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 · 2026-09-14
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.
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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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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Ready-To-Eat Meals Containing Spinach That May Be Contaminated With Listeria
FreshRealm; FreshRealm; FreshRealm
Foster Poultry Farms, LLC Recalls Chicken Corn Dog and Ground Turkey on a Stick Products Due To Possible Extraneous Matter Contamination
Foster Poultry Farms, LLC
The Hillshire Brands Company Recalls Corn Dog and Sausage On A Stick Products Due To Possible Extraneous Matter Contamination
The Hillshire Brands Company
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Ready-To-Eat Meals Containing Pasta That May Be Contaminated with Listeria
Freshrealm; FreshRealm; California Ranch Food Company
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-To-Eat Turkey Wrap Product Due To Possible Listeria Contamination
WCD Kitchen - Minooka
Quality Poultry & Seafood, Inc. Recalls Various Catfish Fillet Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
Quality Seafood & Poultry, Inc.
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Raw Sirloin Beef Tip Product Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Bianco Inc.
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for a Frozen Pepperoni Pizza Product Imported Without the Benefit of Import Reinspection
Sabrositos Hondurenos, LLC, Recalls Various Meat Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Frozen Pork and Beef Tortellini Product Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
P.E. & F Inc. DBA DiMare's Specialty Foods
Ada Valley Meat Company Recalls Ready-To-Eat Ground Beef Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Ada Valley Gourmet Foods
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Ready-To-Eat Ham Salad Products Containing FDA-Regulated Breadcrumbs That Have Been Recalled Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.
Kayem Foods Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Sausage Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Kayem Foods Inc.
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-To-Eat Pulled Pork Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Roth Premium Foods, LLC
Kraft Heinz Foods Company Recalls Turkey Bacon Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Kraft Heinz Foods Company
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-to-eat Beef Jerky Stick Products Due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination
Top Notch Jerky LLC
Gaiser's European Style Provisions Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Bologna Products Due to Misbranding
Gaiser's European Style Provisions Inc.
Starway International Group LLC Expands Recall for Ineligible Frozen Siluriformes Fish Products Imported from Vietnam
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Meat Sauce Products Produced Without the Benefit of Inspection
FreshRealm Recalls Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
FreshRealm
King Tallow LLC Recalls Beef Tallow Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
Starway International Group LLC Recalls Ineligible Frozen Siluriformes Fish Ball Products Imported From Vietnam
Springville Meat & Cold Storage Co., Inc., Recalls Beef Jerky/ Beef Snack Stick Products and Voluntarily Inspected Elk, Venison and Buffalo Jerky Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Springville Meat & Cold Storage Co. Inc.
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination
NPC Processing, LLC
Sulu Organics LLC Recalls Pork Lard & Beef Tallow Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Not-Ready-To-Eat Ham Croquette Product Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Croquetas La Mary LLC
Hormel Foods Corporation Recalls Canned Beef Stew Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Hormel Foods Corporation
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Chicken Soup Product Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergen
Snack Mania Brazilian Delights Corp., Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Coxinhas Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
Bourgeois Smokehouse Recalls Ready-To-Eat Smoked Andouille Sausage Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Fijian Import & Export Co. Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat Pie Products Imported Without Benefit of Import Reinspection
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-To-Eat Chicken and Bacon Wrap Products Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
Rachael's Food Corporation
Ferrarini USA, Inc., Recalls Ready-to-Eat Prosciutto Products Imported Without Benefit of Import Reinspection
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ineligible Pork Cracklings Products Imported From the Republic of Colombia
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Bismillah Halal Meats Ground Beef Due to Possible E. Coli O103 Contamination
Smith Packing, LLC Recalls Sausage and Sliced Meat and Poultry Products Due to Sodium Nitrite Levels in Excess of Regulatory Limit
Smith Packing, LLC
ACC Central Kitchen LLC Recalls Pork Bun Products Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
ACC Central Kitchen LLC
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Pork Carnitas Products Due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination
Cargill Meat Solutions
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Various Soup & Bowl Products Due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination
Johnsonville, LLC, Recalls Cheddar Bratwurst Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Momence Real Estate
Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC Recalls Ready-To-Eat Sausage and Bacon Breakfast Sandwiches Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen
Hearthside Food Solutions LLC d/b/a Maker's Pride
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for White Chicken Chili Imported Without the Benefit of Import Reinspection
Cargill Kitchen Solutions Recalls Liquid Egg Products Due to an Unapproved Substance
Cargill Kitchen Solutions, Inc.
Idaho Smokehouse Partners Recalls Ready-To-Eat Beef Stick Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Idaho Smokehouse Partners LLC
Bacon flavored Popcorn Seasoning packaged under the following brands and sizes: 1. Wabash Valley Farms, Net Wt. 4.2 oz (119.1g), UPC 0 19669-00303 1. Dist. by: Wabash Valley Farms, Monon, IN 47959. Made in U.S.A. 2. Wabash Valley Farms, Net Wt. 1 oz. (28g), UPC 0 19669-01281 1. Dist. by: Wabash Valley Farms, Inc., Monon, IN 47959. 3. Rural King, Net Wt. 4.2 oz. (119.1g) UPC 0 19669-01394 8. Manufactured For: RK Holdings, LLP, 4216 Dewitt Avenue, Mattoon, IL 61938. Made in the
Robin J Vos dba TS Food Packaging
C&T Produce Wholesale Inc. Dba L&v Food Supply Recalls Ineligible Frozen, Dried Silurifomes Products Imported From Vietnam
LPK1 Recalls Ready-to-Eat Chicken Caesar Wrap Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergen
Fresh & Ready Foods LLC
Common Sense Soap Recalls Beef Tallow Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Frozen Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Pasties Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergen
The Pasty Oven, Inc.
DJ’s Boudain LLC Recalls Sausage Link Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
D. J.'s Boudain, 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
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Nearby categories
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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 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.