WASHINGTON — New online materials from the Partnership for Food Safety Education here have been designed to orient consumers to the need to take notice of recalls and to take action to identify whether a recalled product is in their home.
“These new materials are intended to take the mystery out of major food recalls and bring consumers back to basic steps that bridge the gap between understanding and action,” said PFSE Executive Director Shelley Feist.
Recent research by the Rutgers University Food Policy Institute found that most Americans say they pay close attention to news reports about food recalls, and 81% say that when they hear about a food recall, they tell others about it. Yet fewer than 60% of Americans have ever checked their home for a recalled food item, said PFSE.
The recall information can be found at www.recallbasics.org.
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