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Are the current product recall rules and protocols up to scratch?
Posted 04 August 2020 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Analysis|Product Recalls|National
ANALYSIS: Effective product recalls depend on far more than issuing a notice. Assesses the challenges of tracing unsafe products in an online marketplace, improving consumer engagement and strengthening recall systems to protect the public.
Product recall announcements in the UK are never far from the headlines – but the volume of cross-industry cases is almost impossible to track, with a number of websites claiming to offer the most up-to-date master list of live recalls.
In days gone by, trading standards would have printed adverts in local newspapers and posted banners in relevant distributors’ windows. But the internet h...
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