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Hester Shaw, a consultant in the Global Product Risk Practice of Marsh U.K., gives three reasons for the rise in food recalls in the United States and the United Kingdom: increased media coverage; heightened consumer awareness; and an influx of food contamination-related regulations.

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Distribution channels are the biggest areas of risk for fraud and contamination along the food chain, said Carla Reed, a senior vice president with Marsh Inc.'s new Global Supply Chain Risk Management Practice…

"Are warehouses where food is stored full of rodents running around? I've seen all sorts of stuff you would just have a fit over,” Reed said. "There are so many things to consider. Companies need to be proactive and understand that the buck basically stops with them.”