The NYT is a capitalist business. Why would you expect them to give you news for free when this is a perfect opportunity for them to exploit fear to get more subscribers?
NYT hiding information regarding a health related food recall behind a paywall
Submitted 2 weeks ago by cannedtuna@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
DougPiranha42@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The NYT is a business. Why would you expect them to give you anything for free?
I fixed that for you.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Because profits don’t only come from subscriptions.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Because the first 15 years online it was all for free and we all read much more news on their sites until they put it behind paywalls. Now we all get our news from memes. So that’s why.
Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Because they had ads to bring in income to pay the bills, which allowed them to give the news for free to the end user.
Then everyone started using ad blockers, killing that revenue stream.
They can’t give things away for free without something else paying the bills. That ends up being the end user with a subscription now.
deegeese@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Recalls are public information, journalism costs money.
Balisada@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Nearly 100 Cases of Salmonella Tied to Voluntary Recall of 19 Million Eggs
The voluntary recall included eggs produced in Texas and sold under several brand names in six states, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Midwest Poultry Services of North Manchester, Ind., said it was recalling eggs produced on two farms in Texas “as a precautionary measure.”Credit…Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press Alena Cerro By Alena Cerro July 24, 2026
Nearly 100 people have been reported sickened with salmonella starting in November amid a recall of 19 million eggs linked at least to part of the outbreak, according to the federal Food and Drug Administration.
The 98 illnesses have been reported in 17 states, the agency said. The cases of salmonella were reported starting on Nov. 21, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
Those infected reported eating eggs before becoming ill, the F.D.A. said. It said that 26 people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
On Wednesday, Midwest Poultry Services of North Manchester, Ind., said it was voluntarily recalling nearly 19 million white-shell and brown cage-free shell eggs sold under several brand names at grocery stores in six states after samples collected at farms in Texas tested positive for salmonella.
As part of its investigation, the F.D.A. said it had conducted a “traceback investigation based on where ill people reported purchasing or eating eggs during the time frame of interest, and Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. was identified as a common egg source.”
The agency added that the company did not account for all the illnesses in this outbreak. “Additional investigation is ongoing to determine if there are other sources of illness,” it said.
The recalled eggs were produced and distributed between June 6 and July 3, with sell-by or best-by dates between July 20 and Aug. 17, the agency said.
In an emailed statement, Midwest Poultry Services said that it was recalling the eggs “as a precautionary measure.”
“Producing safe, quality food for those who eat our eggs is our highest priority,” the company said, “and this voluntary investigation and recall demonstrates that commitment.”
Here’s what to know.
Which egg brands are affected and where? Here’s a list of all the products affected.
The recalled cartons have the identifying code P-1950 or 0840962 printed on the side, along with a Julian date (a three-digit number ranging from 001 for Jan. 1 to 365 for Dec. 31) of 157 to 184.
The eggs were sold at Kroger supermarkets in Texas and Louisiana and at Brookshire’s grocery stores in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, as well as at smaller retail outlets, the F.D.A. said.
The recalled products include:
Kroger large eggs in cartons of 12, 18 and 60.
Simple Truth cage-free medium brown eggs cartons of 12, 18 and 24.
Brookshire’s large eggs in cartons of six, 12, 18, 36 and 60.
Country Morning large eggs in cartons of 12 and 18, and medium and extra-large eggs in 12-count cartons.
Midwest Poultry Services is not currently distributing fresh eggs produced at its Texas farms, the F.D.A. said.
What to do if you have the recalled eggs. Consumers should not consume the eggs, which may be returned to the original point of purchase for a refund, the F.D.A. said.
Where have the illnesses been reported? The 98 salmonella cases have been reported in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia, according to the F.D.A.
Texas had the most cases, with 73.
What is salmonella? Salmonella, which sickens an estimated 1.35 million people in the United States each year, is the nation’s most frequently reported cause of food-borne illness, according to the Department of Agriculture.
Because the bacteria thrive in animal intestines, they wind up in animal feces — and then, sometimes, on animal feet and fur. That can allow salmonella to spread to other locations, including crop fields and food processing plants, where the bacteria can contaminate produce and packaged foods.
The bacteria can get on egg shells when hens lay eggs or if the eggs touch bird droppings after being laid. Salmonella can also contaminate eggs as they are forming inside the hen before they form a shell.
What are the symptoms of a salmonella infection? The infection caused by the bacteria is called salmonellosis.
Symptoms include nausea, abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea and vomiting. In extreme cases, salmonella can contaminate the human bloodstream and cause infection and severe inflammation of the arteries, endocarditis and arthritis.
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ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
News costs money to produce. The recall information is freely available on the official site. This looks like someone really wanting to latch onto something to get worked up about.
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
NYT is not high quality journalism though
Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
If anything it shows for profit monetization eventually destroys every information stream.
Its past time that every county had like a gov funded local nonprofit newspaper to report on local events. Or even funnier make it funded by congressional district so gerrymandered areas get some weird ass shit.
StaticFalconar@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I bet if you put the same headline into any search engine, it will give you the answer without any pay walls
cannedtuna@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Advice right up there with “well if you don’t like it, just don’t buy it” and “why don’t you just ignore it?”
As if it’s not allowed to call out shitty behavior when you see it.
SaltySalamander@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
It isn't shitty behavior to expect people doing work getting paid for the work.
BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Use Firefox browser, it has a reader mode button to the right of the URL which strips out paywall and just gives you the readable article. Or grapheneOS Canadium browser has accessibility view pop up when an article has paywall, and does the same thing.
6_Electrons@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I assume you mean vanadium but have never seen this popup… His do I enable this?
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
10 celebrities YOU DIDNT KNOW got FAT!?! Is free to view however. Encouraged even. Theyre begging you to find out.
Pertinent information? Fuck you pay me.
yaroto98@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Why would they sell cases of salmonella alongside eggs?
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Bulk discount
deft@lemmy.wtf 2 weeks ago
Sounds like something the government should be doing not some private newspaper regardless of what we think the news should be.
Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one 2 weeks ago
NYT isn’t a charity. If you want free news we should bring back Voice of America.
mereo@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
Don’t downvote him; he’s right. The next administration should fund the Voice of America (VOA) and PBS to provide free information. The NYT is a for-profit organization.
Long before the internet, we had to buy newspapers. I don’t like it, but that’s the reality of business.
chunes@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Any time I complain about paywalls now I get an army of zoomers jumping down my neck about how people need to eat or whatever. They never knew a better time. I guess we’re just going to torch civilization so we can eat for a few more days
cannedtuna@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Basically ITT
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That and life before tipping more than 15% was not the norm.
foodandart@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Firefox and the Bypass Paywalls Clean extension.
Gets you past most of the paywalls. Thing is, sites like the NYT have plenty of advertising, so just going on the site gets them paid.
Unless you also add uBO.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Well, one of the key problems is still shown: that farm voluntarily recalls the eggs. If the US still had relevant health and safety agencies, this should have been verified, and the culprit made to recall the eggs. But it looks like the offical powers are way too slow to protect the citizens.
Hobo@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Extremely likely under any administration that this would still have been a voluntary recall. Voluntary recalls aren’t really optional as they will quickly turn into legal proceedings, a court order, and a court ordered (mandatory) recall. It substaintially reduces the company’s legal risk and monetary risk to comply with a voluntary recall. There’s a lot more nuance but just from the wikipedia for the way different types of FDA recall strategies work:
The manufacturers or distributors of the product carry out most recalls of products regulated by FDA voluntarily. In some instances, a company discovers that one of its products is defective and recalls it entirely on its own. In others, FDA informs a company of findings that one of its products is defective and suggests or requests a recall. Usually, the company will comply.
If the firm does not recall the product, then FDA can seek legal action under the FD&C Act. These include seizure of available product, and/or injunction of the firm, including a court request for recall of the product.
Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The threat of being made to recall them is one of the safeguards here the second the company is told by their lawyers they will lose. These companies will only get more… entrepeneurial the more the threats are taken away.
Bazoogle@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
All news was behind a paywall at one point. If you did not pay for a newspaper, you did not get the news. No matter how important, the news was paywalled. We have the FDA for plain old recall announcements. If you want the news story behind the recall, a journalist has to research and write an article, which isn’t free. It’s also under attack by a certain orange man and his goonies, so they need all the support they can get.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Nah everybody who can read has always at least able to see the headlines as they walked by.
Everything old is new again.
Bazoogle@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Idk why you said nah, because we are saying the same thing. The headlines would be on display, just like they are now
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Actually newspapers were traditionally pasted to the external wall of the printing facility as soon as they were run. Derivative news agencies and people who wanted first access would wait outside in the wee hours of the morning to read these.
Bazoogle@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Well, I suppose they could still do that without really hurting business. You have to admit that the money lost from people physically waiting outside the building would be pretty minimal
horn_e4_beaver@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Living in America 🎵
Humana@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
My local newspaper was also stupidly paywalled, but one day a civil prosecutor noticed they were a non-profit and paywalling was a violation of their tax exempt status. Within weeks they dropped the paywall but tried to brand it as something enabled by generous donors and not a legal requirement.
1984@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
So don’t read it. European news are better anyway. American news are nuts.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
No 3rd-parties, no lazy paywall.
ozymandias117@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
How did recalling eggs cause salmonella…?
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The FDA recall notice isn’t paywalled (yet).
eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
if the orange man hears about this…
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
He’ll probably think it’s the Federal Dureau of Anvestigation and tell Kash to fix it. By the time somebody deciphers his intent, we should be on to president #48.
Unless…
cannedtuna@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Thanks for linking that
Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
He’s going to truth social that and add an “investor early notice subscription” for 100k a year.