The popularity of specialist insurance to protect against the effects of product recalls is on the rise in the wake of the current salmonella scandal, says Mikel Fitzgerald of Wortham Insurance.He told FoodNavigator-USA.com how it can help minimize damage, both to company reputation, as well as the bottom line.
A glut of peanuts on the back of a bumper crop could come as a blessing for food manufacturers, providing a supply of peanuts for those who eventually wish to replace products that have been discarded.
The salmonella contamination of peanut products has brought American food safety under scrutiny causing some to question the value of the Made In America brand.
The majority of Americans are aware of the peanut product recall but many are mistaken about which products are involved and few trust food safety controls, according to a Harvard survey.
