16 Aug 2019 --- In Asia, food product recalls are on the rise as regulators step up monitoring and requirements for food traceability, advertising and labeling, reports Charles Breen, an Independent Advisor at EAS Consulting Group, an advisory firm for regulatory matters. Also, due to the extensive media coverage of product recalls in such situations, consumers today are more conscious and cautious about food safety. This is bringing it to the fore across industries, including nutrition, and recall and product traceability operations need to be improved and technologies such as blockchain utilized.