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Understanding and Mitigating the Threat of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC): Key Insights for Food Manufacturers and Insurers

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 by Katie Bickle

Recall Prevention Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) is a critical concern in the food industry, known for causing severe foodborne illnesses and product recalls. While the E. coli O157 strain is likely the most recognised, it’s important to note that many other STEC serogroups also present significant risks. Familiarity with the diversity and complexity of … Read more

Our Product Recall Bulletin for Q2 2024 is available to download now!

August 2, 2024 by Katie Bickle

It’s time to reveal the latest product recall trends for the first half of 2024. We’ve analysed data from across the world to give you the latest insights into the year so far across Food, Consumer Products and Automotive recalls. Key takeaways include: To find out more about global trends, causes of recall and frequently … Read more

Product Recalls and The National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste

June 13, 2024 by Katie Bickle

This is a far-reaching strategy, published on 12th June 2024. It involves collaboration by three federal agencies, the EPA, USDA and FDA, as well as private and public sector partners. There are many reasons for the food loss and food waste, but one of these is food that is not consumed due to product recalls … Read more

Food Safety, Regulators and Recall in the UK

May 28, 2024 by Katie Bickle

By Sarah Eykelbosch, RQA Group Principal Consultant Hear the words ‘food safety’ and the general public probably think of ‘Scores on the Doors’: Food Hygiene Ratings displayed at the entrance to restaurants and cafes following inspection by the local Environmental Health Officer; however this is only part of a larger story of food regulation in … Read more

Q1 Product Recall Bulletin 2024 is out now!

May 1, 2024April 24, 2024 by Katie Bickle

We’ve taken our first look at 2024 recall data to give you the latest insights into the year so far across Food, Consumer Products and Automotive recalls. Key takeaways include: To find out more about global trends, causes of recall and frequently recalled categories, click below to download the Q1 Product Recall Bulletin now.

Record Recall Figures and New Emerging Risks – Product Recall Report 2023

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 by Katie Bickle

The Latest Edition of our Annual Product Recall Report is Out Now! We’ve looked at the data published across global territories for Food, Consumer Products and Automotive, conducting our own analysis and condensed our findings into a report to show you the latest trends in recall. New Record Figures and Huge Recall Events To find … Read more

BRC Global Food Safety Issue 9 – Key Changes

January 31, 2023August 8, 2022 by Vince Shiers

The latest BRC Global Food Safety standard issue 9 has just been published. Two core themes of the new issue are developing food safety culture and building core competencies. We work with food manufacturers across all areas of food safety and risk, with a particular focus on product recall, and so have reviewed the changes … Read more

EU’s Consumer Product Safety Report 2021 Released

September 22, 2023April 27, 2022 by Vince Shiers

The EU Safety Gate (formerly RAPEX) is the European consumer product safety rapid alert system and they have published their 2021 report. This Rapid Alert System (RAS) ensures that information about dangerous non-food products withdrawn from the market and/or recalled anywhere in Europe is quickly circulated between Member States and the European Commission. In total … Read more

RQA Group’s Product Recall Bulletin

September 22, 2023April 13, 2022 by Vince Shiers

Our highlights and key trends from the Q1 2022 Recall Data We are leading experts in product recall with 25 years of experience and have assisted in well over 1500 real-life product incidents. We have taken all of this knowledge and expertise and used it to put together a concise summary of the latest recall … Read more

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