Turkana Food Inc.’s Floria Dried Apricots, marked with a November 2026 expiration date, have become the latest symbol of how fragile trust in everyday food can be. Hidden inside those bright orange slices were undeclared sulfites—ordinary to some, but a loaded gun for anyone with asthma or sulfite sensitivity. No sirens, no strange smell, no off taste. Just a quiet risk sitting in kitchen cabinets across the country.

As the recall alert ripples from New York to Florida, Texas, California, and beyond, families are left combing through their pantries, searching for lot number 440090478-15-333 and UPC 2539560010. Many will find nothing. Some will find the bag and return it. But the deeper impact lingers: a reminder that danger doesn’t always announce itself, and that a missing line on a label can be the difference between a normal day and a medical emergency.