New USDA Report Breaks Down U.S. Food Recalls 2004-2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA's) Economic Research Service has released a new report entitled Trends in Food Recalls 2004-2013. The report, according to the abstract, identifies trends, patterns, and outliers of food product recalls in the U.S. from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2013. The number of food product recalls has increased significantly over the past couple of decades. USDA’s report examines the products and risks that may have contributed to this increase.
There are four factors in the report that were analyzed:
What researchers found is that food recalls increased amongst several major food categories: