Product recall rate in the U.S. hits a 10-year high! Focus on five major categories

It is learned that on June 1, Sedgwick Brand Protection Company released the latest report on the US Product Recall Index, which shows that in the first quarter of 2022, the number of recalled products in the United States reached more than 900 million. Not only did it set a new record for quarterly recalls in the past 10 years, it also exceeded the annual average data in the past 10 years.

U.S. regulators are reportedly stepping up regulation and conducting stricter scrutiny of the automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and medical device industries starting in 2022.

Highlights of the first quarter recall data:

There were 221 vehicle recalls in the first quarter of 2022, and the number of recalled vehicles increased sharply by 114.2% to 9.3 million.

The number of consumer product recalls surged 63.8% in the first quarter of 2022, reaching the highest level in more than five years, and the number of unit recalls increased 161.0%.

Food recalls decreased 12.7%, but their average size surged 328.4% to more than 1.3 million.

The number of medical device recalls surged, up 2624.9% year-on-year.

Drug recalls reached their highest level in 15 years, with more than 4.6 million units recalled.

In the consumer goods industry, children's products will remain a focus for regulators and lawmakers, according to the 2022 priorities released by US regulators, and sustainability will be another focus related to the fashion industry.

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