Do You Check For Recalls Before You Grocery Shop?

By DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
United States
July 18, 2026 3:16am CST
I was making out our grocery list for Monday when the Google AI asked if I was sure I wanted to get Pillsbury products. I asked it why it was asking and it told me that some Pillsbury made bread doughs for cooking in Walmart in-store bakeries had been recalled by Pillsbury because it had glass in it. Here are the affected states: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. The FDA categorized this as a Class II recall, meaning the affected products could cause temporary health consequences but are unlikely to cause serious harm. General Mills has stated that all impacted products have already been removed from store shelves. These are the affected bread types: Pillsbury Bread Rolls, Hard Roll Dough Pillsbury Bread Rolls, Kaiser Roll Dough.
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Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (53861)
• Mojave, California
18 Jul
If word of mouth gets to us we check. We check normally maybe not so extreme because we trust our country , but you are right Trump admin is letting their guard down. We need to check because they do not care.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
18 Jul
That's what I'm thinking, too.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (509471)
• Italy
18 Jul
I usually check if some products have been recalled. Most of the time the grocery stores place an advice in front of the store.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
18 Jul
Walmart and Price Cutter don't let anybody know if something is wrong with foods in the US. (Those are the two stores here in our city.)
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Anna
@LadyDuck (509471)
• Italy
18 Jul
@DaddyEvil - I think it's mandatory here and in Switzerland. I always noticed the note when there was something recalled.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
18 Jul
@LadyDuck It's definitely not here.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (127104)
• United States
18 Jul
I don’t usually check for recalls, but how handy that “someone” else is keeping an eye out. I thought you were going to mention the Taco Bell lettuce.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (140501)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Jul
I don't usually but with how things are going probably should start
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
18 Jul
You can't trust companies to put people before profits.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69872)
• Centralia, Washington
18 Jul
My ears open when I hear about dog or cat food recalls. I don't buy bread or pastry kits.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
18 Jul
We buy some kits but not Pillsbury.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (113640)
• United States
18 Jul
I never check. At the same time, I do follow the news very closely, and am usually aware of any recalls currently.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
18 Jul
I don't listen to the news and, while Pretty does, she has never mentioned any recalls to me.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (113640)
• United States
18 Jul
@DaddyEvil I have to be up on the news. I make part of my living from it.
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changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (17303)
• China
18 Jul
Ah ! It has glass in it ! I dread to think that some had cooked it before they checked.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
18 Jul
I agree... And to only class it as a Class II hazard is ridiculous, in my opinion. Any harm to a person is too much!
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (57493)
• Canada
18 Jul
There is a site that I go to on a regular basis, not just for grocery items that may have been recalled, but anything sold.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (57493)
• Canada
18 Jul
@DaddyEvil But there are often recalls on vehicles, parts for them, clothing and one of the big ones that we look for, children's car seats.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
18 Jul
@Juliaacv True, but I don't own most of those things. I just watch for things we might use and then I tell friends if I can remember it
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
18 Jul
I don't worry about anything except food. We rarely buy anything except food.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (388341)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jul
I have to admit I never check for recalls. I just wouldn't occur to me really unless it came up on the news or something.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
19 Jul
I don't watch the news but I do read quite a bit that is happening around the country. If I see something Pretty and I use is being recalled, I check to see if the recall(s) affect our area.
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (13827)
• United Kingdom
20 Jul
Oh my goodness....did you have any of those products ! I never check for recalls....
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
20 Jul
No but I did put some bread rolls in the cart. Pretty is checking the order again right now.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (127905)
• United States
18 Jul
I don't.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
18 Jul
Please be careful, then... You've had enough problems. I don't want anything else to happen to you.
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A A
@anya12adwi (10369)
• India
18 Jul
Thanks for the post! Now I will check with AI about recalls but we are living in final destination.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
18 Jul
You're very welcome. I hope India doesn't have as many recalls as has happened in the US.
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A A
@anya12adwi (10369)
• India
25 Jul
@DaddyEvil Fingers crossed!
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Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (10389)
• Calcutta, India
19 Jul
Oh my god! That is depressing news. I loved Pillsbury cake mixes.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
19 Jul
Thankfully, cake mixes weren't affected this time.
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Orogun Oghenekome
@eLdav1s (985)
• Nigeria
19 Jul
Lol i don't normally check, often times i get to find out in the market right there and then.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
19 Jul
Stores here don't tell customers there was a recall. We have to find out about them online.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
20 Jul
@eLdav1s That's not right. The stores should have to tell us about recalls here. I'm glad they put up notices there.
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Orogun Oghenekome
@eLdav1s (985)
• Nigeria
20 Jul
@DaddyEvil Lol yes they definitely won't
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (170597)
• United States
18 Jul
I do not check although I am cautious of what I read on the internet as being recalled.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
18 Jul
If I can't find a mention of it after I hear about it somewhere else, I don't believe it.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (100893)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jul
I am a big fan of the Walmart brand Great Value and their bicuits and even cinnamon rolls are fantastic,k
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
18 Jul
We buy a lot of the Great Value brand.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
19 Jul
@RasmaSandra We do buy cinnamon rolls from the Walmart bakery.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (100893)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Jul
@DaddyEvil definitely try their cinammon rolls,
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323139)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Jul
It's good you got alerted. I buy fresh produce and haven't eaten bread in a couple of months now. No worries here.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
23 Jul
I buy fresh fruit but Pretty buys lettuce every week from Walmart. We also still buy sourdough bread from the bakery. It's a lot better for diabetics than the loaves of bread from other companies. We're both still losing weight so anything that can help is nice.
Jessica
@JESSY3236 (22700)
• United States
21 Jul
I get recall emails. But alot of times I don't check before going to the grocery store.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
23 Jul
Most people don't pay attention to their emails before going out.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (53414)
• Staten Island, New York
24 Jul
I don’t really check for recalls. But sometimes I end up seeing stuff about it in my feed on Facebook.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
25 Jul
Yeah, Fakebook can be a good place for things like that.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
26 Jul
@lovebuglena Yup. Most people I see there are being very fake.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (53414)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Jul
@DaddyEvil Fakebook?
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Jehanne
@Jehanne (2476)
• Philippines
1 Aug
I'm not sure if I usually encounter recall products or it's just that I'm not always aware. All I did when buying is checking the expiry date because some staff in the grocery store forgot to removed expired products.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
3 Aug
Oh, I see... Usually, expired stuff is moved to a different shelf and marked down in the register even if it isn't marked down on the item itseelf.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (178399)
• United States
3 Aug
@Jehanne As long as customers don't take home spoiled product that makes someone sick, it's okay to not find all the expired product. Customers can leave product anywhere in the store without anyone noticing all of it. The register will make a dinging sound if somebody tries to buy expired product that hasn't been removed from the shelves. Not every cashier knows what that sound means but there is always somebody close who will recognize the sound and tell the new cashiers to remove it from the customer's purcheses.
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Jehanne
@Jehanne (2476)
• Philippines
3 Aug
@DaddyEvil that should be the practiced but it's different here to what I encounter. The very reason why our supervisor brief our merchandiser not to slack off to avoid being scolded by the store manager of the supermarket and to any grocery store or they both end up be reported in the HQ. Then, penalties will be issued to our company by the partners store.
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