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Product category · Updated Aug 26, 2026

Meat & Poultry recalls

USDA-regulated meat, poultry, and processed meat product recalls

Total recalls
1,672
Top agency
USDA FSIS
Years covered
2012–2026
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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

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 · 2026-09-14

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.

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 2026-09-14. 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 2026-09-14.
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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

Meat & Poultry recalls by year

2012–2026

0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 188 177 170 154 137 58 68 79 106 68 70 36

Source: FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA As of Aug 26, 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 Meat & Poultry

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USDA FSIS Critical Mar 15, 2018

Standard Meat Company Recalls Beef Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

Standard Meat Company

USDA FSIS Moderate Mar 9, 2018

Heartland Catfish Company Recalls Siluriformes Fish Products Due to Possible Adulteration

Heartland Catfish Company, LLC

FDA Food Moderate Mar 7, 2018

Ready-to-Eat Powdered Peanut Butter in 1 lb (16 oz.) plastic jars

Bell Plantation Inc.

USDA FSIS Critical Mar 3, 2018

Interstate Meat Distributors, Inc., Recalls Ground Beef and Pork Products due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination

Interstate Meat Dist., Inc.

USDA FSIS Critical Mar 2, 2018

The Kansas City Baking Company Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat Products Produced without Benefit of Inspection

USDA FSIS Critical Mar 2, 2018

Olli Salumeria Americana Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination

OLLI SALUMERIA AMERICANA

USDA FSIS Critical Mar 1, 2018

J Bar B Foods Recalls Chicken Sausage Products due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

J Bar B Foods

USDA FSIS Critical Mar 1, 2018

Sensenig Turkey Farm LLC Recalls Turkey Sausage Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

Sensenig Turkey Farm LLC

USDA FSIS Critical Feb 21, 2018

A & A Finest Recalls Frozen Pork and Shrimp Dumpling Products due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

A & A Finest

USDA FSIS Critical Feb 21, 2018

Triple T Specialty Meats Inc. Recalls Chicken Salad Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

USDA FSIS Critical Feb 20, 2018

Night Hawk Frozen Foods, Inc. Recalls Frozen Beef Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

Night Hawk Frozen Foods, Inc.

USDA FSIS Critical Feb 16, 2018

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Recalls Ready-to-Eat Chicken Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

USDA FSIS Moderate Feb 14, 2018

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Poultry Products due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

USDA FSIS Critical Feb 14, 2018

Saker ShopRites, Inc. Recalls Empanadas due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

Saker Shoprites Inc

USDA FSIS Critical Feb 6, 2018

Guymon Extracts, Inc. Recalls Fully Cooked Pork Products Due to Possible Processing Deviation

Guymon Extracts, Inc

USDA FSIS Critical Feb 6, 2018

Olymel S.E.C./ L.P. Recalls Pork Products Produced Without Benefit of Import Inspection

USDA FSIS Critical Feb 1, 2018

Whip City Jerky, LLC Recalls Beef Jerky Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

Whip City Jerky, LLC

FDA Food Moderate Jan 24, 2018

Sysco Imperial Glazed Hot Bacon Dressing; Net Contents 1 GAL; Distributed by Sysco Corporation, Houston, Texas 77077; Code: B12917

Ventura Foods, LLC

USDA FSIS Moderate Jan 24, 2018

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Chicken and Pork Products Produced without the Benefit of Inspection

Carnival Culinary Solutions

USDA FSIS Critical Jan 24, 2018

Rich Products Corporation Recalls Beef Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination

USDA FSIS Critical Jan 23, 2018

Perdue Foods LLC Recalls Chicken Products due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

Perdue Foods LLC

USDA FSIS Low Jan 18, 2018

Duke Sandwich Productions, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Salad Products Due to Misbranding

DiscoverFresh Foods

USDA FSIS Critical Jan 18, 2018

Café Spice GCT Inc., Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Salad Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

CAFE SPICE LLC

FDA Food Moderate Jan 17, 2018

BUSH'S BEST¿ Original SEASONED WITH BACON & BROWN SUGAR BAKED BEANS 55 OZ (3 LB 7 OZ) 1.56 kg BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY P.O. Box 52330, Dep. C KNOXVILLE, TN 37950-2330

Bush Brothers & Co

USDA FSIS Critical Jan 5, 2018

Crescent City Meats Recalls Ready-To-Eat Tasso Ham Products due to Underprocessing

Crescent City Meats

USDA FSIS Critical Jan 4, 2018

Hempler Foods Group, LLC Recalls Pepperoni Products due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination

Hempler Foods Group LLC

USDA FSIS Critical Dec 26, 2017

Swift Beef Company Recalls Beef Stew Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

USDA FSIS Critical Dec 21, 2017

PFP Enterprises LLC Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

USDA FSIS Critical Dec 16, 2017

Piller's Fine Foods Recalls Ready-To-Eat Salami and Speck Products due to Possible Salmonella Adulteration

USDA FSIS Moderate Dec 12, 2017

Santa Fe Importers, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pork Products due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination

Santa Fe Importers, Inc.

USDA FSIS Critical Dec 1, 2017

Rafedain Shish Kabob Restaurant, Inc. Recalls Chicken Patty Shish Kabob Products Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

USDA FSIS Critical Dec 1, 2017

Caesar's Pasta, LLC Recalls Beef Meatball Products Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

Caesar's Pasta, LLC

USDA FSIS Moderate Nov 20, 2017

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Poultry Products Produced Without Benefit of Import Inspection

Productos Dany Inc.

USDA FSIS Critical Nov 18, 2017

Green Cuisine Recalls Poultry Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

USDA FSIS Critical Nov 16, 2017

Missa Bay LLC Recalls Chicken Wrap Products Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

Missa Bay LLC

USDA FSIS Critical Nov 16, 2017

Trafon Group Recalls Chicken and Pork Products Produced Without Benefit of Import Inspection

USDA FSIS Moderate Nov 15, 2017

Texas Natural Meats Recalls Beef Products Due To Possible Specified Risk Materials Contamination

Texas Natural Meats

USDA FSIS Critical Nov 14, 2017

Sukhi's Gourmet Indian Foods Recalls Chicken Tikka Masala Products Due To Possible Listeria Contamination

USDA FSIS Critical Nov 13, 2017

Pride of Iowa Sandwiches, Inc. Recalls Chicken, Pork and Beef Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

USDA FSIS Critical Nov 9, 2017

Empire Kosher Poultry Inc. Recalls Chicken Products Due To Possible Extraneous Material Contamination

FDA Food Critical Nov 8, 2017

Broccoli Crunch Kit, Alaska Carrot brand, 1 x 6 lb. per case, UPC 97327 10070 6 The ingredients are: Raisin seedless, sunflower seed kernel, broccoli crown w/ice, red onion, broccoli florette, bacon bits, coleslaw

Triple B Corporation

USDA FSIS Critical Nov 8, 2017

Nestle Prepared Foods Company Recalls Pork and Beef Products Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

USDA FSIS Critical Nov 2, 2017

CC Kitchens LLC Recalls Meat and Poultry Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

USDA FSIS Critical Nov 1, 2017

Chelsea Food Services Firm Recalls Pork and Chicken Products Due To Possible Listeria Contamination

USDA FSIS Moderate Oct 31, 2017

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Poultry Products Due To Possible Listeria Contamination

Ghiringhelli Brothers

USDA FSIS Moderate Oct 28, 2017

Taylor Farms Florida Recalls Salad with Chicken Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

Taylor Farms Florida, Inc.

USDA FSIS Moderate Oct 25, 2017

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Mary's Harvest Fresh Foods, Inc.

USDA FSIS Critical Oct 20, 2017

Fresh Foods Manufacturing Co. Recalls Chicken Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination

USDA FSIS Critical Oct 18, 2017

Les Chateaux De France, Inc. Recalls Bacon-Wrapped Scallops due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

USDA FSIS Critical Oct 17, 2017

GB Green Gastronome, LLC Recalls Chicken And Pork Products Due To Misbranding And Undeclared Allergens

GB Green Gastronome, LLC

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.

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Data sources

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.