The ripple effects of a food recall up and down the supply chain continue to play out in courts across the U.S. Recalls are not simply a matter of an injured consumer making a claim against the manufacturer of a…
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Peanut Distributor Not Entitled to Coverage Under Accidental Contamination Policy
Posted in Contamination Policy, Insurance Coverage
Food Safety Act Loosens Standards for Government Seizures
THE SCOOP One of the most significant and talked about provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) lies in section 206, “Mandatory recall authority,” which grants to the FDA for the first time the ability to mandate recalls. The…
Posted in Food Safety Modernization Act
Burritos Contaminated With Non-Dangerous Bacteria Not Covered By Contamination Policy
THE SCOOP This insurance coverage dispute arose out of a burrito product produced by Little Lady Foods that failed to make it to the market as expected. Prior to shipment to convenient stores, Little Lady had to test its burrito…
Posted in Contamination Policy, Insurance Coverage
Fresh Express’ Recall Policy Does Not Cover Spinach Recall Absent Actual Contamination
THE SCOOP The food industry will remember 2006 as the year of the North American E. coli outbreak caused by fresh-bagged spinach. The FDA issued the broadest advisory in its history regarding a commodity, advising consumers not to eat bagged…
Posted in Insurance Coverage
Hello World!
Welcome to Cozen O’Connor’s Food Recall Monitor. As the name (and catchy subhead suggest) this is where food, law and insurance intersect. Our goal is to provide the food and insurance industries with an easily accessible resource to read about…
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