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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
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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 · 2026-10-10

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

Newest first · Page 273 of 511

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A92640, SPCL BRDR X2@, NET WT 25 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Critical Jul 26, 2017

Fat Cat Purry-Purry Sauce, Net Weight: 5 oz (141g)

United Natural Foods, Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A57459, BREADER X1, NET WT 25 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B5ABQ5, BREADER X1@, NET WT 30 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B30150, BREADER X2@, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A95439, BREADER X1*, NET WT 35 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B5X595, BREADER, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A26108, BATTER MIX X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B57595, BREADER X1@, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B10045, 1/20 CRAX MEAL +, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Critical Jul 26, 2017

Millville Fruit & Nut Whole Grain Granola - 16 oz .carton Distributed by Aldi Inc. Batavia, IL 60510 UPC:041498205232

New England Natural Bakers, Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B91784, BREADER X2@, NET WT 40 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Critical Jul 26, 2017

FIT&FOCUSED SUPPLEMENTS CLA 3000mg CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID LEAN BODY FORUMLA 135 SOFTGELS; UPC: 7 28028 44036 2

Fit and Focused Supplements

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A90399, BREADER X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A83756, BTTR MX X1@, NET WT 2000 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A95299, PREDUST X2, NET WT 40 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B89254, BATTER MIX X2, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B30727, BREADER X2, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A50498, BREADER X2@, NET WT 25 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A27742, BATTER MIX X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B10146, BREADER, NET WT 2000 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B10784, MED. CRAX MEAL, NET WT 25 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

Wild Plum Apricot Bread 16 oz packaged in a glass jar

Texas Plum Line

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B30043, BREADER X2, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B55247, BREADER X1@, NET WT 35 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B14120 #14120 Cracker Meal, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A28142, BATTER MIX X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B30214, BREADER X1, NET WT 25 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B55632, BREADER X1, NET WT 25 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A51427, BR0136 Breader X1, NET WT 40 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A92409, 3200097 Breader X1, NET WT 25 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B10865, CRACKER MEAL, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B92102, BREADER X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B50745, BREADER X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A27974, BATTER MIX X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A84024, BATTER MX X2@, NET WT 2000 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B24239, BATTER MIX X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A58887, BREADER X2, NET WT 35 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A56515, BREADER X1, NET WT 25 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A80080, BATTER MIX X4, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B57080, BREADER X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B14061 #14061 Fine Cracker Meal 74294-X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A94574, PREDUST X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B94979, Breader X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A29384, BATTER MIX X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A92173, PREDUST X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B28993, BATTER MIX X2, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A97915, PREDUST X1@, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

B3AAC3, 25025 # Breader X2, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Jul 26, 2017

A23956, BATTER MIX X1, NET WT 50 LBS, Manufactured By: Newly Weds Foods, Inc., Chicago, IL 60639

Newly Weds Foods Inc

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.

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.