Collaborative Plan to Achieve Customer-Focused Recall Modernization Background - The working group benchmarked the current system(s) and defined an effective product recall as an

With as many as 500 food and public health organizations to recalls a year impacting suppliers, retailers, food service, improve recall execution and and consumers, the working group recommends a consumer communications to strategic approach to modernize the entire recall system protect public health. [...] This work is critical to create the political will to improve the broken and Recall aspects in the recall structure. [...] The group is particularly interested in working jointly to meet the needs of consumers to identify effective methods of communication to limit the consumption of recalled foods. [...] The working group recognizes that Core Element 2.6: Recall Modernization calls for the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and FDA to harmonize communications of recall information and develop guidance documents on notification processes for consumers. [...] to the recall system to avoid Apply consistent policies for recalls, recall communications, duplicate data entry and recall effectiveness checks, and classification of recalls.