Food Companies Can Save Millions on Recalls, Lawson Says
September 9, 2008 Alex Woodie
A study commissioned by Lawson Software found the food and beverage industry could save millions of dollars by reacting more quickly to product recalls. The recent Salmonella outbreak, which first targeted tomatoes and then settled on peppers as the culprit, may leave you with the impression that the food and beverage industry moves aggressively when there’s a potential health problem. But in fact, there’s a lot of room for improvement, not only from a safety point of view, but from the perspective of profitability, according to Lawson, which commissioned AMR Research to conduct a study called “Traceability in the Food |