A good story, thanks. I have been around a long time and have eaten food from very many sources. It is hard for me to really grasp the fear of unsafe food. I don't ever remember returning or throwing away food because of a recall. I did have one of my medications recalled twice. I returned them and was given replacements. I do read about food recalls and mostly just avoid the products being recalled. I have never had the actual product being recalled. Secret, don't tell anyone, I eat food out of the trash and dumpsters. I kind of do it on a whim, I don't like to see things, anything go to waste. I ate roadkill last week. I am making broth from my chicken bones while I write this. I donate food to the local food bank every week. I do it right at the grocery store. I buy it and put it right in the bin at the store. Nothing expired, new stuff. I don't hesitate about buying marked down meat. Bring it right home and cook it right away, as good as the not marked down stuff. I grow some of my own herbs and veggies. Knock wood, I don't think I have ever had food poisoning, I never vomited from eating something. Maybe loose bowels but I doubt it was food poisoning, red beans, rice and sausage seems to pass quite quickly, some other foods are the same. I am hugely privileged, I have never missed a meal because of money. I did while I was in college, have to budget carefully to make sure I had food, and it was cheap food like box mac and cheese and canned tuna. The closest I came to having food charity was when the Red Cross/FEMA was handing out cases of MRE's after Katrina, my wife and I took two cases.

My food insecurity is about the future and not a lack of money but a lack of supply. Might there be a crisis where food is unavailable.

TEK