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 · 2026-10-09
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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Lean Cuisine Marketplace Bean and Cheese Enchilada Verde 8oz UPC:13800955265 Target item number: 270-2-1477
Target Corporation
Green Giant Steamers Healthy Weight Vegetable Blend 7oz. UPC: 20000197593 Target item number 270-0-52
Target Corporation
Halo Top Chocolate Covered Banana Non Dairy Pint UPC: 858089003456 Target item number: 288-7-1678
Target Corporation
MP CARROTS 12OZ CRINKLE CUT CARROT UPC: 85239004937 Target item number: 270-0-493
Target Corporation
Amys Spinach Ravioli Bowl 9oz UPC: 42272011292 Target item number 270-2-416
Target Corporation
Simply Balanced Organic Broccoli Florets 10oz UPC: 85239008775 Target item number: 270-0-248
Target Corporation
GARDEIN 9OZ CRISPY TENDERS UPC: 842234000520 Target code 270-3-82
Target Corporation
Ben & Jerry's Pint Slice Coffee Buzz UPC: 768400010196 Target item number: 288-7-2763
Target Corporation
Gorton's 8.2oz. Simply Bake Garlic & Butter Salmon UPC: 44400125086 Target item number: 210-7-198
Target Corporation
MP MIX VEG 12OZ MIXED VEG UPC: 85239004944 Target item number: 270-0-494
Target Corporation
Breyers Delights Mint Chip 16 oz UPC: 775670006446 Target item number: 288-7-1432
Target Corporation
Popsicle Fruit Pop Strawberry 19.8floz - 12ct UPC: 77567001290 Target item number: 288-7-1146
Target Corporation
Kidfresh Muy Cheesy Quesadillas 4.2oz UPC: 810882016057 Target item number: 270-2-955
Target Corporation
Archer Farms Mushroom Risotto Bites 10ct 7.5oz UPC: 492700600381 Target item number: 270-6-38
Target Corporation
Market Pantry Blueberry 10ct 12.3oz UPC: 85239261002 Target item number: 270-5-261
Target Corporation
Green Giant Steamer's Garden Vegetable Medley 8oz. UPC: 20000163611 Target item number: 270-0-15
Target Corporation
Happy Harvest Leaf Spinach; Net Wt. 13.5 oz (383g); Ingredients: Spinach, Water, Salt. Distributed by Aldi Inc. Batavia, IL 60510; Product of USA; Manufactured In A Facility That Processes Peanuts and Soy. May Contain Peanuts and Soy. Packaged in a steel 2-piece can.
Mccall Farms Inc
Enlightened Cookies & Cream Pint UPC: 852109331130 Target item number 288-7-1796
Target Corporation
32oz. Market Pantry Potato Puffs UPC: 85239014523 Target item number: 270-1-452
Target Corporation
Ignite High Endurance Pre-Workout Supplement, brand Back to Health, Net wt. 1 lb. UPC 8 01650 01541 9. Ignite High Endurance Pre-Workout Supplement, brand Healthy Home Center Inc., Net wt. 1 lb. UPC 8 01650 01541 9. Ignite High Endurance Pre-Workout Supplement, brand Super Natural Quality Health Food Center LLC, Net wt. 1 lb. UPC 8 01650 01540 2. SAMPLE ONLY. Ignite High Endurance Pre-Workout Supplement, brand Strike First. Net Wt. No UPC. SAMPLE ONLY.
Independent Nutrition, Inc.
MP FRUIT 48OZ LG BAG BLUEBERRIES UPC: 85239230145 Target item number: 270-14-230
Target Corporation
Green Giant Cauliflower Veggie Tots 16 oz UPC: 190569123002 Target item number 270-0-69
Target Corporation
Simply Balanced Organic Cut Corn 10oz. UPC: 85239008713 Target item number: 270-0-578
Target Corporation
Alexia Waffle Fries Sweet Potato 20oz UPC: 834183007149 Target item number: 270-1-48
Target Corporation
Shell Eggs packaged in quantities and styles of pack (plastic and pulp cartons, flats, and boxes)
ROSE ACRE FARM
Decorated (iced holiday cookies sold from self service cookie displays - cookies in the shape of eggs, bunnies and chicks. The signage by the displays do not declare egg as an ingredient of the cookies. Cookies are received in a 9 lb. bag Correct Ingredients: Unbleached, Unbromated Wheat Flour (Wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Cane Sugar, Palm Fruit Oil, Cage Free Eggs, Vanilla, Water, cream of Tartar, Baking Soda, Corn starch,
Whole Foods Market
Bloody Hell Mary, HOT, Kitchen By The Sea, From the Beach House, Net Wt. 32 oz. (.9L), Low Sodium
Kitchen By The Sea
Parotta Family Pack, UPC: 8 70400 00084 5, Frozen; and Small Parotta, UPC: 870400000012, Frozen
Maharaja Food Importers, Inc.
WHOLE WHEAT PAROTTA, UPC: 8 70400 00092 0
Maharaja Food Importers, Inc.
Cold Smoked Wild Coho Salmon Lox , Gerard & Dominique Seafoods brand, Reduced Oxygen Packaging, Net Wt. 3 oz (85g). UPC 7 52047 92635 4. The package label of the Cold Smoked Coho Salmon bears this instructions "***KEEP REFRIGERATED AT OR BELOW 38 F***". The master case label of the Cold Smoked Coho Salmon bears this instructions: "***Important, keep frozen until used, thaw under refrigeration at 38 F or below. Use By 30 days After Thaw***".
Seabear Company
MMRF Neyyappam, UPC: 870400000111, Frozen
Maharaja Food Importers, Inc.
MMRF Ela Ada Jaggery, UPC: 870400000067, Frozen
Maharaja Food Importers, Inc.
Izzy's Ice Cream, Maple Nut, One Pint (473 ml), UPC 51115-00106. Izzy's Ice Cream, 1100 2nd Street S., Minneapolis, MN 55415.
Izzy's Ice Cream, LLC
Formagere de la Brie brand, l 'Explorateur, soft ripened cheese made from pasteurized milk, product comes in a 250g (8.8 oz), clear plastic package marked with lot # on the bottom, with UPC: 3 390010 004080.
Cheezwhse/Com
Hot Smoked Keta Beergarden Salmon, Seabear brand, Reduced Oxygen Packaging, Net Wt. 4oz (113g). No UPC.
Seabear Company
MMRF Kumbiliappam, UPC: 87040000104, Frozen
Maharaja Food Importers, Inc.
Bloody Mary, Medium, Kitchen by the Sea, From the The Beach House, Net Wt. 32.oz, Low Sodium
Kitchen By The Sea
ELA ADA (JACK FRUIT), UPC: 8 70400 00085 2
Maharaja Food Importers, Inc.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream, packaged in a 16 oz. cardboard container, UPC 082086444688
Stewart's Shops Corp.
Ibuprofen Tablets USP 600 mg, a) 100 tablet (NDC 42582-112-01), b) 500 tablet bottles (NDC 42582-112-18), Rx, Distributed by Drug Mart, Food Fair, Medina, Ohio 44256
Time-Cap Laboratories, Inc.
Ibuprofen Tablets, USP, 200 mg, a) 50 tablet (NDC 53943-291-15), b) 100 tablet (NDC 53943-291-12), c) 500 tablet (NDC 53943-291-14), Brown, Distributed by Drug Mart, Food Fair, Medina, Ohio 44256
Time-Cap Laboratories, Inc.
Ibuprofen Caplets USP 200 mg, a) 50 caplets (NDC 53943-292-15), b) 100 caplets (NDC 53493-292-12), and c) 500 caplets (NDC 53493-292-14) bottles, Distributed by Drug Mart, Food Fair, Medina, Ohio 44256, Manufactured by: Marksans Pharma, Ltd., Verna, Goa-403 722, India
Time-Cap Laboratories, Inc.
Sharper Image and Frigidaire Mandoline Slicers Recalled by Premier Kitchen Products Due to Laceration Hazard
Premier Kitchen Products, of New York, N.Y.
Kitchen's Cravings Egg Salad Sandwich on Oat Multigrain Bread. Net Wt. 5.5 oz. (156g), Black bottom clear top plastic clamshell container, UPC 39779-00079 Keep Refrigerated.
Kwik Trip, Inc.
Mrs. Gerry's Deviled Egg Potato Salad, Packaged into the following size containers: 1. Net Wt. 3 lb. (1.36 kg) UPC 17839-09003, 2. Net Wt. 5 lb. (2.26 kg), UPC 17839-09005. 3. Net Wt. 12 lb. (5.45 kg), UPC 17839-09012 Keep Refrigerated. Manufactured by Mrs. Gerry's, Albert Lea, MN 56007
Mrs Gerry's Kitchen, Inc
Mrs. Gerry's Gourmet Potato Salad, Net Wt. 12 lb. (5.44 kg), UPC 17839-10112. Keep Refrigerated. Manufactured by Mrs. Gerry's, Albert Lea, MN 56007.
Mrs Gerry's Kitchen, Inc
Midwest Northern Nut Mendakota Mix. Net Wt. 25 lbs. Midwest Northern Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55118
Midwest Northern Inc
Formagere de la Brie brand, l' Explorateur, soft ripened cheese made from pasteurized milk, product comes in a 250g (8.8 oz), clear plastic package marked with lot # on the bottom, with UPC: 3 390010 004080.
Seacrest Foods International, Inc.
Festival Foods Potato Salad packaged in the following size containers: Net Wt. 6 oz. (170g), UPC 17839-22388, Net Wt. 1 lb. (454 g) UPC 17839-22301, Net Wt. 3 lb. (1.36 kg), UPC 17839-22303. Net Wt. 35 lb. 15.87 kg), UPC 17839-22335. Keep Refrigerated. Made for Festival Foods, Onalaska, WI 54650
Mrs Gerry's Kitchen, Inc
Potato Salad packaged in the following branded and sized containers: 1. Mrs. Gerry's Old Fashioned Potato Salad, Net Wt. 1 lb. (454 g) UPC 17839-94101, Net Wt. 3 lb. (1.36 kg), UPC 17839-94103. Net Wt. 5 lb. (2.27 kg), UPC 17839-94105. Keep Refrigerated. Manufactured by Mrs. Gerry's, Albert Lea, MN 56007. 2. Open Acres Chunky Potato Salad with Egg, Net Wt. 16 oz. (1 lb.) 454 g, UPC 84853-62039. Distributed by Pique Brands, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI.
Mrs Gerry's Kitchen, Inc
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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.