• jacksilver@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      Yeah, it shows a trend, but why did it start in 2024.makes me wonder if it’s tied to the affordability crisis or supply chain issues but being compounded by Trump/Republicans attack on the federal government.

  • Zedstrian@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    3·
    6 days ago

    I don’t think the charts above are accurate. While food recall charts I found online are oddly inconsistent, several seem to source their data from PIRG, so here’s their data (from here):

    To extend the data, per this article the number for 2025 was 320 (FDA 253, USDA 67, per this report).

    While the PIRG reports note that recalls without press releases are not included in the figures, assuming the fraction of companies that do publish press releases is consistent, there doesn’t seem to be a substantial increase in product recalls.

    Discrepancies between this PIRG chart and higher figures such as the chart in this report appear to depend on whether or not the author opts to include dietary supplements.

    Also of note is that a recall typically includes multiple products, contributing to the substantially higher numbers found in the following chart (which also includes cosmetics, from here):

  • Ludicrous0251@piefed.zipEnglish
    3·
    6 days ago

    What changed at the end of 2023 and into 2024? It feels like there may be more to this story than a 2025 budget cut.

    Was there a new regulation? A change in regional sourcing? Climate change? Water scarcity leading to increased reclaimed water usage?

  • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    6 days ago

    Well, yes it does, but I’m not sure what story exactly. It’s certainly not the easy “Trump did it” that we would - with good reason and precedent - usually assume. Seems like he actually inherited this one.