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By Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink
At the recent Food Safety Summit in Chicago, I attended an important session, “Recall Modernization Initiatives with the Consumer in Mind.” The message from the stage was that the industry knows consumer communication around recalls needs work. Recalls are meant
Continue Reading Modernization of recall communications to consumers is urgently needed
— OPINION —
By Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink
The goal of food safety is safe food, as the adage goes, “If it isn’t safe, it isn’t food.” Recalls play a huge role in that effort. While consumers often view recalls as a negative, in reality, recalls can be
Continue Reading More recalls doesn’t necessarily mean more harm to consumers
— OPINION —
By Roger Hancock
Food recalls aren’t just a headline or an industry issue — they affect real people every day. Maybe it’s a bag of salad you already ate, a snack your child took to school, or a frozen meal you planned for dinner. By the time
Continue Reading Grassroots food safety: How consumers can help minimize recall impact
By Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink
— OPINION —
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
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