Food Safety Headlines Reasons for RECALLS Allergens remain the top reason for recalling food products U ndeclared allergens caused 60 index from Stericycle ExpertRecall. they are reviewing labels and formula- percent of recalls from the Food “Allergens continue to be a top tions related to a company’s allergen and Drug Administration and 65 per- recall trend that we see quarter over control program before an inspector cent of recalls from the US Dept. of quarter,” said Mike Rozembajgier, vice arrives onsite.” Agriculture during the second quarter president of Stericycle ExpertRecall. The FDA documented 292 food of 2013, according to a quarterly recall “Manufacturers should make sure that recalls during the quarter, down 8 Undeclared ingredients were the source of 7% of recalls, or eight events total. Those eight events account for 50% of the volume of recalled food (*Food-borne pathogens include Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli). Source: ExpertRECALL 52 • Meat&Poultry • September 2013 • www.MeatPoultry.comhttp://www.MeatPoultry.com