The purpose of product recall is to ensure that systems are in place to limit liability for corporate negligence, which can cause costly legal penalties and to improve or avoid damage to publicity.
A decision to recall a food can be triggered by a number of situations. A recall is often initiated by a food business operator on the basis of their knowledge, or because they have reason to believe that a food is unsafe.
Most food items are recalled are due to manufacturing fault. Food recalls mainly as a result microbiological contamination (arising from bacteria, viruses, or parasites), which causes brief illness, severe sickness, or death, with the most severe effects expected among older, very young, or immune compromised consumers.
Peanut contamination in 2008, was one of the largest food recalls in US history, triggered by salmonella fears. The company responsible, Peanut Corporation of America, filed for bankruptcy.
Main reason for product recall
