In the past few years, the number of items that have been recalled has increased tremendously. Since 2002, the amount of food recalls has doubled; with about 1 new recall a day (on average). The number of vehicles that have been recalled has increased as well; with 51 million recalls in total just last year for vehicles.
"Two trends are driving the increase, consumer advocates and regulators say. First, the high number of recalls is in some... Read More