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Chart 1 of 2 · Food and drug safety

How many food recalls are for undeclared allergens each year?

The chart's answer: The FDA classified 190 food recalls in 2025 for an allergen left off the label, such as milk, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, eggs, fish, shellfish or sesame; the most since 2013 was 282 in 2017. From 2013 through 2025, undeclared allergens were the most common reason food was recalled. A recall counts once however many products it covers, in the year FDA first listed it in its weekly Enforcement Report. Chartly sorted FDA's written reasons by their key words; a recall for a germ as well counts under the germ. Meat, poultry and most egg products are USDA's to recall and aren't included. The newest allergen recalls, this year's included, are listed below.

Key numbers (Food recalls for undeclared allergens)

Questions

  1. In one sentence of your own, what does this chart show?

    Open question: answers will vary. Look for answers that use the chart's numbers and source.

  2. Find the biggest change or difference in the chart. What might explain it?

    • 2013 to 2025: up 36 (+23%)
    • Biggest rise from one point to the next: 40, 2022 to 2023
    • Biggest drop from one point to the next: 78, 2018 to 2019
  3. Who collected these numbers, and how recent are they? What else would you want to know before drawing a conclusion?

    • Newest: 190 in 2025
    • Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data), data as of November 4, 2026

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA) · Data as of Nov 4, 2026 · chart.ly/charts/food-allergen-recalls-per-year

Chart 2 of 2 · World

How much carbon dioxide does each country emit per person?

The chart's answer: In 2024, people in the United States emitted 13.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide each, in China 9.3 and in India 2.2, against 4.7 worldwide. The highest figure was 82.8 tonnes in Palau, then Qatar (47.3) and Bahrain (23.9). Search 203 countries and territories. The figures count carbon dioxide from burning fuel, industry and other sources, but not from changes in land use such as cutting forests; in a small country, a few power plants, refineries or fuel sales spread over few people can make the figure very high.

Key numbers (Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person)

Questions

  1. Compare the United States, China and India. Which emits the most per person, and is that the one that emits the most in total?

    • Highest: 82.8 (Palau)
    • United States: 13.6
    • China: 9.3
    • India: 2.2
  2. Why might some small countries have the highest figures on the chart?

    • Highest: 82.8 (Palau)
  3. Which seems fairer for comparing countries' share of the blame for climate change, total emissions or emissions per person? Why?

    Open question: answers will vary. Look for answers that use the chart's numbers and source.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) (CC BY 4.0 (credit the World Bank)) · Data as of Dec 31, 2024 · chart.ly/charts/carbon-emissions-per-person-by-country

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