
Product Recall: What food brands must know
An estimated 600 million – almost 1 in 10 people in the world – fall ill after eating contaminated food, and 420 000 die every year. Companies incur $10M in recall costs. A product recall involves the removal of a product from any stage of the value chain. This could be due to several reasons. Traceability helps to identify the origin of contaminants and defects.