single minor airplane mishap for a few months, creating the appearance of an increase in accidents, or is there a genuine uptick?

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      33·
      9 days ago

      is this like how they were reporting every single minor airplane mishap for a few months

      I assume it’s that. I shared the article because it’s about tofu (which is unexpected and funny) plus I thought it was breaking news but it turned out it’s not.

    • 9to5 [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      26·
      9 days ago

      Im not American but its also possible shit is just slowly falling apart and getting fucked all kinds of ways. I also assume the current admin accelerated some things.

      • DaPorkchop_ [they/she/it]@lemmy.mlEnglish
        10·
        9 days ago

        i know a guy on a discord i’m in who has been posting any food recall alerts he comes across for years, and based on the frequency of his PSAs i don’t think these are occurring much more frequently than they were, say, 3 years ago

    • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      7·
      9 days ago

      There has been a 400-500% increase in food recalls over baseline in the past year. Most of the recalls in the past year have been health and safety related recalls for foods that can cause harm or death.

      In previous years, the majority of recalls were related to improper labeling or missed inspections, but did not actually mean the food was dangerous to consume.

      This is a genuinely huge uptick in both the prevalence and severity of “accidents.”