Many Consumers Ignore Food Product Recalls

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 18:35 in Mathematics & Economics

Despite widespread awareness of recent foodborne illness outbreaks and a sense that the number of food recalls is increasing, about half of Americans say that food recalls have had no impact on their lives. Only about 60 percent of the studied sample reported ever having looked for recalled food in their homes, and only 10 percent said they had ever found a recalled food product.

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