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More than 80 percent of consumers are worried about food recalls. It’s understandable – recent widespread, highly publicized food recalls involving deli meats, cucumbers, onions, frozen waffles, and more have created confusion and frustration.
Compounding the problem, recall communication is known for being
Continue Reading Frustrated with recall alerts? Consumers’ voices can make a difference
By Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink
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Food recalls are often described as safeguards for public health, but in reality, they reveal cracks in our food safety systems. Take the recent deadly Boar’s Head outbreak which involved more than 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat deli meats contaminated
Continue Reading Smart shopping during recalls: How consumers can protect themselves
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Believe it or not, many food companies find it cheaper to pay millions of dollars to “resolve” foodborne illness outbreaks and product recalls after they occur than to overhaul their food safety systems to prevent them in the first place.
And while this may seem like a
Continue Reading The Litigated Dish: Pay now or pay later
By Darin Detwiler, Gillian Kelleher and Roger Hancock
The goal of a food recall is simple: to remove compromised food in order to prevent people from eating contaminated food that could kill or sicken them. But if people don’t know about the recall, that goal cannot be achieved. If they
Continue Reading Real steps we can take now to modernize recall communication
By Darin Detwiler
In reflecting on the evolution of food safety over the past three decades, we observe a landscape marked by significant and escalating legal actions against companies responsible for outbreaks and violations. The effectiveness of these penalties, especially monetary fines, in preventing future lapses in food safety, merits
Continue Reading Anticipating the inevitable: Predicting the next major food safety failure
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Here is bit(e) of history:
Organic Pastures Dairy Company (OPDC) & Raw Farm LLC – Started OPDC in 2000 – Changed name to Raw Farm LLC in 2020
Organic Pastures Dairy Company Recalls and Outbreaks:
Dozens of speakers addressed FDA officials in a listening session on Sept. 30, and almost all of them said it is time for the agency to come out of the dark ages regarding its recall operations.
The speakers ranged from consumers whose children had been struck by foodborne illnesses to
Continue Reading Speakers say the FDA has access to tools to improve recalls; it just needs to use them
Swiss American Inc. is recalling brie cheeses because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The products were distributed to wholesale accounts in Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina and New York.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, the recall was initiated on Sept. 30 and is ongoing. there is concern that
Continue Reading Brie recalled over Listeria concerns
For a new report, Food for thought: Are your groceries safe?, U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund surveyed 50 of the largest grocery and convenience store chains nationwide on how they notify customers about recalls. They also talked to industry experts about what needs to change to
Continue Reading A new report from U.S. PIRG Education Fund asks, are your groceries safe?
An ongoing Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) recall modernization project workgroup has released its recommendations after a three-year review of data and information. The AFDO team is made up of regulators and industry representatives from across the country.
AFDO has released a Recall Whitepaper outlining the group’s work,
Continue Reading Food and drug officials nationwide review the state of recalls and related needs
