Carrying the can.

If a food manufacturer discovers glass in its crisps, the costs of recalling every bag from the batch could put the company out of business. However, financial ruin can be prevented if appropriate insurance is bought says Tony Dowding.

A bubonic plague-type virus in yogurt, needles in pate, glass in
crisps, e-coli in cheese, benzene in fizzy drinks, rat poison in oven
chips - these are everyday risks faced by food manufacturers and
distributors.


In fact, all of these incidents led to the product having to be
recalled.


But it is not just food and drink companies that face product recalls.


Electrical appliance manufacturers, car manufacturers, pharmaceutical
companies, cosmetics, and toy manufacturers all face the possibility of a
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