111. Product Recalls

Every year, thousands of products are recalled from store shelves. How does the process work — and who foots the bill? Zachary Crockett gets a refund on his frozen shrimp.

• SOURCES:• Chris Harvey (linkedin.com/in/chris-harvey-44028944), senior vice president at Sedgwick.

• RESOURCES:• "FDA Advises Public Not to Eat, Sell, or Serve Certain Imported Frozen Shrimp from an Indonesian Firm (fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-informat…)," (FDA, 2025).
• "U.S. product recalls reach second-highest level in six years during 2024 (sedgwick.com/press-release/u-s-product-recalls…)," (Sedgwick, 2025).
• "Lot Codes For Food Tracing: How Are They Used? (forbes.com/sites/thomasburke/2021/02/25/lot-co…)" by Thomas Burke (Forbes, 2021).
• "How Globalization Challenges Safety In The Food Supply Chain (foodlogistics.com/safety-security/food-safety/…)," by Elliot Maras (Food Logistics, 2015).

• EXTRAS:• "Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts (fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safe…)," (FDA).
• "Recalls & Public Health Alerts (fsis.usda.gov/recalls)," (USDA).
• "Recalls & Product Safety Warnings (cpsc.gov/Recalls)," (CPSC).
• "Check for Recalls (nhtsa.gov/recalls)," (NHTSA).

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