Industrial lettuces cultivation in a hothouse. In 2018, the CDC issued a warning about romaine lettuce after E. coli cases were reported in Alaska. (Photo: Fotolia) Industrial lettuces cultivation in a hothouse. In 2018, the CDC issued a warning about romaine lettuce after E. coli cases were reported in Alaska. (Photo: Fotolia)

In a voluntary recall situation, most product recall insurance policies pay only for specific expenses and losses incurred when a company's own product is being recalled — not for damages when the same type of product being recalled is grown, produced or shipped by another company. 

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