article_snippet.sent: How can I know if my food is safe to eat after a specific product recall?
article_snippet.sent: The Answer: Many of us shed a few tears over the recent Sabra hummus recall (even though us are perfectly capable of making us own at home), but that sadness quickly transformed into anxiety when us looked inside us refrigerators and saw the potentially tainted culprit sitting there on the shelf.
article_snippet.sent: Amy's Kitchen Recalls
article_snippet.sent: The first step, according to Swartzberg, is to go to the Food and Drug Administration's website and find the official report for the recalled product you're worried about.
article_snippet.sent: Each report will list recalled items with Each report product codes, which are typically categorized by the Universal Product Code (the number adjacent to the barcode) or the Stock Keeping Unit (a specific number that would only be valid at the store where the recalled product is being sold).
article_snippet.sent: They will also include the recalled products' use-by dates, and the geographical areas affected.
article_snippet.sent: The recall is not based on the use-by dates, though," said Swartzberg.
article_snippet.sent: If the recalled product is within the use-by date, the recalled product should still be recalled.
article_snippet.sent: This makes sense, because the recalled product was contaminated prior to purchase and no matter how 'fresh' the recalled product is, the recalled product still may be contaminated.
article_snippet.sent: But as far as avoiding potential problems before learning such details about a food recall, the consumer is at an automatic disadvantage.
article_snippet.sent: There's nothing the consumer can do prior to learning about the recall," said Swartzberg.
article_snippet.sent: Discarding or returning the recalled product to the store is all that can be done.
article_snippet.sent: In the case of this specific hummus recall, while there was no evidence that it caused any consumer illness, the recalled product's routine sample last month revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
highlights_snippet.sent: Find the FDA's official report for the recalled product .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: If the recalled product is within the use-by date, the recalled product should still be recalled .