At the time of this writing, there have been 13 food product recalls of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-regulated products in 2021. Three were caused by pathogens (E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes), three resulted from the presence of foreign materials (glass, plastic and rubber) and seven resulted from products that were deemed by USDA to have been produced “without the benefit of inspection.”
That seems like a high percentage of recalls and suggests that industry may need to do a better job in some segments ensuring compliance with all inspection-related rules and requirements.