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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
Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.
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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 · 2026-10-05

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 2026-10-05. 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 2026-10-05.
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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

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FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Sea Wings CRAB MEAT SPECIAL PAST ASIA

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Great Lakes CHEESE CHDR MILD SLI .75 OZ

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Kronos SAUCE TZATZIKI FRESH

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Packer Apple Red Slice & Grape Buddie

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

CRAB MEAT CLAW PSTRZD ASIA Sold under the brand names of Chicken of the Sea & Sebastian Superior

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Romanoff¿ CAVIAR WHITEFISH RED 2 oz

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Romanoff¿ CAVIAR WHITEFISH BLK¿2 oz (57g)¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Dannon YOGURT STRAWBERRY LIGHT & FIT

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Great Lakes CHEESE SWISS A CUT

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

TRADCHS CHEESE CHEDDAR SMOKEY PRCT¿ 1/9 LBS

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Yoplait YOGURT STRAWBERRY ORIGINAL

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Sysco Classic SALAD POTATO & EGG CNTRY STYLE

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Barley Lentil Dry soup base. UPC 91675-06002. the Secret Garden, Park Rapids, MN 56470

The Secret Garden of Park Rapids, Inc.
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Pacific Cove CRAB MEAT SPECIAL PAST IND

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Yoplait YOGURT BLUEBERRY LIGHT

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

CABOT CREAM WHIPPED ARSL CANS¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Block and Barrel Imperial SALAD COLESLAW

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Chicken of the Sea CRAB MEAT JMBO LUMP PSTRZD

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

ONEKOMB DRINK KOMBUCHA TRIPLE BERRY¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

PACKER POMEGRANATE FRESH¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

MONTCHV CHEESE GOAT FETA¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

WIDMERS CHEESE SPREAD BRICK AGED¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Roth Kase CHEESE BLND FIREHOUSE ULTMTE 2/5lb CASE

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Sysco Imperial Fresh TOMATO ROMA DICED 3/8 TRAY

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Wholesome Farms Classic CREAMER COFFEE WHITENR CUP ESL

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

DEMILL CHEESE PARMESAN GRATE IMP¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Block and Barrel Imperial SALAD MACARONI

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Harbor Seafood CRAB MEAT SUPER LUMP PAST ASIA

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

SOMRDAL CHEESE CREAM DEVON INST

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

CREMINE SALAMI DRY MILANO GENOA STY¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Yoplait YOGURT STW/BAN ORIGINAL

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

PACKER LEMON GRASS FRESH¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Sea Wings CRAB MEAT PAST JMBO LUMP ASIA

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

TAYFRMS SALAD FRESH CHPD WORLD FAMOUS¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Cocina CHEESE FRESCO QUESO 10# case

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Packer GRAPEFRUIT RUBY RED FRESH¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Girards SAUCE JAMAICAN JERK

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Sysco Imperial SALAD FRUIT POPYMG LT SYRUP

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Sysco Classic SALAD POTATO DICED W/EGG

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Yoplait YOGURT RASPBERRY RNBOW TRIX

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Resers PUDDING BANANA

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Packer SHALLOT DRY FRESH¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Block and Barrel Classic CHEESE AMERICAN LOAF YEL

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Dannon YOGURT VANILLA

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

DEMILL CHEESE MONTEREY JACK¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Snak Club Praline Pecans Made With Cane Sugar NET Wt. 2.25 oz (64 g) Produced By: Century Snack Commerce, CA 90040 centurysnacks.com

Century Snacks LLC
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

PACKER GREEN MICRO SWISS CHARD MIX¿

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Block and Barrel Imperial CHEESE GOAT CRUMBLE TRAY PK 1 lb blocks

Sysco Charlotte
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Katy's Kitchen Roasted and Salted Sunflower Kernals, Net Wt. 25 lbs,

Marathon Ventures Inc
FDA Food Moderate Feb 27, 2019

Packer KUMQUAT FRESH¿

Sysco Charlotte

What to do with this

Monitoring food? Start here.

  • Check a specific product against the full federal archive before you use or buy it. Recall checker
  • Most food recalls come from FDA Food - browse that agency's full feed. FDA Food recalls
  • Sort the whole archive by severity to see the highest-risk active recalls first. Rankings

Recall categorization follows the issuing agency's product taxonomy; always confirm specifics on the official notice.

Nearby categories

Adjacent product categories that share hazard patterns or regulatory oversight.

Medical Devices

41,070 recalls →

Drugs & Medications

14,473 recalls →

Vehicles

8,938 recalls →

Children & Baby Products

4,017 recalls →

Household Products

3,574 recalls →

Dietary Supplements

2,018 recalls →

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.