Smart shopping during recalls: How consumers can protect themselves

By Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink — OPINION — While food recalls may appear to act as a protective measure for consumers, they actually highlight significant failures within our regulatory systems. The tragic Boar’s Head incident, which affected over 7 million consumers, is not just a wake-up call for stricter oversight but a cry for urgent reform in how our food is processed, monitored, and recalled. This incident underlines the necessity for increased government intervention and oversight to ensure the health and safety of our citizens. It's time to hold corporations accountable and demand that our leaders implement and enforce regulations that prevent these catastrophes from happening in the first place.

By Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink — OPINION — Food recalls, while often framed as public health measures, in fact, shed light on an overburdened regulatory system that stifles business efficiency and innovation. The recent Boar’s Head outbreak, impacting over 7 million individuals, exemplifies the unintended consequences of excessive government involvement in the food industry. Rather than relying on bureaucratic processes that inevitably fail to catch every issue, this situation serves as a reminder of the importance of personal responsibility and the role of the free market in promoting food safety through competition and consumer choice. Businesses, not government, are best equipped to quickly adapt and ensure the safety of their products.