Product category · Updated Aug 26, 2026
Meat & Poultry recalls
USDA-regulated meat, poultry, and processed meat product recalls
Meat & Poultry ranks #8 of 12 among PlainRecalls categories by recall count (1,672 notices, 1.6% of the archive); 68% of graded records are high-severity.
The FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA have published 1,672 meat & poultry recalls between 2012 and 2026 - roughly 1.6% of the 104,423-record archive. Among 12 product categories, that is #8 of 12. Of the 1,672 records graded for severity, 68% are high-severity. Most are issued by USDA FSIS. Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not a product's inherent danger.
- 1,672 total recalls
- #8 of 12 among categories
- 68% graded high-severity
- USDA FSIS top agency
Category snapshot
According to PlainRecalls' category ranking (distinct recall events, same sort as /category), Meat & Poultry is #8 of 12 (8th of 12) with 1,672 recalls, about 1.6% of the 104,423-record federal archive, with 1,145 graded high-severity, most issued by USDA FSIS.
- 1,672
- total recalls
- #8 of 12
- category rank by events
- 68%
- graded high-severity
- USDA FSIS
- top issuing agency
Where Meat & Poultry sits among all 12 categories
Distinct recall-event inventory across every PlainRecalls product category. Meat & Poultry is marked; archive size reflects reporting volume, not inherent product danger.
Meat & Poultry vs all categories by recall count
Where this category's archive sits among every tracked product class
1,672 8th of 12 higher than 4 of 12 categories
Categories, banded by distinct recall-event inventory
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Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-09-13
Do more recalls mean more Class I danger?
Meat & Poultry sits at the 29th percentile of category volume (1,672 recalls) and the 100th percentile of Class I rate (68.5% 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 |
Meat & Poultry recalls by year
2012–2026
Severity distribution
Graded records only
- High severity
High severity
1,145 recalls
- Moderate
Moderate
471 recalls
- Lower severity 56
Lower severity
56 recalls
Recalls by issuing agency
- USDA FSIS
USDA FSIS
1,234 recalls
- FDA Food 437
FDA Food
437 recalls
- FDA Drug 1
FDA Drug
1 recalls
Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.
Recalls in Meat & Poultry
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Table 87 Frozen, LLC Recalls Pork and Beef Pizza Products Produced without Benefit of Inspection
Table 87 Frozen, LLC
Pasture Raised Foods, LLC Recalls Raw Whole Poultry Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
Taylor Farms Illinois, Inc. Recalls Bacon Quiche Products due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Taylor Farms Illinois, Inc
Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Fritter Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Table 87 Frozen, LLC Recalls Pork Pizza Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
Table 87 Frozen, LLC
Johnsonville, LLC. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Jalapeno Cheddar Smoked Sausage Links Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Johnsonville, LLC
Perdue Foods LLC Recalls Perdue Simply Smart Organics Poultry Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
PERDUE FOODS, LLC.
Los Hernandez Tamales, LLC Recalls Chicken and Pork Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
Los Hernandez Tamales LLC
Ham and Cheddar Sandwich 7.75 OZ.
Great American Marketing Company
Deli Cut Ham and American Sandwich 5.5 OZ.
Great American Marketing Company
J Deluca Fish Company Inc. Recalls Siluriformes Products Produced Without Benefit of Import Inspection
Richwell Group, Inc. Recalls Siluriformes Products Produced Without Benefit of Import Inspection
Sikorski Sausages Co., Ltd. Recalls Meat and Poultry Sausage Products Produced without Benefit of Import Inspection
Blount Fine Foods Recalls Soup with Chicken Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Blount Fine Foods Corp.
Aurora Packing Company, Inc. Recalls Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
Aurora Packing Company, Inc.
BEF Foods, Inc. Recalls Beef Products Produced without Benefit of Inspection
BEF Foods, Inc.
Vienna Beef Ltd. Recalls Beef Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Vienna Beef Ltd.
Caito Foods LLC. Recalls Salads with Chicken Products due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Caito Foods, LLC
Crab House Trading Corp. Recalls Siluriformes Products Produced without Benefit of Inspection
MIBO Fresh Foods LLC Recalls Salad with Meat Products due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
MIBO Fresh Foods LLC
Taylor Farms Texas Inc. Recalls Salad with Chicken Products due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Taylor Farms TX, Inc.
Santa Fe Importers, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen
Santa Fe Importers, Inc.
Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls Chicken Strip Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Conagra Brands, Inc. Recalls Chicken Pad Thai and Chicken Fried Rice Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Conagra Brands (Conagra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC)
Grant Park Packing Recalls Raw Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O103 Contamination
Grant Park Packing
K2D Foods Recalls Raw Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O103 Contamination
Miniat Foods LLC
Denver Processing LLC Recalls Raw Pork and Beef Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
JBS USA
Yoakum Packing Co. Recalls Venison Sausage Products Due to Mislabeling
Yoakum Packing Co.
Great American Marketing Co. Recalls Meat and Poultry Wrap and Salad Products Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
Great American Marketing Co.
JBS Plainwell, Inc. Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
JBS Plainwell, Inc.
J&J Snack Foods Handhelds Corp. Recalls Stuffed Sandwich Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
J&J Snack Foods Handhelds Corp.
Blount Fine Foods Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Soup Product due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen
Blount Fine Foods
AdvancePierre Foods, Inc. Recalls Frozen Beef Patties due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
AdvancePierre Foods, Inc.
Market of Choice, Inc. Recalls Pork and Poultry Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Aurora Packing Company, Inc. Recalls Beef Products due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
Aurora Packing Company, Inc.
North Country Smokehouse Recalls Ready-To-Eat Sausage Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
North Country Smokehouse
Tip Top Poultry, Inc. Recalls Fully Cooked, Diced Chicken Products due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Silver Comet Foods, LLC (FKA Tip Top Poultry Inc.) distributed by Tip Top
Two Brothers Pork Skins Recalls Pork Skin Products Due to Misbranding and Failure to Produce Under A HACCP Plan
Two Brothers Pork Skins
Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls Chicken Strip Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Tyson Foods, Inc.
La Rosita Fresh Market Inc. Recalls Ground Beef Products due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
Procesadora La Hacienda, Inc. Recalls Beef Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Procesadora La Hacienda, Inc.
Productos La Aguadillana, Inc. Recalls Breaded Chicken Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Productos La Aguadillana, Inc.
Monogram Meat Snacks, LLC Recalls Pork Sausage Products Due to Possible Product Contamination
Monogram Meat Snacks, LLC
Butterball LLC Recalls Turkey Products Due to Possible Salmonella Schwarzengrund Contamination
Butterball, LLC
Carnivore Meat Company, LLC Recalls Beef and Pork Sausage Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
LSI Specialty Meats
North Country Smokehouse Recalls Pork Sausage Products Due to Misbranding
North Country Smokehouse
Choice Canning Company, Inc. Recalls Chicken Fried Rice Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Choice Canning Company Inc.
Conagra Brands, Inc. Recalls Chicken and Rice Products Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Hometown Food Company
Washington Beef, LLC Recalls Ground Beef Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Washington Beef, LLC
Sahlen Packing Company, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Deli Meat Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Sahlen Packing Company, Inc.
What to do with this
Monitoring meat & poultry? Start here.
- Check a specific product against the full federal archive before you use or buy it. Recall checker
- Most meat & poultry recalls come from USDA FSIS - browse that agency's full feed. USDA FSIS 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
- 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 26, 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 meat & poultry. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 26, 2026.