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Product category · Updated Aug 19, 2026

Food recalls

Food safety recalls including contamination, mislabeling, and undeclared allergens

Total recalls
25,513
Top agency
FDA Food
Years covered
2000–2026
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Food ranks #2 of 12 among PlainRecalls categories by recall count (25,513 notices, 24.4% of the archive); 46% of graded records are high-severity.

The FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA have published 25,513 food recalls between 2000 and 2026 - roughly 24.4% of the 104,423-record archive. Among 12 product categories, that is #2 of 12. Of the 25,513 records graded for severity, 46% are high-severity. Most are issued by FDA Food. Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not a product's inherent danger.

  • 25,513 total recalls
  • #2 of 12 among categories
  • 46% graded high-severity
  • FDA Food top agency

Category snapshot

According to PlainRecalls' category ranking (distinct recall events, same sort as /category), Food is #2 of 12 (2nd of 12) with 25,513 recalls, about 24.4% of the 104,423-record federal archive, with 11,676 graded high-severity, most issued by FDA Food.

25,513
total recalls
#2 of 12
category rank by events
46%
graded high-severity
FDA Food
top issuing agency

Where Food sits among all 12 categories

Distinct recall-event inventory across every PlainRecalls product category. Food is marked; archive size reflects reporting volume, not inherent product danger.

Food vs all categories by recall count

Where this category's archive sits among every tracked product class

25,513 2nd of 12 higher than 10 of 12 categories

Categories, banded by distinct recall-event inventory

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more categories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-09-28

Do more recalls mean more Class I danger?

Food sits at the 86th percentile of category volume (25,513 recalls) and the 86th percentile of Class I rate (46.3% of agency-classified notices) among 7 categories with enough classified rows to measure, those two ranks are not interchangeable.

Each point is a product category plotted by total recalls (x) and Class I share of agency-classified notices (y). Crosshairs mark the within-sample medians (4,017 recalls · 15.7% Class I). Rate uses only rows with an agency Class I/II/III label, CPSC/NHTSA blanks stay out of the denominator. Medical Devices is the clearest volume-without-Class-I-density example in this release. Source: FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS & NHTSA public recall data as of 2026-09-28. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 7 entities by Total recalls (count) (X) and Class I share of classified (%) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large · Class I–heavySmaller · Class I–heavyLarge · fewer Class ISmaller · fewer Class I 010,00020,00030,00040,00050,000 0%20%40%60%80% Total recalls (count) Class I share of classified (%) Category volume vs Class I rate Signature insight Medical DevicesFoodDrugs & MedicationsChildren & Baby ProductsDietary SupplementsMeat & PoultryCosmetics & Personal Care
Each point is a product category plotted by total recalls (x) and Class I share of agency-classified notices (y). Crosshairs mark the within-sample medians (4,017 recalls · 15.7% Class I). Rate uses only rows with an agency Class I/II/III label, CPSC/NHTSA blanks stay out of the denominator. Medical Devices is the clearest volume-without-Class-I-density example in this release. Source: FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS & NHTSA public recall data as of 2026-09-28.
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Percentiles are within this release's classified-enough category sample. Class I % uses only agency-classified notices.

CategoryRecallsVol %ileClassifiedClass IClass I %Rate %ile
Medical Devices41,07010040,7633,6539%14
Food25,5138625,22211,67646.3%86
Drugs & Medications14,4737114,4171,50810.5%29
Children & Baby Products4,017572,48335214.2%43
Dietary Supplements2,018431,99346623.4%71
Meat & Poultry1,672291,6721,14568.5%100
Cosmetics & Personal Care1,388141,28920315.7%57

Food recalls by year

2000–2026

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2392 2595 2774 1717 1745 1125 1045 1368 2039 1282 1433 813

Source: FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA As of Aug 19, 2026

Severity distribution

Graded records only

recalls
Source FDA / CPSC severity classification

Recalls by issuing agency

recalls
Source PlainRecalls index of federal feeds

Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.

Recalls in Food

Newest first · Page 151 of 511

FDA Food Moderate Jun 30, 2021

Bulk Salted Butter, item #502. Butter solid block is packaged in carton case with plastic liner, net wt. 55 lb. (25kg). The label is read in parts: "***BUTTER 55.115 LBS. NET (25 KG) ***PLANT NO. 41-41***".

Larsen's Creamery, Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

a.) Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Finest Sliced (Salty) Lox (Salmon, Salt) b.) Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Whole (Salty) Lox; Ingredients: Salmon (fish), Salt c.) Chile Lox (Salty Salmon); Ingredients: Salmon, Salt, Fish

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jun 30, 2021

Clio Honey Greek Yogurt Bars wrapped in a Chocolate Coating 50g x 10 Clio Retail 10-pack, UPC code: 861703000168

Clio LLC

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Dry White Fish; Ingredients: Fish, White Fish, Salt

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jun 30, 2021

favorite day monster Trail Mix, Product Number 04313. Peanuts, M&M'S Milk Chocolate candies, raisins, milk chocolate chips and Peanut Butter Chips. Net Wt 14 oz. (396g), UPC 85239-15675

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

New York Steelhead Hudson Valley Fisheries brand Lox Style Cold Smoked Steelhead

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc., brand Large Smoked Chubs

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Sliced Smoked Escolar; Ingredients: Escolar (Fish), Salt, Sugar, Natural Wood Smoke

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jun 30, 2021

Su Cocina Pan Molido bread crumbs in 8 oz. packages. UPC 6 79790 05912 5. The label of 8 oz. package is read in parts: "***Plain Bread Crumbs *** Su Cocina Pan Molido***INGREDIENTS: Enriched wheat Flour ***Corn Starch, Corn Syrup, Water, Contains 2% or less of the following: Soybean Oil and/or Canola Oil, Salt, Yeast, Whey, Soy Flour ***DOMINGUEZ FOODS OF WASHINGTON ***Zillah, Washington***".

Dominguez Foods of Washington, Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand White Fish (Hot Smoked), (White Fish (fish), Salt, Sugar, Natural Wood Smoke)

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

a.) Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Herring Tid Bits in Clear Sauce; Ingredients: Herring, Onions, Acetic Acid, Spices, Salt, Sugar, 1/10 of 1% Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate b.) Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Whole Fillets In Clear Sauce; Ingredients: Herring, Onions, Acetic Acid, Spices, Salt, Sugar, 1/10 of 1% Sodium Benzoate and potassium sorbate

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jun 30, 2021

Clio Mixed Berry Less Sugar Yogurt Bars wrapped in a Chocolate Coating 10 Clio Retail 10-pack, UPC code: 854021008190

Clio LLC

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Hot Smoked Mackerel (Atlantic Mackerel, Salt, Natural Hardwood Smoke)

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Smoked Whitefish Meat; ING: Whitefish (Fish), Salt, Natural Wood Smoke)

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Vilatar International Inc. brand Turbot; Salt, Natural Wood Smoke

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

a.) Banner Smoked Fish Inc. Sliced Pastrami Style Nova (Salmon (fish), Salt, Sugar, Spices, Sodium Nitrite, Natural Wood Smoke) b.) Benzs brand Gourmet Smoked-Sliced Pastrami Style Nova (Salmon (fish), Salt, Sugar, Spices, Sodium Nitrite, natural Smoke) c.) Golden Taste brand Pastrami Style Nova, Spices Added d.) Raskins brand Smoked Fish Pastrami Style Sliced Nova (Farm-raised Atlantic Salmon, pastrami spices (spices, cumin, spice extractives) salt, sugar, sodium nitrite, natural hardw

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Concord Farms Fresh Enoki Mushrooms; 5.25 oz. (150g) or 7 oz. (200g) packages UPC: 049995041049 and 04999504103 US Distributor: Concord Farms, Vernon, CA All Natural, Product of Korea Keep Refrigerated. Rinse and Cook before eating.

Concord Farms

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Hot-Smoked Ground Amberjack meat; Ingredients: Amberjack, Salt, Natural Hardwood Smoke

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jun 30, 2021

Ful-Flav-R Green Pace Chili Diced 3/8" w Citric Acid; Item # 544-107-7 Net Weight 400 lbs. (181.436 KG) Refrigerate after opening. Ingredient: Green Pace Peppers & citric Acid. Ful-Flav-R Products, a Division of Pacific Farms, Oakland, CA 94621

Pacific Meridian Group, LLC

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Hot Smoked Ground Kingfish Meat; Ingredients: Kingfish, Salt, Natural Hardwood Smoke

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Benzs brand Everything Bagel Spice Pre-Sliced Smoked Salmon (Farm raised Atlantic Salmon (astaxanthin color added to feed), spices, salt, sugar, natural hardwood smoke, sodium nitrite)

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jun 30, 2021

Clio Vanilla Greek Yogurt Bars wrapped in a Chocolate Coating 50g x 10 Clio Retail 10-pack. UPC code: 861703000106

Clio LLC

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Baked Salmon Salad; Ingredients: Smoked Atlantic Salmon (salmon, salt, natural hardwood smoke), Mayonnaise (Egg Yolk, Soya Oil, Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Mustard, Calcium Disodium EDTA), Panko (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Yeast, Soybean Oil, Salt), Salt, Spices, Less than 1/10 of 1% Potassium Sorbate and Sodium Benzoate)

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jun 30, 2021

Good & Gather Sweet Cajun Trail Mix, Product Number 04659. with Butter Toffee Peanuts, Spicy Seasoned Peanuts, Cajun Sesame Sticks, Roasted Salted Corn Kernels & Honey Roasted Sesame Sticks. Net Wt 11 oz. (311g), UPC 85239-15700

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Vilatar brand Seabass; Salt, Garlic, Natural Wood Smoke

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Trout (Trout (fish), Salt, Sugar, Natural Wood Smoke)

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jun 30, 2021

Clio Coconut Less Sugar Yogurt Bars wrapped in a Chocolate Coating 45g x 10 Clio Retail 10-pack and 50g x 10 Clio Retail 10-pack, UPC codes: 854021008237 and 854021008046

Clio LLC

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Smoked Brook Trout; Ingredients: Farm Raised Brook Trout, Salt, Natural Wood Smoke

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jun 30, 2021

Clio Mixed Berry / Peach Greek Yogurt Bars wrapped in a Chocolate Coating Costco Club pack Clio 50g x 16 (12pc tray), UPC code: 854021008220

Clio LLC

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.; Pickled Herring Fillets / 100 Count; Ingredients: Herring, onions, sugar, acetic acid, spices, salt, 1/10 of 1% sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

a.) Supreme Fine Fish Products brand Fresh Sliced Sable; Ingredients: Sable, Salt & Natural Smoke Flavor b.) Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand All Natural Sliced Sable; Ingredients: Wiled-Caught Alaskan Black Cod (Fish), salt, garlic, natural hardwood smoke c.) Benz s brand Gourmet Smoked-Sliced Sliced Sable; Ingredients: Black Cod, Salt, Garlic, Natural Wood Smoke, Sodium Nitrite as a Preservative

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

a.) Banner Smoked Fish Inc.; Herring Tid Bits In Cream; INGREDIENTS: Herring, Sour Cream (Cultured pasteurized milk, cream, nonfat milk), onions, acetic acid, sugar, spices, salt, sodium benzoate, and potassium sorbate b.) Banner Smoked Fish Inc.; Herring Fillets In Cream; INGREDIENTS: Herring, Sour Cream (Cultured pasteurized milk, cream, nonfat milk), onions, acetic acid, sugar, spices, salt, sodium benzoate, and potassium sorbate

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish, Inc. brand Smoked Kippered Salmon Meat; ING: Salmon (Fish), Salt, Sugar, Natural Wood Smoke

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Raskin s brand Smoked Fish Pepper Crusted Sliced Nova (Farm raised Atlantic Salmon, black pepper, salt, sugar, sodium nitrite, natural hardwood smokead

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jun 30, 2021

Clio Peanut Butter Greek Yogurt Bars wrapped in a Chocolate Coating 50g x 10 Clio Retail 10-pack, UPC code: 854021008039

Clio LLC

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Pickled Herring Salad; Ingredients: Chopped Herring, Mayonnaise (Soya Oil, Egg Yolks, Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Mustard), Apple Sauce (Apples, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Water), Onions, Salt, Acidic Acid, Matzo Meal (Flour, Water), Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc. brand Sjomga (Salmon Trout, Salt, Sugar, Natural Wood Smoke)

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jun 30, 2021

Banner Smoked Fish Inc., Cream Sauce; INGREDIENTS: Cultured Cream, Contains less than 2% of: modified food starch (corn), sodium tripolyphosphate, carrageenan, locust bean gum, guar gum, and less than 1% of sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate

Banner Smoked Fish Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jun 30, 2021

Clio Strawberry Greek Yogurt Mini Bars wrapped in a Chocolate Coating 6.2oz pouch x 6 pouches per case, UPC: 854021008084

Clio LLC

CPSC No agency class Jun 30, 2021

Children's Nightgowns Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard and Burn Hazard; Manufactured by Booph

Booph, of Shenzhen, China

FDA Food Critical Jun 23, 2021

ORGANIC GEMINI TigerNut Flour, Ingredients: 100% Organic Tiger Nuts; 27.5lbs; Lot: TM2-24200RFFF1; EXP: 10/2021

HMO Beverage Corp. dba Organic Gemini LLC

FDA Food Moderate Jun 23, 2021

BulkFoods.com brand Vegetable Mixture containing potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, tomato, peas, green peppers, and parsley in 1lb and 5lb bags and 45lb boxes

Natural Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jun 23, 2021

Hix Sauces, Buffalo Wing Sauce, Original Spice, Net Wt. 12.5 oz (355g)

Hix Foods, Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jun 23, 2021

BulkFoods.com brand Basic Vegetable Starter containing carrots, onions, celery, broccoli, and parsley in 1lb and 5lb bags and 20lb boxes

Natural Foods Inc

FDA Food Critical Jun 23, 2021

Farro, Fully Cooked Net Wt. 24 lbs, Item # 641901

Savor Brands LLC.

FDA Food Critical Jun 23, 2021

Olde Thompson Organic Ground Coriander 1.5oz. in glass jar with flip-top lid. Sun Harvest Organic Coriander 1.5oz in glass jar with flip-top lid. UPC code: 400000290942 Olde Thompson item numbers: 1901-43, 1901-43CA, 1901-43SU

Olde Thompson, LLC

FDA Food Critical Jun 23, 2021

Tiger Nuts Flour - 2.2 lbs. (1 Kilo) boxes

Tiger Nuts

FDA Food Critical Jun 23, 2021

BulkFoods.com brand dehydrated chopped celery in 1lb and 5lb plastic bags

Natural Foods Inc

FDA Food Critical Jun 23, 2021

Brown Rice Quinoa Farro, Fully Cooked Net Wt. 24 lbs, Item # 617322

Savor Brands LLC.

FDA Food Moderate Jun 16, 2021

Mideo's Marinara Glass 32oz jars - 6 jars per case

RC Industries Inc.

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Data sources

Category data as of Aug 19, 2026.

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA recall records; no number is typed in by an editor. Category counts and the year trend are computed across the full archive for food. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 19, 2026.