Why experts say you should take food recalls seriously [Video]

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — In just the last month, major recalls have been announced for products like cantaloupe and applesauce pouches.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sets certain standards to make sure the food we bring home from the store is safe.

Experts say it’s important that people take all food recalls seriously. “Do you really want to spend a couple of hours in the bathroom with gastrointestinal problems or worse?” said Kathleen Glass, a scientist and associate director at the UW-Madison Food Research Institute.

Glass says they work directly with the food industry in helping them evaluate what potential microbial food safety risks they might have. “Then we go through and help them try to identify what are going to be some intervention strategies so they can make their food safe,” she said.

Our groceries go through extensive checks and balances and when something is deemed unsafe, the …