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Stericycle Releases Its 'ExpertRECALL Index' for the Second Quarter of 2012
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(OPEN):
MORE THAN 123-MILLION MEDICAL-DEVICES--INCLUDING SUCH VITAL
SUPPLIES AS LATEX-GLOVES, NEEDLES, DIABETIC-MONITORS, AND
HEART-DEFIBRILLATORS--WERE RECALLED DURING THE SECOND-QUARTER OF 2012.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE LATEST "EXPERT-RECALL INDEX". AND,
WHILE THE JUST-RELEASED REPORT FOUND THAT THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL-DEVICE
RECALLS DECLINED BY 13-PERCENT, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS
QUARTER, THE NUMBER OF PRODUCTS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY SUCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS REACHED AN EIGHT-QUARTER HIGH--BREAKING 100-MILLION
UNITS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE THIRD-QUARTER OF 2010. MIKE
ROZEMBAJGIER IS THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF RECALLS FOR
STERICYCLE EXPERT-RECALL...
(ROZEMBAJGIER):
"THE FACT THAT
ALMOST 125-MILLION MEDICAL-DEVICE UNITS WERE IMPACTED BY SUCH
RECALL-ANNOUNCEMENTS CANNOT BE IGNORED. THIS COMES AT A TIME WHEN
AMERICA IS FACING AN OBESITY-EPIDEMIC--AND ITS 50-MILLION AGING
'BABY BOOMERS' ARE PLACING INCREASINGLY HIGH DEMAND ON SUCH LIFE-SAVING
DEVICES. THESE COMPANIES NEED TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE RECALL-PLAN
IN PLACE THAT THEY CAN EXECUTE RAPIDLY, TO PROTECT [BOTH] THEIR
CUSTOMERS AND THEIR BRAND. GIVEN THE F-D-A'S PROPOSED PLANS
TO TRACK CERTAIN MEDICAL-DEVICES, MANUFACTURERS, SUPPLIERS, HOSPITALS,
AND RETAILERS MUST BE CERTAIN TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES IN THEIR
OPERATIONS--IN ORDER TO ENSURE [BOTH] PRODUCT- AND CONSUMER-SAFETY."
(CLOSE):
THE "EXPERT-RECALL INDEX" IS COMPILED QUARTERLY FROM DATA ISSUED BY BOTH
THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND THE CONSUMER
PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION. THE COMPLETE REPORT FOR THE
SECOND-QUARTER IS AVAILABLE AT
"EXPERT-RECALL"-DOT-COM-SLASH-"RECALL-INDEX".
