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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Captain Rusty's Blue Crab Dip, Made with real Blue Crab meat, Keep Refrigerated,16 oz.
Captain Rusty's Seafood Products LLC
Captain Rusty's Cajun Crab & Lobster Dip, Made with real Blue Crab and Lobster meat, Keep Refrigerated,16 oz.
Captain Rusty's Seafood Products LLC
Captain Rusty's Smoked Salmon Dip, A Taste of the Pacific Coast, Keep Refrigerated, 16 oz.
Captain Rusty's Seafood Products LLC
Captain Rusty's Lobster Dip, Made with real Lobster meat, Keep Refrigerated,16 oz.
Captain Rusty's Seafood Products LLC
La Sonorense Tortilla Factory, Flour Burrito Size, One Dozen, NET WT. 1 lb. 6 oz. (22 oz.)
La Sonorense, Inc.
La Sonorense Tortilla Factory, Gorditas Sonora Style, One Dozen, NET WT. 1 lb. 6 oz. (22 oz.)
La Sonorense, Inc.
085-CH-550-35 Cheese Whiz-Small Bag, 085-CH-550-35: 35 lbs. Multiwall bags .
World Flavors, Inc.
Adams Reserve Sweet & Spicy Seafood Salmon NEY WT 2.5 OZ (73g) UPC code 4313 04950.
Adams Extract & Spice LLC
Healthy Choice Pesto and Egg bowls labeled in the following ways: 1) (for the US market) Healthy Choice Power Bowls Morning Pesto & Egg White Scramble, Net Wt. 7.2 OZ (204 g); UPC 0-72655-00083-4 2) (for the Canadian market) Healthy Choice, Power Bowls, All-Day Breakfast, Pesto & Egg White Scramble, 204 g, UPC 0 72655 00201 2
ConAgra Foods, INc.
Wild Harvest Organic Fresh Basil packaged in the following sized plastic containers: Net Wt 2 oz (57g), UPC 11535-50762, Net Wt 0.25 oz. (7g), UPC 11535-50450, Net Wt 0.75 oz. (21g), UPC 11535-50322, Net Wt. 4 oz. (113g), UPC 11535-50323. Distributed by Supervalu, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN 55344
UNFI General Corporate
Bin Butternut Squash, Bulk, Raw Product in Bins / 4, 5lb packages in each case
Coastal Sunbelt Produce Co. Inc.
025-BBQ-468 Barbeque Sauce Base, 50 lbs. Multiwall bags .
World Flavors, Inc.
Bonnsu Recalls Miniware Teething Spoons Due to Choking Hazard
Plucker's Wing Bar World Famous Wing Sauce Gochujang 12 FL OZ. (355 mL) packaged in a glass bottle
Zilks Foods
Plucker's Wing Bar World Famous Wing Sauce Hallelujah 12 FL OZ. (355 mL) packaged in a glass bottle
Zilks Foods
Organic Ground Oregano, Item # 90206. Packaged in 40 lbs. or 50 lbs. cases and sold under brand KFK Seasoning. This product contains Organic Oregano.
K F K Seasonings Llc
Garlic Sauce; Net Wt. 8LB. (3.62 kg); PJ Item #1104; UPC 26700 16345; Manufactured for: PJ Foods Service, Inc; Louisville, KY 40299, USA. Ingredients: Soybean oil, water, salt, vegetable mono & diglycerides, contains less than 2% of garlic*, natural flavors, soy lecithin, lactic acid, sodium benzoate (a preservative), calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor, citric acid, beta carotene (color), vitamin A palmitate added. *Dehydrated Contains: Soy
Ventura Foods Llc
Chili Powder, Mild, Organic is a blend, Item # 90030. Packaged in 1 lb. bags and sold under brand Azure Market. This product contains "Organic Chili Peppers, Salt, Organic Spices, Organic Garlic, Organic Sunflower Oil". The Azure Market label listed the lot # 90030041520 and UPC 8 70722 00251 0.
K F K Seasonings Llc
Plucker's Wing Bar World Famous Wing Sauce Gold Rush 12 FL OZ. (355 mL) packaged in a glass bottle
Zilks Foods
Dragonfly brand Galanga Powder; Net Weight: 5 oz. (142 g) UPC: 7 21557 53337 6 Product of Thailand Distributed by U.S. Trading Company, Hayward, CA 94545-1130
U.S. Tov, Inc.
Cherrybrook Kitchen***Gluten Free***Wheat Free***SUGAR COOKIE MIX***NET WT. 13 OZ
Cell-nique Corp
Plucker's Wing Bar World Famous Wing Sauce Vampire Killer 12 FL OZ. (355 mL) packaged in a glass bottle
Zilks Foods
Plucker's Wing Bar World Famous Wing Sauce Spicy Mandarin 12 FL OZ. (355 mL) packaged in a glass bottle
Zilks Foods
Sienna brand 4.25 oz. Cranberry Orange Muffins coded 20 071 31B
BAKE'N JOY FOODS, INC.
Plucker's Wing Bar World Famous Wing Sauce Sesame 12 FL OZ. (355 mL) packaged in a glass bottle
Zilks Foods
Plucker's Wing Bar World Famous Wing Sauce Teriyaki 12 FL OZ. (355 mL) packaged in a glass bottle
Zilks Foods
Plucker's Wing Bar World Famous Wing Sauce Baker's Gold 12 FL OZ. (355 mL) packaged in a glass bottle
Zilks Foods
Organic Chipotle Chile Ground, Item # 90033. Packaged in 40 lbs. box and sold under brand Blue Chip. This product contains Chipotle Chile pepper. The Blue Chip label listed the lot # 032918. No UPC. Product distributed by Blue Chip Corp. UT.
K F K Seasonings Llc
RITZ Cheese Cracker Sandwiches , Family Size , (21.6 oz. carton)
Mondelez Global Llc
Milkadamia Salted Buttery Spread 8 ounces packaged in plastic tub, 6 packaged per case UPC 858045004718
Jindilli Beverages LLC
Home Style Crab Cakes in a plastic wrapped foam tray, 12 oz. (Four, 3 oz. crab cakes per package). 12 packages per case.
Johnson Sea Products, Inc.
Wegmans Tuna Salad, 16 OZ (1 LB) 454 g; UPC: 77890-48147; SELL BY 5/21/20
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Milkadamia Unsalted Buttery Spread 8 ounces packaged in plastic tub, 6 packaged per case UPC 858045004725
Jindilli Beverages LLC
Wegmans Tuna Salad on Roasted Tomato Pita, 9 oz.; UPC: 2-27390-00000; SELL BY 5/14-5/16
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Siete Grain Free Cashew Flour Tortillas NET WT 7 OZ (200g) 8 Count UPC 865336000045 packaged in flexible plastic
GARZA FOOD VENTURES
Absorb Health Advanced Joint Relief Joint Health; 510mg; 90 CAPSULES; Manufactured for: Absorb Health, 106 Countryside St NW, Supply, NC 28462 UPC 79056992863
Absorb Health LLC
Wegmans Tuna & Provolone Packaged Sub, Medium, 11 oz; UPC: 2-27031-00000; SELL BY 5/14-5/16
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Wegmans Packaged Tuna & Provolone Wheat Wrap, 9 oz; UPC: 2-27303-00000; SELL BY 5/14-5/16
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Willamette Valley Pie Company Raspberry Rhubarb Pie, packaged in clamshells container, six containers per case. Each pie weighs 10 oz. and sold as individual pies to consumers. UPC: 0 22518 87931 2. The label on a clamshell container is read in parts: "***HANDMADE All-Natural Raspberry Rhubarb Pie ***BAKED & READY TO EAT*** INGREDIENTS: Filling: Rhubarb, Organic Cane Sugar, Raspberries, Enriched Wheat Flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, ribofl
Willamette Valley Pie Company, LLC.
Lay's French Onion dip 15 oz. UPC 2840007094 packaged in clear glass jars
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Wegmans brand Semi-Sweet Chocolate Nonpareils in an 18.5 oz. (524 g) plastic container, 12 plastic containers per case.
Mellace Family Brands California Inc
Willamette Valley Pie Company Cherry Pie, packaged in clamshells container, six containers per case. Each pie weighs 10 oz. and sold as individual pies to consumers. UPC: 0 22518 87916 9. The label on a clamshell container is read in parts: "***HANDMADE All-Natural Cherry Pie ***BAKED & READY TO EAT*** INGREDIENTS: Filling: Cherries, Organic Cane Sugar, Enriched Wheat Flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Almond Extract
Willamette Valley Pie Company, LLC.
Ruffles Ranch flavoured dip 425 g (15 oz). UPC 6041007299 packaged in clear glass jars
Frito-Lay, Inc.
43559 SNDW Chicken Sandwich on White Single, vacuumed pack bag, Clam shell. Label UPC: 50777444804, Condies Foods Inc. PO Box 18548. Salt Lake City, UT
Condies Foods, Inc.
RICKER HILL ORCHARDS APPLE CIDER McIntosh Blend, 1 GAL (128 FL OZ) and 1/2 GAL (64 FL OZ); UPC: 0 74613 80009 8; MADE IN MAINE; KEEP REFRIGERATED; Produced by Ricker Hill Orchards, Turner, ME 04282
Ricker Hill Farms, Inc.
43237 ROLL chicken salad on croissant single, vacuumed pack bag, Clam shell. Label UPC: 50777445351, Condies Foods Inc. PO Box 18548. Salt Lake City, UT.
Condies Foods, Inc.
Peekaboo Ice Cream + hidden Veggies; Organic Mint Chocolate Chip with Hidden Spinach, 14 oz. carton: UPC: 868540000115 Manufactured for: Peekaboo Organics LLC, Surfside, FL. 33154 Certified Organic by QCS
Ramar International Corporation
Ruffles Onion flavoured dip 425 g (15 oz). UPC 6041007298 packaged in clear glass jars
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Lay's Smooth Ranch dip 15 oz. UPC 2840007095 packaged in clear glass jars
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Whole Foods Market Queso Sauce PLU code printed on the product scale labels beginning with 74135 sold in clear plastic deli-style containers of various weights.
Whole Foods Market
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Data sources
- Source: FDA - openFDA Enforcement API (food, drug, and device recalls)
- Source: CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
- Source: NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recalls (vehicles & equipment)
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.