Product category · Updated Aug 19, 2026

Food recalls

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Food safety recalls including contamination, mislabeling, and undeclared allergens

Total recalls: 25,513
Top agency: FDA Food
Years covered: 2000–2026

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher. · Updated October 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 · 2026-10-01

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 2026-10-01.

Read the chart, every category as text

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

High severity

11,676
Moderate

12,535
Lower severity

1,302

FDA Food

25,067
CPSC

291
FDA Drug

155

FDA Food Moderate Aug 21, 2019

Predust coating packaged in the following ways: 1) PREDUST G4593, Item Number G4593.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI; 2) PREDUST G4593, Item Number G4593.PLP, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI;

Kerry, Inc

FDA Food Moderate Aug 21, 2019

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Nearby categories

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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.

Compiled by PlainRecalls, Product Recalls Editorial Process · October 1, 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.

Where Food sits among all 12 categories

Do more recalls mean more Class I danger?

Recalls in Food

Archer Farms egg salad packaged in 12oz plastic cup with lid, 6 cups per case, refrigerated

PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN TRIPLE BERRY MEDLEY, 48 oz

Hannaford brand 20 oz. traditional quiche w/tomatoes, cheese and basil in flexible plastic with round top and bottom.

PRIVATE SELECTION FROZEN BLACKBERRIES, 16 oz

Breader, Item Number 30753150.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Predust/Batter, Item Number 30753195.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Scallopini Breader, Item Number 30753197.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Sweet Onion Crusted Batter, Item Number 30753307.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Breader CFS, Item Number 30753188.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Batter Mix, Item Number 30753358.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Batter Mix, Item Number 30753153.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Breader, Item Number 30753205.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Batter Mix, Item Number 30753232.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Breader, Item Number 30753324.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Breader W/CRSHD Cracker, Item Number 30753161.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Golden Macadamia Nuts Dry Roasted Style 4R-DM; 25 lb. cardboard box Product of Kenya Manufactured by Golden Peanut Company, LLC-Lodi 1230 S. Fairmont Ave. Lodi, Ca 95240

Breader, Item Number 30753260.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Batter mixes labeled the following ways: 1) Batter, Item Number 30713419.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI 2) Batter, Item Number 30713419.TYS, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Batter Mix, Item Number 30753202.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Conch Fritter Mix, Item Number 30753189.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Value Chicken Breader, Item Number 30753192.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Freshness Guaranteed Chocolate Chunk cookie Clear plastic clam shell Net wt. 14 oz. UPC: 0007874209234

Entenmann's Little Bites Soft Baked Cookies (5 pack Mini Chocolate Chip variety) Net Weight of 5ct box 6.88oz. 5 pouches per package, package type is carton, units per case 12

Ranchers Supreme Predust, Item Number 30753333.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

PREDUST G4627, Item Number G4627, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Breader, Item Number 30753156.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Sweet Onion Crusted Breader, Item Number 30753308.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Hot N Spicy Breader, Item Number 30753184.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Breader Mix Non-Pho, Item Number 30753191.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Food Pro Breader, Item Number 30753220.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Elite Batter Mix, Item Number 30753157.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Chicken Breader, Item Number 30753227.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Batter Mix, Item Number 30753316.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Slim Chickens Breader, Item Number 30753878.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Predust coating packaged in the following ways: 1) PREDUST G4593, Item Number G4593.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI; 2) PREDUST G4593, Item Number G4593.PLP, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI;

Breader, Item Number 30753230.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

CFS Breader 35% RDC SOD, Item Number 30753183.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Batter Mix, Item Number 30753204.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Consolidation Breader, Item Number 30753151.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Hot N Spicy Batter, Item Number 30753318.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Batter Mix 20% RDC SOD, Item Number 30753203.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Batter Mix, Item Number 30753190.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

CFS Breader, Item Number 30753213.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Italian CKN Batter Mix, Item Number 30753185.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Breader, Item Number 30753187.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

FROZEN VAN YOG, in 3 gallon cardboard buckets

CKN Fried CKN Breader, Item Number 30753155.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Italian Chicken Breader, Item Number 30753273.49, Net Wt. 50 lb, Distributed by Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Beloit, WI

Nearby categories

Medical Devices

Drugs & Medications

Vehicles

Children & Baby Products

Household Products

Dietary Supplements

Data sources