Product category · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Food recalls
Food safety recalls including contamination, mislabeling, and undeclared allergens
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
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Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-09-29
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.
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Percentiles are within this release's classified-enough category sample. Class I % uses only agency-classified notices.
| Category | Recalls | Vol %ile | Classified | Class I | Class I % | Rate %ile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Devices | 41,070 | 100 | 40,763 | 3,653 | 9% | 14 |
| Food | 25,513 | 86 | 25,222 | 11,676 | 46.3% | 86 |
| Drugs & Medications | 14,473 | 71 | 14,417 | 1,508 | 10.5% | 29 |
| Children & Baby Products | 4,017 | 57 | 2,483 | 352 | 14.2% | 43 |
| Dietary Supplements | 2,018 | 43 | 1,993 | 466 | 23.4% | 71 |
| Meat & Poultry | 1,672 | 29 | 1,672 | 1,145 | 68.5% | 100 |
| Cosmetics & Personal Care | 1,388 | 14 | 1,289 | 203 | 15.7% | 57 |
Food recalls by year
2000–2026
Severity distribution
Graded records only
- High severity
High severity
11,676 recalls
- Moderate
Moderate
12,535 recalls
- Lower severity 1,302
Lower severity
1,302 recalls
Recalls by issuing agency
- FDA Food
FDA Food
25,067 recalls
- CPSC 291
CPSC
291 recalls
- FDA Drug 155
FDA Drug
155 recalls
Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.
Recalls in Food
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"SUNDIAL***Ethiopian Traditional Talba (Flaxseed Meal Cereal)***"
Sundial Herbal Products
Taylor Farms Retail Chicken Salad Croissant 1/6.25oz and 1/6.15oz
Taylor Farms Texas, Inc.
Ethiopian Coffee
Sundial Herbal Products
MD GREEK SALAD WITH BALSAMIC DRESSING PLU# 24660600000. Expiration date 8/4/2020, Ingredients; SALAD [ROMAINE LETTUCE, PEPPERONCINI (PEPPERS, WATER, SALT, VINEGAR, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE (AS PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM BISULFITE (TO ENHANCE COLOR), YELLOW 5), BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE (WATER, BALSAMIC VINEGAR, SUGAR, RED WINE VINEGAR, VEGETABLE OIL [SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA], OLIVE OIL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, DRIED GARLIC, XANTHAN GUM, SPICE, ARABIC GUM), GRAPE LEAVES (VINE LEAVES, RICE, ONIONS,
Giant Eagle
Taylor Farms Retail Macaroni Salad 1/9.9oz
Taylor Farms Texas, Inc.
Charlies Produce Anchorage, YELLOW Peeled Onions, Jumbo, Ready To Eat (RTE), keep refrigerated. Shelf-life: packing date plus 6 days. Packed in corrugated cardboard box. Net. wt. 20 lbs., no UPC. Product was peeled and packaged by Charlies Produce 9401 King St., Anchorage, AK 99515.
Triple B Corporation
Farmers Salad PLU#22658400000. Expiration date 8/6/2020. Ingredients: SALAD [CUCUMBER, PITTED KALAMATA OLIVES [PITTED OLIVES (OLIVES, WATER, SALT, OLIVE OIL, ACETIC ACID), CANOLA OIL, SPICES], RED ONION, GREEN BELL PEPPER, RED BELL PEPPER, YELLOW BELL PEPPERS, GRAPE TOMATOES, VINAIGRETTE (WATER, VEGETABLE OIL [SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA], APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, RED WINE VINEGAR, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF FETA CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], OLIVES
Giant Eagle
SHEET VEGETABLE PIZZA (INDEPENDENT PLU) PLU# 25086800000. Expiration date 8/5/2020. Ingredients: VEGETABLE PIZZA [SPREAD (CREAM CHEESE [PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK & CREAM, SALT, STABILIZERS (XANTHAN, CAROB BEAN, AND/OR GUAR GUMS)], MAYONNAISE [SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, EGGS, EGG YOLKS, VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA, NATURAL FLAVORS], RANCH MIX [MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DRIED ONION, DRIED GARLIC, SPICES, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, <2%: BUTTERMILK, CALCIUM STEARATE,
Giant Eagle
Whole Foods Market IL FORTETO Genovese Pesto PLU 20017100000 Individual sliced cheese wrapped in plastic wrap with scale label on top.
Whole Foods Market
Marketside Diced Mirepoix Mix 6/10 oz
Taylor Farms Texas, Inc.
"SUNDIAL***COCOA BALLS***" packaged in translucent plastic bags
Sundial Herbal Products
Ruffles Original Potato Chips NET WT 1 1/2 oz. packaged in flexible bags UPC 28400 48228
Frito-Lay, Inc.
PIEROGIE LASAGNA ROLL UP (INDEPENDENT PLU) PLU# 25065000000. Expiration date 8/4/2020. Ingredients: PIEROGIE LASAGNA ROLL UP [MASHED POTATOES (POTATOES, SKIM MILK, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], WHOLE MILK, SALT, DISODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE [ADDED TO MAINTAIN COLOR], POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], SPICE), COOKED NOODLES [WATER, NOODLES (SEMOLINA, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)], VEGETABLE OIL [LIQUID & HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, <2%: SALT, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, NATURAL
Giant Eagle
Greek Salad Small PLU#20500200000. Expiration date 8/4/2020. Ingredients:GREEK SALAD [CHICK PEAS (CHICK PEAS, WATER, SALT, DISODIUM EDTA (TO PRESERVE COLOR)), CUCUMBER, ROMAINE LETTUCE, SPRING MIX (GREEN LEAVES [FRISEE, WILD ARUGULA, MACHE], RED LEAVES [RADICCHIO], MAY CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING: GREEN LEAVES [ROMAINE HEARTS, TANGO, MIZUNA, GREEN OAK, GREEN CHARD], RED LEAVES [LOLLA ROSA, RED CHARD, RED ROMAINE HEARTS, RED LEAF, RED OAK]), FETA CHEESE ((PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SA
Giant Eagle
Whole Foods Market La Marquesa Herb Manchego Raw Milk - Aged 60 days or More PLU 29399800000 Individual sliced cheese wrapped in plastic wrap with scale label on top.
Whole Foods Market
COLD ITALIAN HERO, 12" (INDEPENDENT PLU) PLU#25118500000. Expiration date 8/2/2020. Ingredients: 12" COLD ITALIAN HERO [BUN [ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, 2% OR LESS OF YEAST, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, DEXTROSE, DATEM, VINEGAR, ASCORBIC ACID, WHEAT GLUTEN, ENZYMES, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), SOY LECITHIN], HAM (HAM (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE,
Giant Eagle
STUFFED BONE IN CHICKEN BREAST GOURMET (INDEPENDENT PLU). PLU# 25089000000. Expiration date 8/5/2020. Ingredients: STUFFED BONE IN CHICKEN BREAST [CHICKEN, STUFFING [SPREAD (PURIFIED WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, PALM KERNEL & PALM OIL, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, VINEGAR, NATURAL FLAVORS, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE [COLOR], VITAMIN D3), CROUTONS (ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR [MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, POTASSIUM BROMATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, YEAST, SALT, DEXTROSE
Giant Eagle
MD Dip-Rueben PLU# 24659500000. Expiration date 8/6/2020. Ingredients: REUBEN DIP [COOKED CORNED BEEF ROUND (CURED WITH UP TO 15% OF A SOLUTION OF: WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM LACTATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SODIUM DIACETATE, GARLIC POWDER, EXTRACTIVES OF SPICES), CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, STABILIZERS [CAROB BEAN AND/OR XANTHAN AND/OR GUAR GUMS]), SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, ENZYMES), THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING (SOYBEAN OIL, CH
Giant Eagle
Taylor Farms Retail Quiche Florentine 1/10 oz.
Taylor Farms Texas, Inc.
SAUSAGE PEPPERS AND ONIONS OVER PENNE PLU#28660700000. Expiration date 8/5/2020. Ingredients: MEAL [PASTA MARINARA [MARINARA [TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO PUREE), ONION, <2%: SUGAR, GARLIC, OIL BLEND (CANOLA OIL, OLIVE OIL), BASIL, OREGANO, SALT, BLACK PEPPER, RED PEPPER FLAKES, CORNSTARCH, WATER], PENNE (COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WATER, MACARONI (SEMOLINA [WHEAT], NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)), SOYBEAN OIL, SALT)], PEPPERS & ONIONS [PEPPERS, ONIONS
Giant Eagle
MD Buffalo Chicken Salad PLU#22664600000. Expiration date: 8/4/2020 Expiration date 8/4/2020.Ingredients: SALAD [ROMAINE LETTUCE, BUTTERMILK RANCH (SEE DRESSING CUP), GRAPE TOMATOES, BACON BITS (BACON CURED WITH: WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, MAY CONTAIN: SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, AND/OR SMOKE FLAVORING), GORGONZOLA (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE TO PREVENT CAKING, NATAMYCIN TO PROTECT FLAVOR), CROUTONS (WHEAT FLOUR, CANOLA AND/OR OLIVE
Giant Eagle
Whole Foods Market AGRIFORM PIAVE VECCHIO PLU 29336200000 Individual sliced cheese wrapped in plastic wrap with scale label on top.
Whole Foods Market
Grilled Vegetables PLU# 23657100000. Expiration date: 8/6/2020 Ingredients: GRILLED VEGETABLES [RED ONION, GREEN BELL PEPPER, YELLOW SQUASH, ZUCCHINI, ASPARAGUS, EGGPLANT, RED BELL PEPPER, YELLOW BELL PEPPER, OIL BLEND (CANOLA OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL), SALT, BLACK PEPPER]. Onions are cooked
Giant Eagle
MD BLT Salad PLU#22660900000. Expiration date 8/4/2020.Ingredients: SALAD [ROMAINE LETTUCE, BUTTERMILK RANCH (SEE DRESSING CUP), GRAPE TOMATOES, BACON BITS (BACON CURED WITH: WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, MAY CONTAIN: SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, AND/OR SMOKE FLAVORING), GORGONZOLA (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE TO PREVENT CAKING, NATAMYCIN TO PROTECT FLAVOR), CROUTONS (WHEAT FLOUR, CANOLA AND/OR OLIVE OIL, SALT, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, GARLIC P
Giant Eagle
CHEESEBURGER PIZZA SLICE (INDEPENDENT PLU) PLU# 25060700000. Expiration date 8/4/2020. Ingredients: CHEESEBURGER PIZZA [DOUGH SHELL [ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, <2%: SUGAR, SALT, DEXTROSE, DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO-DIGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM SULFATE, GUAR GUM, MONOGLYCERIDES, AMMONIUM SULFATE, ASCORBIC ACID (DOUGH CONDITIONER), POTASSIUM IODATE, ENZYMES], BEEF STEAK (BEEF,
Giant Eagle
Saddlin' Up Salsa Mild, item number 83258, refrigerated product, ready to eat product, packaged in a 15 oz. plastic tub with a plastic lid. UPC 88694 83253.
Spokane Produce, Inc.
Sub Shop-Red Onions. Expiration 7/31/2020. Ingredients raw red onion.
Giant Eagle
SUNDIAL PRINCESS ALMAZ Traditional ETHIOPIAN Organic SPICED TEA; "***Improves circulation***eliminates gas stomach griping & cramps. Relieves acid reflux, coughs, flu, hay fever, allergies, breaks up mucus and fights infection***" packaged in a breathable-type bag within a box.
Sundial Herbal Products
SUNDIAL ORGANIC JAMAICAN TUMERIC; "***increases the quality and quantity of breast milk***suppresses the development of parasite that causes tumors cancer, growths, cysts & all types of cancers***"
Sundial Herbal Products
Whole Foods Market El Trigal 12 Month Old Manchego PLU 29329500000; Whole Foods Market El Trigal 6 Month Old Manchego PLU 29329900000; Whole Foods Market Mitica Cordobes PLU 29335700000; Individual sliced cheese wrapped in plastic wrap with scale label on top.
Whole Foods Market
"SUNDIAL***KOROMANTEE***Colonic & Intestinal Cleaner***used by the descendants of the Koromantee people in Jamaica to help cleanse and strengthen the bowels, stomach, intestines, and colonic areas of the body.***" packaged in 16oz glass bottles
Sundial Herbal Products
"SUNDIAL***Jamaican & Tropical Raw Honey***"
Sundial Herbal Products
Tuscan Chicken Salad PLU# 20730400000. Expiration date 8/3/2020. Ingredients:TUSCAN CHICKEN SALAD (CHICKEN [OVEN ROASTED OR ROTISSERIE CHICKEN, SEASONING (PAPRIKA [PAPRIKA, <2% SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTICAKING)], GARLIC POWDER, BLACK PEPPER, SALT)], ITALIAN DRESSING [WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT, <2% GARLIC*, ONION*, RED BELL PEPPERS*, XANTHAN GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, SPICES, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (PRESERVATIVE), NATURAL FLAVOR, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CARAME
Giant Eagle
Saddlin' Up Salsa Medium, item number 83259, refrigerated product, ready to eat product, packaged in a 15 oz. plastic tub with a plastic lid. UPC 88694 83255.
Spokane Produce, Inc.
Whole Foods Market Mitica Mahon PLU 29341800000 Individual sliced cheese wrapped in plastic wrap with scale label on top.
Whole Foods Market
Taylor Farms Retail Rotini Pasta Salad 1/10oz
Taylor Farms Texas, Inc.
Taylor Farms Deli Kit, Southwest Salad (no protein) 2 count
Taylor Farms Texas, Inc.
Shrimp Salad (Made In Store); by the lb.; store made shrimp salad, ready to eat; packaged in a plastic clamshell; package size varies; keep refrigerated
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
SERAFIN FISHERY Salmon Fish Dip, 8 oz
Serafin Fishery
Chicken Cutlet Meals; Individual or Family Meals; plastic clamshell; package size varies; keep refrigerated
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
The following products received from the UNFI Distribution Center Champaign, IL on 7/12/2020: Ditch Farms Eggs brand: Grade A Large (20/18ct; UPC 2009194510035) and (30/12ct; UPC 1004127044750) and (30/6ct; UPC 1009194510032) ; Grade A Large Brown (30/12ct; UPC 2009194510060); Grade A Medium (20/1.5dz; UPC 2009194510060); and Vegetarian Brown Large (15/1dz, UPC 1071514111293). Dierbergs brand Grade A Xtra Large, 30/1dz; UPC 1002393300805 Egglands brand: Large Eggs (15/24ct, UPC 1071514
UNFI General Corporate
O Organics Tahini is 100% organic ground slightly roasted sesame seed paste, packaged in 16oz glass jar with metal screw on/off lid and has a paper anti tampering seal connecting the lid with the jar. UPC 0 79893 39024 6. The label is read in parts: "***O Organic TAHINI *** INGREDIENTS: ORGANIC SESAME SEEDS *** DISTRIBUTED BY LUCERNE FOODS, INC. PLEASANTON, CA *** PRODUCT OF ISRAEL ***
ACME FOOD SALES INC
Red Onions; Pacific Gold 25 Lb. RED Onion JBO - Pacific Gold w/plu 50 lb. SX Red Onion JBO US #1 Sold to consumers in bulk pins. in bulk bins
Progressive Produce LLC
Fresh Cooked Shrimp; 6ct, 12ct, 20ct, 60ct, 80ct; shrimp cocktail with lemon and cocktail sauce; packaged on plastic trays; package size varies; keep refrigerated
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Wegmans Fresh Cooked & Grilled Organic Shrimp Combo Tray; Individual; cooked and grilled shrimp combination with cocktail sauce and lemon; packaged on a plastic tray; package size varies; keep refrigerated
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
SERAFIN FISHERY Smoked Whitefish Dip, 8 oz
Serafin Fishery
Fresh Cooked Shrimp and Crab Claw Tray; Individual; shrimp and crab claw platter with cocktail sauce; packaged in a plastic tray; package size varies; keep refrigerated
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Yellow onions; Packed under brand names of Onions 52, Majestic, Hartley's Best, Kroger, Food Lion, Thomson Premium, TLC Thomson International, El competitor, Tender Loving Care, Imperial Fresh. Onions 52: 10 lb. mesh sack - UPC 33383 60004 3 lb. mesh sack - UPC 33383 60002 Hartley's Best: 10 lb. mesh sack - UPC 33383 60004 Majestic: 10 lb. mesh sack - UPC 33383 60004 Kroger: 3 lb. mesh sack - UPC 11110 91682 Food Lion: 3 lb. mesh sack - UPC35826 08630 Thomson Premium:
Thomson International, Inc.
Material Number 7002 Unique Tracking Number 1000035843 3/8" Diced Green Chilies (440 lb drum)
SUN VALLEY FOODS LLC
A.S.K. Foods, Inc. Lobster Salad (2.5 lb.) with codes of 4472 or 4482 , Bulk Containers / 2 Containers per Case ( Product ), SELL BY: 08-28-20
ASK Foods Inc
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