Businesses have been additional-vigilant after investigations into Volkswagen and horsemeat in food,according to law firm The number of product recalls in the UK rose by a quarter to an all-time high final year, fuelled by a series of high-profile alerts in the motor vehicle and food industries.
Recalls – which are issued after a health-and-safety risk that could affect public health, or a major design or production flaw,has been discovered – increased by 26% to 310 in 2014/15 from 245 the preceding year, according to figures from London law firm RPC.
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Source: theguardian.com