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Product recalls in the U.S. this year reportedly reached a 20-year high,
According to Sedgwick, a provider of technical and business information, at the end of September there were 1.22 billion units involved in recalls across the five sectors it tracked: automotive, consumer products, food and drink, medical devices and pharmaceutical.
That total surpasses the previous record of 1.20 billion set in 2018 – although the numbers then were for the whole year and the U.S. hit that milestone in just three quarters.
The first quarter, the report noted, experienced the highest number of units recalled in a single quarter over the past two decades.
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Compared to the quarterly averages in 2018 for recall events, the year-to-date numbers are lower this year for every sector except consumer products.
A Dec. 1 release from Sedgewick said that the overall rise had been driven primarily by increases in the average recall size for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
Here are some of the year’s most memorable recalls:
1. The infant formula crisis
Bottles of Similac baby formula from Abbott Laboratories are visible in a shipment box, in Lafayette, California, May 13, 2022. Shortages of baby formula were reported in early 2022.
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In February, Abbott recalled three brands of baby formula after infants became sick.
Nearly a year after a nationwide shortage, parents are still not able to find formula on store shelves.
“We have been getting less powder, Nutramigen. So, whatever I have, I’m kind of like, can I just feed him less? But then it’s like, you can’t feed a child less because that’s not fair to them,” mother Ellie Johnston told FOX Business.
2. A Listeria outbreak tied to meats and cheeses
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in November that one person had died and 13 others had been hospitalized due to a…
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