Consideration of Countermeasures for Food Product Recall Prevention

Abstract

The 791 food product recalls in 2018, which were against food-related laws in Japan, were classified by food-related laws and causes, and some countermeasures for recall prevention were considered. The recalls for which food product manufacturers were responsible accounted for 662 (about 84% of the total), and it was suggested that an HACCP system and food safety management system such as JFS certification would be effective countermeasures in 368 recalls (about 47% of the total), while law checks during the process of design review in ISO9001:2015 would be effective for 153 recalls caused at the product design stage.