Google Trends by Category today: August 26, 2026
vitruvias therapeutics thyroid medication recall is the Health leader on Google Trends by Category for August 26, 2026, after an FDA consumer alert dated August 21 for lot 504950 of Thyroid Tablets, USP 30 mg. full moon august 2026 leads Science, matching rank 5 on the main Google Trends board. target costume leads both Hobbies and Leisure and Shopping. jed york leads Law and Government. The mixed feed returns ten rank-1 rows, as_of_ts 2026-08-26T04:01:35Z. No prior daily file exists for this type.
Top trending searches on Google Trends by Category: August 26
vitruvias therapeutics thyroid medication recall
Health leader. Vitruvias Therapeutics recalled lot 504950 (NDC 69680-166-00), expiration September 30, 2026, after superpotency testing. The company said 3,655 units were released and 1,955 sold, distributed January 31, 2025 through September 30, 2025. Quartz updated the consumer note on August 25. No adverse events were reported in the company statement.
full moon august 2026
Science leader. Old Farmer's Almanac puts the Sturgeon Moon peak at 12:18 a.m. ET on August 28. NASA SVS said the August 27-28 partial eclipse covers about 96.3% of the disk at 4:13 a.m. UTC. The same query is #5 on the main Google Trends board.
fromm and oma's pride recalls
Pets and Animals leader. Fromm Family Foods on August 21 recalled 3,852 cases of Turkey Pate and 1,973 cases of Milo's Meatloaf Pate for possible metal, lot EP2A3306, best by 032029. Oma's Pride recalled 639 bags of Woof Complete Canine Chicken, lot BB012729, after Salmonella testing; three dog illnesses were reported.
nationwide indus foods chicken recall
Food and Drink leader. USDA-FSIS dated the Class I recall to August 17 for about 1,626 pounds of pickled goat and chicken from Indus Foods / Gangothri Foods in Austin, Texas. The query is #7 on the main Google Trends board, down from #2 on August 25.
jed york
Law and Government leader. The 49ers owner sits at #2 on the main Google Trends board after the Sunday East Palestine arrest and August 24 plea, with an $1,150 fine. FOX Sports on August 25 added the undercover-text detail.
north west
Beauty and Fashion leader. Dazed's autumn 2026 cover, photographed by Gus Van Sant, circulated August 25 after Kim Kardashian posted "northie for @dazed." The issue goes on sale September 10. North West is 13 in that coverage.
target costume
Hobbies and Leisure leader. Target's August 12 note said nearly 70% of the 2026 Halloween assortment is new, about 60% exclusive, and half of costumes under $25. The query is also #4 on the main Google Trends board.
target costume
Shopping leader. The same query leads Shopping as well as Hobbies and Leisure. USA Today on August 18 said exclusive K-Pop Demon Hunters costumes were already selling out.
tennessee
Jobs and Education leader. No widely reported statewide jobs print dated August 26 was attached at fetch time beyond the category tag itself. Dolly Parton's Nashville death on August 25 is a possible spillover; that is not confirmed by a separate labor release.
angie nixon
Politics leader. The Guardian said the Jacksonville Democrat won Florida's U.S. Senate primary August 18 with 56.1% to Alexander Vindman's 43.9%, after raising about $1 million versus more than $16 million. CBS Miami dated a post-primary interview to August 23. She faces Sen. Ashley Moody in November.
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What today's Google Trends category searches reveal
Recalls occupy three categories: thyroid lot 504950 in Health, Fromm 3,852 plus 1,973 cases and Oma's 639 bags in Pets, and 1,626 pounds of Indus Foods pickle in Food. That is a safety cluster, not one manufacturer.
Sky and shopping fill Science and the two Target rows. jed york in Law and Government matches the main board's #2. angie nixon in Politics is the August 18 Florida primary, 56.1%, not the South Carolina runoff that leads X. For the uncategorized U.S. list, see Google Trends for August 26, 2026.
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