Updates ·
Health notices · Wednesday 28 October
3 notices from the agencies today, in plain words, each with the original linked.
Taylor Farms recalls H-E-B Backyard BBQ Chop Salad kit
CDC · Food safety
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is alerting people to a recall of the Taylor Farms H-E-B Backyard BBQ Chop Salad kit.
The kit may contain undeclared soy and tree nuts (almonds). If you have allergies to these, this could affect you even if the label doesn’t list them.
The recall was published 2026-10-27, and the company is based in Dallas, Texas.
Hydrocortisone injection recalled for failed impurity specifications
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) · Recall
If you were given hydrocortisone sodium succinate for injection (100 mg/vial) from NDC 70710-1907-1, this notice could affect you. The FDA says the product failed impurities/degradation specifications.
The notice is for lots made by Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. (Vadodara, India) and distributed nationwide in the United States.
If you still have this injection, do not use it until you can confirm whether yours is included in the recall and what to do next.
HAIFA smoked fish recalls cold smoked sprats
CDC · Food safety
If you bought HAIFA Smoked Fish cold smoked sprats, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says to stop using them.
The recall is because the fish may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can cause life-threatening illness even if the product does not smell or look spoiled.
What to do
- Do not use the recalled cold smoked sprats, even if they do not look or smell spoiled.