I would not worry about the salmon if there has been no recall or mention of any outbreaks.

I agree. Unless the particular kind you bought has a warning or recall, it's fine. There's the general concern with farmed fish as well as with ocean fish, and many inland fish. You can't win for losing there. It's not something to eat daily, and perhaps be careful about giving it to young children. Perhaps be watchful about sourcing in the future. (If you're going to have anxiety over salmon, your best bet is line caught wild. It's also the most expensive if you don't happen to live where you can catch your own.) For what you have, it's fine.

I eat salmon sushi.

Also read the label. brined, CO2 treated and nitrates used, are less problematic.

dcarch

Has not killed me in 54 years. I will continue to enjoy!

No reson to be concerned. Just pay attention to certain products being recalled. Really not that many in the big picture though some recalls are a bit surprising. The media will grab onto one or two if it makes a good story or has affected so many that it should be reported so we can get it out of our homes and fridge.

I get FDA recall e-mails. Very east to get on that list.

Unless Ikea specifically mentions a food product has been found to be tainted, no reason to toss it.

Like mentioned, read your labels and know where your food comes from. Keep cold foods cold. Wash your produce. Just water is fine. Microbial problems are most often surface issues.

Microbial load, microbial bloom, microbial soup...common terms in my family and DH's family of scientists. Salad bags, bean sprouts and big producers that keep their produce at low temps, the 'danger zone' for too long where bacteria can reproduce quickly...like the wash water, or produce sitting too long on transfer docks in the heat of summer....

We had three young co-workers out last month from eating at Chipotle. Pretty tragic that the culprit is unknown. Probably something from their freezers that is thawed and not cooked. Freezing does not kill the bad bacteria, only heat.

I cringe when i hear the granny saying, or the uninformed doctor, 'let kids eat dirt'. We breath and eat dirt all day. A healthy gut can easily process all thrown at us. No problem. No such thing as a three day flu bug...that is food poisoning most often. A few suffering days or just one. And that is a healthy person.

Our parents and grandparents did not eat so far from the home like we do now.

Here is the link. And the Dole recall is the most recent listing.

FDA recall list

My granny was a physician, very well informed (did a lot of public health work) and said the same thing. It's not really about eating dirt, which is actually a symptom of specific mineral deficiencies. It's about letting kids be kids and play with animals and dig in the dirt and not get freaked out if they put dirty hands in their mouths or kiss the dog. That's the only way to develop a decent immune system and not have it start attacking the body (e.g. asthma) from not having enough real intruders to go for.

I was just surprised b/c I'd never heard such a thing. Sushi, yes; smoked salmon, news to me. I will eat it then, I love it too much! Dirt:. I'll think about it, ha