We have modern diagnostic tools, track-and-trace systems and practiced recall protocols, but when everything seems to be going well, we ignore what history has taught us and let our guard down.
Repeat recalls by the same company for the same foodborne illness seem to imply that they haven’t learned from their past mistakes. It’s a tough way to maintain a brand’s reputation. Nevertheless, the right tools applied correctly can help alleviate the repeated recalls.
In 2019, the World Food Programme (WPF), a United Nations humanitarian organization, distributed food to very needy people in Uganda. In March 2019, a major food-poisoning incident occurred in one region of the country, followed by a second outbreak, which occurred in a refugee camp in a completely different area in Uganda. In the first outbreak five people died and hundreds were hospitalized.