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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 · 2026-09-22

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 2026-09-22. 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 2026-09-22.
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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 Critical Jan 29, 2025

Cal Yee's Dark Chocolate Walnuts (8-oz plastic bag)

Cal Yee Farm LLC

FDA Food Critical Jan 29, 2025

Cal Yee's Dark Chocolate Raisins (8-oz plastic bag)

Cal Yee Farm LLC

FDA Food Critical Jan 29, 2025

Cal Yee Farm Dark Chocolate Apricots (8-oz plastic non-flex container) Cal Yee Farms Dark Chocolate Apricots (8-oz plastic non-flex container)

Cal Yee Farm LLC

FDA Food Moderate Jan 29, 2025

Buttered Vegetables KEEP FROZEN NET WT 10.5 OZ (300g) INGREDIENTS: CARROTS, PEAS, CALIFLOWER, CORN, BUTTER, SUGAR, SALT, CORN STARCH, PARSLEY MAY CONTAIN WHEAT. DISTRIBUTED BY LIDL USA, LLC. 3500 S. CLARK STREET, ARLINGTON, VA 22202 UPC 4 056489 122876

Lidl US TRADING

FDA Food Critical Jan 29, 2025

KIRKLAND Signature Smoked Salmon NET WT 340 g (12 oz) MUST KEEP REFRIGERATED. INGREDIENTS: Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar), Salt, and Natural Hardwood Smoke. Color Added. Distributed by: Costco Wholesale Corporation P.O. Box 34535 Seattle, WA 98124-1535 UPC 0 96619 25697 6

Acme Smoked Fish Corp.

FDA Food Critical Jan 29, 2025

Cal Yee's Cajun Sesame Hot Sticks (1-lb plastic bag)

Cal Yee Farm LLC

FDA Food Moderate Jan 29, 2025

Cal Yee Farms Fruit Basket (50-oz)

Cal Yee Farm LLC

FDA Food Critical Jan 29, 2025

Cal Yee's Tropical Trail Mix - assorted nuts and dried fruits (8-oz, 1-lb, 2-lb, 5-lb plastic bags)

Cal Yee Farm LLC

FDA Food Critical Jan 29, 2025

Cal Yee's New Orleans Hot Mix (1-lb plastic bag)

Cal Yee Farm LLC

FDA Food Low Jan 29, 2025

River Valley Ranch & Kitchens Spinach Artichoke Dip Mix. net wt. 16 oz. (453g). UPC 6 92016-40021 1. Keep Refrigerated After Opening. 39900 60th Street, Burlington, WI 53105.

River Valley Ranch Ltd

FDA Food Critical Jan 29, 2025

Cal Yee's Dark Chocolate Almonds (8-oz plastic bag)

Cal Yee Farm LLC

FDA Food Critical Jan 29, 2025

Marketside, BROCCOLI FLORETS, 12oz, BEST IF USED BY DEC 10 2024, PRODUCT OF USA, MEXICO

Braga Fresh Foods LLC

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

14019 Cucumber Select 6 CT, 01034 Cucumber Select 5# packaged in polybags Dairyland Produce, LLC

HARDIES FRESH FOODS

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

Cucumber Coins (sliced cucumbers); 1.25-oz, 2-oz, 2.16-oz, 2.25-oz, 2.6-oz, 3-oz, 4-oz Brand: Snack Buddies

First Quality Produce

FDA Food Moderate Jan 22, 2025

El Gallo Jalape¿o Queso salsa

Las Delicias Distributors, LLC

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

Wicklow Gold Cheddar Tomato & Herb, 5.2 oz., plastic cryo-vac , 8 packages per case

Abbey Specialty Foods

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

BOAR'S HEAD HUMMUS VEG PLATTER SM, 2.5 lb., packaged in a plastic container with a plastic lid, UPC 42421-61545

The Kroger Co

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

Pinsarella Roman Pizza, POL127-24, UPC 6 08539 14655 0 -Oval, 12x7/ 7.0 Oz, Parbaked, 6 units per bag, 24 units per box., UPC 1 98715 69442 0 - Oval, 14x9/ 10.6 Oz, Parbaked, 6 units per bag, 24 units per box., UPC 6 08539 33371 4 - Round, 8" / 5.0 Oz, Parbaked, 6 units per bag, 36 units per box., Good Until: 12 months if kept frozen, 10 days if kept refrigerated. Pinsarella Food LLC 760 Sycamore Ave. Suite D, Vista , CA 92083, sales@pinsarella.com, www.pinsarella.com;

Pinsarella Food LLC

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

Cucumbers, Wholesale Produce Supply, 752 Kasota Circle, Minneapolis, MN 554145. Product of Mexico. Cucumbers sold in the following pack sizes: 1. 5 lb. pack 2. 6 ct individual items per case. 3. 12 ct individual items per case. 4. 24 ct individual items per case. 5. 36 ct individual items per case.

WHOLESALE PRODUCE SUPPLY LLC DBA

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

Cucumber Coins (sliced cucumbers); 5-lb plastic trays Brand: First Quality Produce

First Quality Produce

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

DELI FRESH VEGETABLE TRAY MED, 4 lb., packaged in a plastic container with a plastic lid, UPC 11110-99274

The Kroger Co

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

BOAR'S HEAD HUMMUS VEG PLATTER MED, 5 lb., packaged in a plastic container with a plastic lid, UPC 42421-61547

The Kroger Co

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

Daily Veggies Enoki Mushroom, 200g Product of Korea UPC Codes: 8809159458890

New Age International, Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

Cucumber Spear; 5-lb plastic trays Brand: First Quality Produce

First Quality Produce

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

SMALL VEGGIE PLATTER, 32 oz., packaged in a plastic container with a plastic lid, UPC 41573-26809

The Kroger Co

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

Wicklow Gold Cheddar Nettle & Chive Cheese, 5.2 oz., plastic cryo-vac , 8 packages per case

Abbey Specialty Foods

FDA Food Moderate Jan 22, 2025

Yu Yee, Five Spice Powder,1.76oz

Summit Import Corporation

FDA Food Low Jan 22, 2025

Eclectic Herb Vitamin Herb Blend vita biotic dietary supplement, 750mg, 150 capsules per plastic bottle, UPC 0 23363 52002 2. Eclectic Institute, Inc. 755 NE 6th Street Gresham, OR 97030. The affected label declared "Oregon Grape 190mg ***Oregon Grape 97mg***Cayenne Root (Allium sativum) 195mg ***Ginger Fruit (Capsicum annuum) 65mg***".

Eclectic Institute Inc

FDA Food Critical Jan 22, 2025

Cucumber Diced; 5-lb plastic trays Brand: First Quality Produce

First Quality Produce

FDA Food Critical Jan 15, 2025

Nick The Greek Spicy Yogurt Pail, 42lbs pail, UPC 10075365177756, SKU SA000085

Grecian Delight/Kronos

FDA Food Moderate Jan 15, 2025

Great Value, Chicken Broth, 48 oz. , Aseptic paper cartons, 6 retail units per case, 120 cases/pallet .

TREE HOUSE FOODS INC

FDA Food Moderate Jan 15, 2025

Chow Ciao Whole Grain Breaded Broccoli Nuggets - 30 lbs.

Better Brands Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jan 15, 2025

Olympia Foods Grecian Dip Tzatziki sauce, item 100, 4 lb. tubs, UPC 10045059001001, 4 tubs per case; item 104, 32lbs pail, UPC 00045059001042

Olympia Foods

FDA Food Critical Jan 15, 2025

US Foods Chef's Line Greek Yogurt Tzatziki 4lbs tub, UPC 758108679962, SKU SAL519448, 2 tubs per case. Nick The Greek Tzatziki Pail, 42lbs pail, UPC 10075365177787, SKU SA000084

Grecian Delight/Kronos

FDA Food Moderate Jan 15, 2025

WELLSLEY FARM PLAIN NON-FAT GREEK YOGURT; 40 oz; UPC 888670048085

HP Hood (VERNON)

FDA Food Moderate Jan 15, 2025

Connie's Classic Thin Crust Cheese Pizza, Chicago's Finest. Net Wt 20.36 oz. (1lb 4.36 oz) 577g. UPC 0 75706-19104 8. Keep Refrigerated. Distributed by: Palermo Villa, nc. Milwaukee, WI 53208.

Palermo Villa, Inc

FDA Food Critical Jan 15, 2025

235214 Baker's Source Traditional Cornbread Mix Complete, 5 LB Bags, 30 LB Cases Foodservice Use, Human Consumption & mix with water and bake Shelf Stable Dry Mix, 1 Year Shelf Life

C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jan 15, 2025

WELLSLEY FARM VANILLA NON-FAT GREEK YOGURT; 40 oz; UPC 888670048078

HP Hood (VERNON)

FDA Food Critical Jan 15, 2025

Texas Harvest Product: 01035 Cucumber Sliced 5# 5-pound trays with sealed film

Dairyland Produce, LLC

FDA Food Critical Jan 15, 2025

Grecian Delight Tzatziki sauce, 3.75 lb. tub, UPC 07365000286, SKU SAL028, 4 tubs per case. Sysco Classic Tzatziki sauce, 3.75 lb. tub, UPC 074865886277, SKU SAL9669136, 4 tubs per case.

Grecian Delight/Kronos

FDA Food Critical Jan 8, 2025

Beef & Lamb Gyro Sandwich Express Meal Kit. Net wt. 31.8oz. UPC 0 13454 38313 1. Each kit contains 6 Pitas, Gyro Meat, Tzatziki Sauce 3oz. cups, Fire Feta Sauce, Feta Cheese Crumbles. Packaged in clear plastic clamshell. Distributed by Fresh Creative Foods, Vista CA.

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jan 8, 2025

Kowalski's Garden Salad Net Wt. 14oz. Keep Refrigerated. UPC 7 95631-89335 9. Containing Lettuce, Cucumber, Tomatoes, Broccoli, Cheddar Cheese, Onion, Hard Cooked Eggs, Carrots, Roasted Sunflower Kernels.

RUSS DAVIS WHOLESALE

FDA Food Moderate Jan 8, 2025

a.) King Kullen brand Tropical Fruit Cup; UPC: 85316-10384; 16 oz plastic container b.) King Kullen brand Tropical Fruit Cup; UPC: 85316-10403; 12 oz plastic container c.) Gracie's Kitchen brand Tropical Fruit Cup; UPC: 85316-10384; 16 oz plastic container d.) Gracie's Kitchen brand Tropical Fruit Cup: UPC: 85316-10403; 12 oz plastic container

Gracie's Kitchens Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jan 8, 2025

Cascade Raw Cheddar GTIN #90854115003059 packed in an approximately 6 lb quarter wheels vacuum sealed. All quarter wheels are variable weight sold by the pound and each vacuum sealed package contains 1 quarter wheel.

Heber Valley Artisan Cheese, LLC.

FDA Food Critical Jan 8, 2025

FCF Item 404884, Gyro Kit With Trays. Each tray consists of 2/5.25lbs. packages. UPC 0 13454 38155. Distributed by Fresh Creative Foods, Vista CA. Each kit consists of 8 bags of Traditional Pita Bread, 2/32oz. bags of Gyro Slices, 2 Sleeves of 4/2oz. cups premium Tzatziki sauce, 2 sleeves of 4/2oz. cups fire Feta sauce, 1 full Rib lid & tray Combo for 8 packs, and label #5108 Gyro on Premise. This product is sold to consignees for further assemble/repack and each 5.25lbs. tray is not sold dir

Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.

FDA Food Critical Jan 8, 2025

Sprout Gyro Family Kit, net wt. 1.750 lb (794 g), food, perishable, plastic tray, 28oz, U UPC 20594800000.

Sprouts Farmers Market

FDA Food Moderate Jan 8, 2025

a.) King Kullen brand Diced Red Onion; UPC: 85316-10086; 12 oz plastic container b.) Wild By Nature brand Diced Red Onion; UPC: 85316-10086; 12 oz plastic container c.) Gracie's Kitchen brand Diced Red Onion; UPC: 85316-10017; 10 oz plastic container d.) Gracie's Kitchen brand Diced Red Onion; UPC: 85316-10086; 10 oz plastic container

Gracie's Kitchens Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jan 8, 2025

a.) King Kullen brand Fiesta Bowl; UPC: 85316-10201; 64 oz plastic container b.) Wild By Nature brand Fiesta Bowl; UPC: 85316-10201; 64 oz plastic c.) Gracie's Kitchen brand Fiesta Bowl; UPC: 85316-10214; 60 oz plastic container

Gracie's Kitchens Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jan 8, 2025

a.) Gracie's Kitchen brand Broccoli & Cauliflower Florets; UPC: 85316-1009; 12 oz foam tray

Gracie's Kitchens Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Jan 8, 2025

a.) Gracie's Kitchen brand Cauliflower Florets; UPC: 85316-10012; 12 oz foam tray

Gracie's Kitchens Inc.

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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.