FDA enforcement reports reveal food recalls hit a two-year high during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the ExpertRECALL Index. FDA’s 552 food recalls in the fourth quarter of 2012 represent a rate of roughly six recalls per day, more than double the rate of the previous quarter. Of those recalls, 94 percent fell under the Class 1 designation of risk of serious health consequences or death. Salmonella was the number one cause of food recalls, with undeclared allergens or nuts second.