In the U.S. food and beverage industry, it's all fun, games and shrewd capitalism until customers fall victim to a foodborne illness.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued instructions to its inspection program personnel in an effort to protect vulnerable consumers after an increased number of products have been recalled in the first half of 2011 due to the presence of undeclared allergens or other ingredients.