From ground cinnamon to grab-and-go breakfast burritos to popcorn to even pet food, it may feel like there are more food recalls than ever before. Is the food supply less safe?

NBC 5 responds went straight to the experts at the Institute for Food Safety and Health at Illinois Institute of Technology (IFSH) for answers.

Turns out, the number of recalls did go up in 2025, but the number of products affected within those recalls has decreased, including the risk to the consumer.

"If you look at the total products that were then recalled in the last year, so October through September, it was actually reduced by 300 products compared to 2024," said Brian Schaneberg, the executive director at IFSH. "In that case, you had a reduction in the number of products recalled, but you had an increase

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