U.S. Food Recalls Up, Consumer Product Recalls Down, Report Shows

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Food recalls in the United States
increased during the second quarter of the year, while consumer-product recalls
were down during the same period, according to the quarterly ExpertRECALL(TM)
Index released today.

Undeclared allergens were the most common cause of food recalls during the
quarter, accounting for more than 45 percent of all food recalls. The number of
recalls initiated because of undeclared allergens exceeded the total number of
recalls for the pathogens Salmonella, Botulism and Listeria combined. Salmonella
was the second leading cause of food recalls during the quarter.

Laceration risks were the leading cause of product recalls regulated by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recalls of sports and recreational equipment
increased for the third straight quarter, accounting for more than 20 percent of
all CPSC recalls.

The ExpertRECALL Index is the only report that aggregates and tracks cumulative
recall data from the CPSC and the Food and Drug Administration. Information is
compiled quarterly.

“While we don’t see increased recall activity in every category, we can expect
regulatory agencies to continue to beef up their oversight of both manufacturers
and retailers, resulting in more recalls for the remainder of the year,” said
Mike Rozembajgier, Vice President of Recalls for Stericycle ExpertRECALL.
“Manufacturers and distributors need to keep a close eye on their regulatory
agencies, as well as industry critics and consumer safety advocates because
their persistence has often influenced government oversight, leading to more
recalls.”

Highlights of the ExpertRECALL Index include:

— FDA enforcement reports documented 97 pharmaceutical recalls during the
second quarter of 2011, a five-quarter high for the category.

— According to FDA enforcement reports, medical device recalls in the
second quarter 2011 were down 27 percent compared with the first
quarter.

— Children’s and infant products recalled during the second quarter caused
65 reported injuries.

Stericycle ExpertRECALL compiles the ExpertRECALL Index from data issued by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The complete ExpertRECALL Index report is available online at

http://www.expertrecall.com/recallindex.

About Stericycle ExpertRECALL(TM)

Stericycle ExpertRECALL(TM) is the industry leader in managing consumer product,
pharmaceutical, medical device, juvenile product, and food and beverage recalls.
Stericycle ExpertRECALL streamlines the entire product recall process and
manages Notification & Response, Processing & Tracking, and Compliance &
Reporting for a variety of companies. For more information, visit

http://www.expertrecall.com.

SOURCE Stericycle ExpertRECALL