date:May 16, 2013
have been the first or second largest cause of food recalls in the past five quarters.
Foodborne illness concerns, specifically Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli, accounted for about 25% of the recalls. This was down from 65% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.
Foreign material in food products led to 13 recalls, which is significantly higher than the average of 2 recalls per quarter (due to foreign materials) from the previous 10 quarters.
For the first time, the index included data from th