Again, if feeding a raw or BARF diet works for your dog then great. But it's simply false to say that raw is categorically safer to feed because of the recalls of dry food. Since January of this year, there have been 5 recalls of commercially prepared raw foods. 2 from Bravo, 1 from Nature's Instinct, 1 from Steve's Real Food and 1 of The Honest Kitchen.
Nature's Variety Issues Voluntarily Recall of One Batch of Instinct® Raw Organic Chicken Formula for Dogs & Cats Due to Possible Health Risk The Honest Kitchen Voluntarily Recalls Limited Lots Of Verve, ZealAnd Thrive Products Due To Possible Health Risk Bravo! Recalls 2 lb Tubes of Chicken Blend-Raw Frozen Food Diet for Dogs and Cats (One Lot Code) Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk Bravo! Issues a Voluntary Recall for Three Raw Frozen Food Diet for Dogs and Cats Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk Steve?s Real Food Recalls Turducken Canine Recipe Patties Because of Posssible Health Risk
As for the number of dogs that become sick from a true BARF diet or home cooking numbers, those won't ever be known since there is no centralized tracking method for it at this time.
The bottom line is that what ever you choose to feed, you still have to be vigilant.