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 · 2026-09-23
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.
Read the chart, every category as text
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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BANANA BREAD , Ice-cream base, Natural fruit, bread, dehydrated fruit. PARADISE FLAVORS LLC. CONTAINS NUTS. 4 oz. Packaged in plastic pouch. Frozen.
Paradise Flavors LLC
ORALE! CAMARON NATURAL, NATURAL SHRIMP, NET WT. 2 OZ. 57 g (in paper cartons) (12 packages per case of 2 oz each), PACKED & DISTRIBUTED BY: LISY CORP., INGREDIENTS: Precooked Shrimp and Salt., UPC: 096786203209.
EL Chilar-HF, LLC
Takumi brand frozen tuna ground meat, raw but ready to eat, vacuum packaged units in fiber boxes, net wt. 11 lbs. per box. individual units were sold by weight at the point of sale. Product of Fiji, and imported by Tokai Denpun USA INC. Bellevue, WA. Vacuum package label is read in parts: Product of Fiji - Frozen Tuna Ground Meat, Keep Frozen.
Tokai Denpun USA Inc
Pine Nut/Pinon, Ice Cream Bar, Ice cream base, natural flavoring, dehydrated fruit, artificial coloring, 4 oz, Paradise Flavors. Packaged in plastic pouch. Frozen.
Paradise Flavors LLC
SWEET CORN/ELOTE, Ice cream mix, natural flavoring, sea salt. PARADISE FLAVORS. 4 oz. Packaged in plastic pouch. Frozen.
Paradise Flavors LLC
Cotton Candy with M&Ms, ice-cream base, M&M's, artificial flavor, food coloring. DISTRIBUTED BY PARADISE FLAVORS LLC. 4 OZ. Packaged in plastic pouch. Frozen.
Paradise Flavors LLC
EL CHILAR CAMARON NATURAL, NATURAL SHRIMP, NET WT. 2 Oz. (57g) (in paper cartons) (12 packages per case of 2 oz each), DIST. BY: EL CHILAR., INGREDIENTS: PRECOOKED SHRIMP AND SALT, UPC: 874250003445.
EL Chilar-HF, LLC
Full Spectrum Cold Pressed Hemp Oil Gummies, Peach, 1.41 oz (4-count) and 8oz (15-count).
Tay's Sales and Distribution
MAMEY with sweet and condensed milk, PARADISE FLAVORS, 4 OZ. Packaged in plastic pouch. Frozen.
Paradise Flavors LLC
ARROZ CON LECHE/RICE PUDDING, Ice cream MIX, Filtered water, Natural Rice, cinamon and caramel, DISTRIBUTOR PARADISE FLAVORS LLC, 4 oz. Packaged in plastic pouch. Frozen.
Paradise Flavors LLC
Item 19858, Amazon Fresh, Frosted Mini Brownie with yellow and purple icing with sprinkles, 12 count per pack, packaged in a plastic clear clamshell container, net wt. 14oz. Case UPC 1 08 42379 19858 5; Retail package UPC 8 42379 19858 8.
GIVE AND GO PREPARED FOODS CORP
Full Spectrum Cold Pressed Hemp Oil Gummies, Blackberry, 1.41 oz (4-count) and 8oz (15-count).
Tay's Sales and Distribution
Full Spectrum Cold Pressed Hemp Oil Gummies, Fruit Punch, 1.41 oz (4-count) and 8oz (15-count).
Tay's Sales and Distribution
Cross Valley Farms 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/8" SLIVERED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Mini Fruit Jelly Cups; Assorted Flavor; UPC: 4 714379 320985, Net Wt. 52.9 oz
Tiffany Food Corp.
Gills Onions 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/8" DICED RED ONIONS WITH ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Little Bear Fresh Kale, Net Wt. 16oz
Safeway Fresh Foods LLC
Imperial Fresh 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" SLIVERED YLW ONIONS W/ZIP
Gills Onions, LLC
Cross Valley Farms 1/5LB CTN FRESH 1/4" DICED RED ONIONS W/ZIP
Gills Onions, LLC
Gills Onions 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" DICED RED ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Imperial Fresh 4/5LB CTN FRESH 1/8" SLIVERED YLW ONIONS W/ZIP
Gills Onions, LLC
Cross Valley Farms 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIP
Gills Onions, LLC
Gills Onions 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" SLIVERED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Hinterland Dairy Farmstead Cheese Happy Jack Monterey Jack Cheese, packaged in bulk and 8oz packages.
Hinterland Dairy Inc
Imperial Fresh 2/5 LB CTN FRSH 3/8" DICED RED ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Ready Set Serve 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/16" W/SLICE "G" CUT YLW W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Cross Valley Farms 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" SLIVERED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Gills Onions 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Ready Set Serve 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/8" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Gills Onions 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/8" SLIVERED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Cross Valley Farms 1/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIP
Gills Onions, LLC
Imperial Fresh 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/16" SLVERED RED ONIONS SYSCO
Gills Onions, LLC
Imperial Fresh 1/5 LB CTN FRSH 1/4" SLVRD RED ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Qilu Enterprises brand enoki mushrooms packaged in a 7.05 ounce (200 gram) flexible plastic bag with UPC code 928918-610109.
UTOPIA FOODS INC
Mini Fruit Jelly Cups; Mango flavor; UPC: 4 714379 321005, Net Wt. 52.9 oz
Tiffany Food Corp.
Gills Onions 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/2" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
PEAK 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/8" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Ready Set Serve 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/2" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIP
Gills Onions, LLC
Imperial Fresh 4/5 LB CTN FRSH 1/4" DICED YLW ONIONS W/ZIP
Gills Onions, LLC
Imperial Fresh 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/2" DICED YLW ONIONS W/ZIP
Gills Onions, LLC
Gills Onions 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" SLIVERED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Cross Valley Farms 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/8" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ ZIP
Gills Onions, LLC
Gills Onions 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/8" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Frozen and fresh RTE Lobster meat (1 lb. packages to 12 lb. case) 1. Greenhead Lobster HPP Fresh Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CKF - Fresh - 1 lb. oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. Styrofoam box 2. Greenhead Lobster Fresh Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CKF -CK (2 lb) Fresh Cooked Meat - Non HPP - 2 lb. - oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. styrofoam box 3. Greenhead Lobster HPP Fresh Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CKF - CK (2 lb) Fresh HPP Cooked Meat - oxygen
Greenhead Lobster Products LLC
Imperial Fresh 4/5LB CTN FRESH 3/16" SLIVERED YLW ONIONS W/ZIP
Gills Onions, LLC
Cross Valley Farms 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/8" SLIVERED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER
Gills Onions, LLC
Cross Valley Farms 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIP
Gills Onions, LLC
Gills Onions 1/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/2" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIP
Gills Onions, LLC
Schnucks APPLE SAUCE FRUIT POUCH, CINNAMON Net Weight: 3.2 oz (90g) Pouches, 20 pack-3.2 oz poches per carton, 12 pack-3.2 oz poches per carton, 20 pack-3.2 oz poches per carton, 4 pack-3.2 oz poches per carton
WANABANA USA LLC
Cross Valley Farms 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/8" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIP
Gills Onions, LLC
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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.