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 · 2026-10-17
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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12/6 oz. Chobani 0% Non-Fat Greek Yogurt Lemon Blended, UPC 8-94700-01009-0
Chobani Idaho
Frozen Sliced Carrots, packaged in 2 lbs. bag, sold under Simplot Classic brand. The UPC is 0 71179 1846 3 1. The product is labeled in parts: "***SIMPLOT CLASSIC***Sliced Carrots***NET WT 32 OZ. (2 LBS)***INGREDIENTS: CARROTS***KEEP FROZEN UNTIL READY TO USE. IF THAWED. DO NOT REFREEZE***Preparation Instructions***DISTRIBUTED BY: JR SIMPLOT COMPANY***BOISE, IDAHO 83707***PRODUCT OF U.S.A***".
Norpac Foods, Inc.
Hartley's Potato Chips Salt & Vinegar 4.5 oz and 2.5 oz bags Hartley's Potato Chip Co., Inc, Lewistown, PA Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable shortening, salt, lactose, sodium diacetate, salt, malic acid, sodium citrate, with not more than 2% silicon dioxide and partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil.
Hartleys Potato Chip Company Inc
Roasted Salted Mixed Nuts w/ Peanuts, net wt. 12 oz., packed in a clear plastic bag. Ingredients: blanched peanuts, unblanched peanuts, unblanched almonds, unblanched Brazil nuts, unblanched filberts, cashews cooked in canola oil, salt. Allergen info: peanut and tree nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, filberts, cashews). Labeling also states that the facility also processes products containing tree nuts. Distributed by Dutch Valley Food Distributors Inc., Myerstown, PA 17067.
Dutch Valley Food Development Inc.
Honey Roasted Peanuts, net wt. 11 oz.., packed in a clear plastic bag. Ingredients: peanuts, sugar, peanut and/or canola and/or cottonseed oil, honey, salt, modified potato starch, xanthan gum. Allergen info: peanut and soy ingredients. Also states that facility also processes products containing, milk and wheat ingredients. Distributed by: Dutch Valley Food Distributors Inc., Myerstown, PA 17067.
Dutch Valley Food Development Inc.
Wegmans Bakery Mini Muffins APPLE CINNAMON, NET WT 14 OZ (397g) , UPC 77890 18951 --- Baked By Wegmans Food Markets Inc., Rochester, NY 14603
Wegmans Food Markets
Talenti German Chocolate Cake Gelato, One Pint (473 mL), Crafted By: Talenti, Marietta, GA 30062.
Talenti Gelato
Benefiber Fiber Drink Mix, Kiwi Strawberry, Sugar Free, packaged in 5.0-oz. boxes containing 24/0.21-oz. stick packs, UPC 300670106249. Distributed by: Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., Parsippany, NJ 07054-0622. Made in France.
Novartis Consumer Health
Benefiber Fiber Drink Mix, Cherry Pomegranate, Sugar Free, packaged in 5.0-oz. boxes containing 24/0.21-oz. stick packs, UPC 300670107246. Distributed by: Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., Parsippany, NJ 07054-0622. Made in France.
Novartis Consumer Health
Benefiber Plus Heart Health Non-Thickening Powder, Sugar Free, packaged in 6.4-oz (48 servings) bottles, UPC 300673002487. Distributed by: Novartis Consumer health, Inc., Parsippany, NJ 07054-0622. Made in France.
Novartis Consumer Health
Tully's House Blend Decaffeinated K-Cup¿ Packs (12-ct retail box) Product Code: 8803; UPC: 099555088038
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Tullys¿ House Blend Coffee 12-ct K-Cup¿ packs; Product Code: 8802 (Case of 6 - 12 count retail boxes) UPC: 10099555088028
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Benefiber Non-Thickening Powder, Sugar Free, packaged in the following configurations: (1) 2.8-oz. (20 servings) bottles, UPC 300670044206; (2) 4.6-oz. (32 servings) bottles, UPC 300670044329; (3) 5.4-oz. (38 servings) bottles, UPC 300670044381; (4) 8.6-oz. (62 servings) bottles, UPC 300670044626; (5) 12.3-oz. (90 servings) bottles, UPC 300670044909; (6) 16.7-oz. (125 servings) bottles, UPC 300670044831; (7) 1.6-lb. (190 servings) bottles, UPC 300670044190; (8) 20.
Novartis Consumer Health
Basil, fresh, Giant brand, packaged in 2.5 oz. package and labeled in part ***Distributed by FoodHold USA Landover, MD 20785***
Shenandoah Growers, Inc.
Almond Biscotti, 1 oz. and 0.5 oz. wrapped in plastic, with "Enjoy By dates prior to 091614, manufactured by Semifreddi's Inc, Alameda, CA. Product size and UPC codes 0.5 oz., case of 100 units 758843915936, 1.0 oz., box of 4 units 758843915738 , 1.0 oz., box of 12 units 758843915950, 1.0 oz., case of 50 units 758843915752,
Semifreddi's Inc.
Hyper II DHA/EPA, 100 Count Softgels. Product labeling reads in part:"Hyper II DHA/EPA Refined Deep Sea Fish Oil 50% DHA - 30% EPA***Dietary Supplement 100 Softgels***6 65176 05274 3***Manufactured for:HealthMax Products Co. Altadena, CA 91001***".
Healthmaxx Global Inc.
Dannon ACTIVIA¿ LIGHT Nonfat Yogurt Strawberry-Banana & Peach Flavor, 12 PACK of 4oz cups, Form fill seal 4oz cup
The Dannon Company, Inc
Blythedale Farm Camembert Vermont, 7 oz wrapped disc in plastic cup UPC Code: 762713669027
Blythedale Farm Inc.
Fancy Mixed Nuts (25lbs), Mixed Nuts (25lbs), and Super King Fancy Mixed Nuts (25lbs)
American Nut Company
Breaded, frozen shrimp packaged in plastic bags labeled in part: BREADED SHRIMP; NET WEIGHT; 2.0 LBS or 3 LBS
Gourmet Express Marketing, Inc.
Meijer 8 Inch Carrot Uniced Split Cake Layers (product is packed in bulk cartons of 24 units/paper bags lined with flexible blue plastic liner).
Maplehurst Bakeries, Inc.
spartan fresh selections american potato salad, Net Wt. 16 oz (1 LB) 454g. UPC 11213-90320.
Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.
First Street Blueberry Muffins Loaf (S 45383), 16 oz., 12 trays/case, UPC 0 41512 10854 9.
KDK Management, Inc., dba Bubbles Baking Co.
Fresh Herbs Everyday Basil, Shenandoah Growers brand, packaged in .75 oz; 2 oz.; and 2.5 oz. in 3 count and 6 count cardboard sleeves and labeled in part ***Shenandoah Growers Inc., Harrisonburg, Va 22802***
Shenandoah Growers, Inc.
Human breast milk, pasteurized, 4 oz, in bottles; Pasteurized Human Milk,Hospital Grade Milk. Mother's Milk Bank 751 S. Bascom Abe.San Jose, CA 95128
Mothers Milk Bank
Blythedale Farm Farmstead Brie, 1 lb white wrapped disc UPC Code:
Blythedale Farm Inc.
First Street Blueberry Muffins (S 45395), 14 oz., 9 trays/case, UPC 0 4151210833 4
KDK Management, Inc., dba Bubbles Baking Co.
Irene's Black & White Cookies, 8 oz. (226.4g) All Natural. Ingredients: Sugar, wheat flour, water, eggs, canola oil, unmodified food starch, corn syrup, vegetable fat, cocoa powder processed with alkali, mono and diglycerides, sea salt, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, mono calcium phosphate, soy lecithin, natural flavors. May contain traces of tree nuts. Manufactured by Irene's Bakery and Gourmet Kitchen, Bensalem, PA.
Irene's Bakery & Gourmet Kitchen, Inc.
Blythedale Farm Vermont Brie, 7 oz. wrapped disc in plastic cup UPC Code: 762713669010
Blythedale Farm Inc.
JAMES FARM brand CUT GREEN BEANS (EJOTES CORTADOS), FRESH FROZEN, NET WT. 32 OZ. (2 LBS.) 907 g, UPC 7 60695 01004 2, PRODUCT OF POLAND -- Distributed by RD/JET, LLC 15-24 132nd Street, College Point, NY 11356 --- Product is harvested, sorted, graded, washed, cut/processed and blanched before snap freezing and packing. The cut green beans are instantly quick frozen (IQF) and packaged in a pre-printed sealed plastic bag, 2 lbs. of product per bag, 12 - 2 lbs. bags per master carton.
Restaurant Depot
Sensations Asian Supreme Salad Kit; 220 g/7.8 oz. Product os USA/Produit des E. U. A. Taylor Farms, Salinas, CA 93901
Taylor Farms Retail, Inc.
Chocolate Dipped Almond Biscotti, in various sizes, wrapped in plastic, with "Enjoy By" dates prior to 091614, manufactured by Semifreddi's Inc, Alameda, CA. Product Size and UPC codes: 0.65 oz., case of 100 units 758843915943 0.89 oz., tub of 22 units 758843916001 1.3 oz., box of 4 units 758843915745 1.3 oz., box of 12 units 758843915967 1.3 oz., case of 50 units 758843915905
Semifreddi's Inc.
Bean & Cheese Burrito Filling, 10 lb bags Labeled in part "13210 B 1 77220 13:38 KEEP FROZEN BEAN & CHEESE BURRITO FILLING***INGREDIENTS: COOKED PINTO BEANS, WATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE***SOYBEAN OIL***STARCH-MODIFIED, ONIONS, CHEESE SAUCE BASE***CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CHILI PEPPER, SALT, CHICKEN BASE***SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SPICE, CARAMEL COLOR DEHYDRATED, GARLIC, ANNATTTO EXTRACT." CONTAINS: Soy, Milk, Wheat JTM Food Group 200 Sales Dr. Harrison, OH 45030 Phone 800.626.2308.
JTM Provisions Co Inc
Frozen dough balls are sold under brand name Winco or Tasty Bake: Item # 04018 is 17 oz wheat dough ball, Winco brand, individually wrapped in plastic bag with label for retail use, UPC 0 31693 04018 9; Item # 00518 is 17 oz white dough ball, Winco brand, individually wrapped in plastic bag with label for retail use, UPC 0 31693 00518 8; Item # 00520 is Tasty Bake original 20 oz dough ball, BULK packed with 30 individual plastic bags per case for food service use,UPC 0 31693 00520 1;
Tasty Bake Inc
Benefiber, Fiber Supplement, Assorted Fruit, Sugar Free, 100ct chewable tablets. Novartis Consumer Health, Inc, Parsippany, NJ.
Novartis Consumer Health
Coffee Cake: queso/manzana (cheese/apple)
Jean's Cake
Artichoke Pecorino Sauce, 16 fl. oz., 12 jars/case
Premier Foods, LLC
Pills bury Cinnamon Rolls with Icing, CINNA BON, USPC 1800000501, 1800052230, 12.4 oz and 2-pack USPC 1800045675,2- 12.4 oz (351 G) CANS, NET WT 24.8 OZ (1 LB 8.8 OZ 703 G.
General Mills, Inc
"***SUPERBUDIN"
Lucy's Kitchen, Inc.
Professor Zim Zam's Extraordinary Sweets; Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt; All Natural, 55% Cocoa; Net Wt. 0.35 oz (9.9g) Go Picnic: Distributed by Go Picnic Brands, Chicago, IL 60613; Made in USA
G. Debbas Chocolatier, Inc.
Olde Cape Cod Chipotle Ranch dressing, 16 oz. Item Number: 90997-11630
Cains Foods L.P.
"***SUPERPAN***Tu Pan Natural***"
Lucy's Kitchen, Inc.
Professor Zim Zam's Extraordinary Sweets; Dark Chocolate with Orange; All Natural, 55% Cocoa; Net Wt. 0.35 oz (9.9g) Go Picnic: Distributed by Go Picnic Brands, Chicago, IL 60613; Made in USA
G. Debbas Chocolatier, Inc.
Professor Zim Zam's Extraordinary Sweets; Dark Chocolate with Rice Crisps; All Natural, 55% Cocoa; Net Wt. 0.35 oz (9.9g) Go Picnic: Distributed by Go Picnic Brands, Chicago, IL 60613; Made in USA
G. Debbas Chocolatier, Inc.
Frozen, 4/3 lb unlabeled bags contained in a master carton box labeled in part: "Portico Brand 4/3 lb 170585 Breaded Scallops***Net Wt 12 lb (5.44 kg)***Ingredients:Scallops, Bleached Wheat Flour, Water, Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Yellow Corn Flour, Salt, Textured Soy Flour, Yeast, Dried Whole Eggs, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Partially Hydrogenized Soybean Oil, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hexametaphosphate. Contains: Wheat, Soy, Egg."
Tampa Maid Foods, Inc.
Frozen Hot Smoked Vacuum Packed Salmon
Mike's Quality Meats, Inc.
Coffee Cake: queso crema (creme cheese)
Jean's Cake
Fresh Basil (Sweet Hawaiian and Thai) New Dream Team Inc. HI
New Dream Team
40-Clove Garlic Chicken Braising Base, 24.5oz, 12 jars/case
Premier Foods, LLC
Coffee Cake: queso/guava (cheese/guava)
Jean's Cake
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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.