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Stericycle Releases Its 'ExpertRECALL Index' for the First Quarter of 2012
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(OPEN):
RECALLS OF MEDICAL-DEVICES--INCLUDING PRODUCTS SUCH AS INHALERS,
NEEDLES, AND LATEX-GLOVES--INCREASED BY MORE THAN 160-PERCENT, IN THE
FIRST-QUARTER OF 2012--AFFECTING MORE THAN FIVE TIMES AS MANY UNITS THAN
IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE LATEST
"EXPERT-RECALL INDEX". THE JUST-RELEASED REPORT ALSO FOUND
THAT CONSUMER-PRODUCT RECALLS INCREASED IN THE FIRST-QUARTER--WHILE
PHARMACEUTICAL- AND FOOD-RECALLS DECREASED. MIKE ROZEMBAJGIER
IS THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF RECALLS FOR STERICYCLE
EXPERT-RECALL...
(ROZEMBAJGIER):
"WHAT IS TROUBLESOME IS THE DRAMATIC INCREASE IN UNITS THAT ARE
AFFECTED BY MEDICAL-DEVICE RECALLS--AS WELL AS THE CONTINUED NUMBER OF
REPEAT-OFFENDERS. IT'S SCARY TO THINK ABOUT--GIVEN THE INCREASING
NUMBER OF DEVICES THAT AMERICAN-PATIENTS RELY ON, TO MAINTAIN AND
IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. AND, WHETHER IT'S MEDICAL-DEVICES,
MEDICINES, FOOD-PRODUCTS, OR TOYS, CONSUMER-SAFETY SHOULD BE THE
NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY FOR EVERY MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTOR, RETAILER,
DOCTOR'S-OFFICE, AND HEALTHCARE-FACILITY."
(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
FIRST-QUARTER IS AVAILABLE AT
"EXPERT-RECALL"-DOT-COM-SLASH-"RECALL-INDEX".
