{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast","title":"2026 Outbreak Overload: 21 Recalls & More Than 30,000 Sick | Episode 183","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2054,"description":"Cyclospora cases have topped 30,000. Eggs, jalapeños, blueberries, and infant formula are all being recalled at the same time. In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, Matt and Francine ask the question everyone's TikTok feed is already joking about: is there anything left in the food pyramid that hasn't been recalled?\n\nThe episode walks through every major outbreak of the summer, one pathogen at a time, before digging into the supply chain quirk (the terminal market) that makes some recalls nearly impossible to fully contain.\n\nIn this episode:\n\n💩 00:00:00 The New Food Pyramid\n💩 00:05:16 2026 Outbreak Update by Pathogen\n💩 00:09:21 Driscoll And The PFAS Strawberry Whistleblower\n💩 00:11:02 The Egg Recall: 19 Million Eggs\n💩 00:14:01 Salmonella In Jalapeños Hits Over Two Dozen States\n💩 00:17:28 How Consolidation Created The Terminal Market Workaround\n💩 00:21:51 Who's Liable When A Recall Traces Back To A Terminal Market\n💩 00:29:52 Starbucks Sandwiches And A Trunk Full Of Egg Salad\n\nDisclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.\n\nResources from this episode\nThe FDA Is Investigating 11 Foodborne Outbreaks Right Now — Here’s What to Know About Each One: https://www.foodandwine.com/fda-foodborne-outbreak-investigations-12034027 \n\nCDC Current Outbreaks: https://www.cdc.gov/foodborne-outbreaks/outbreaks/index.html \n\nGet the Facts: Is the number of food recalls rising? What data shows: https://www.kcra.com/article/us-food-recalls-trend-analysis/73415731 \n\nNoteworthy quotes from this episode\n“Francine and I do not lack content, but we would really like it if these outbreaks came out every other month or so, so we could keep up with them.” – Matt Regusci\n\n“We'd be talking about the eggs right now if the lettuce wasn't so bad because the eggs are bad, too. The lettuce is so bad that the eggs are kinda just sliding under the radar.” – Francine L Shaw\n\nWe hope you enjoy this episode!\nRemember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/I2EDo-ExonCZl2fSuvdGhc-brszaguY36XczjzRgFXI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM4MzcyLzE2NzUy/ODUwMDYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}