PlainRecalls

Recalls by State in 2025

Which U.S. states had the most recalls in 2025. California led with 672, based on the recalling firm's state in FDA, CPSC and NHTSA data.

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Research question

Which U.S. states were home to the most recalling firms in 2025, by the firm's state on each FDA, CPSC and NHTSA recall notice?

Methodology

State counts are read live from the PlainRecalls SQLite database at page-render time. Each recall carries the recalling firm's state. The recalls table is filtered to 2025 by SUBSTR(date_reported, 1, 4), rows with a blank or 'N/A' state are dropped, and the remainder are grouped by state and counted. The figure for a state is therefore the number of 2025 recalls whose firm was based there, a firm location, not where affected products were sold or used.

Top 10 states by 2025 recall count

By the recalling firm's state, across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA

1. California6722. Pennsylvania4913. Illinois4384. New Jersey4185. Massachusetts2496. Texas2287. Minnesota2258. New York2069. Ohio17310. Florida144

Recalls per year, 2019–2025

The national context for the 2025 figures above

20197480202059982021516820225888202366172024621020256168

Findings

By the recalling firm's state, California had the most 2025 recalls with 672, followed by Pennsylvania (491) and Illinois (438). The tenth-ranked state, Florida, had 144.

Of the 6,168 recalls in the 2025 index, 4,579 carry a usable firm state; the rest have none and are not counted here. So these figures describe where recalling firms are based, not where the recalled products ended up.

The ten states

  1. California: 672 recalls
  2. Pennsylvania: 491 recalls
  3. Illinois: 438 recalls
  4. New Jersey: 418 recalls
  5. Massachusetts: 249 recalls
  6. Texas: 228 recalls
  7. Minnesota: 225 recalls
  8. New York: 206 recalls
  9. Ohio: 173 recalls
  10. Florida: 144 recalls

States with large food-manufacturing and pharmaceutical bases tend to top the list, because the count follows the firm's headquarters rather than the consumer. A single recall from a firm in one state can reach shelves nationwide, so a high ranking signals industry concentration, not local risk.

Coverage

Counts are read from the PlainRecalls SQLite database when the page loads. The recalls table is filtered to 2025 on the reporting year in date_reported, rows without a usable state value are dropped, and the rest are grouped by state. Two-letter codes are expanded to full state names for display. The index covers FDA, CPSC, and NHTSA recalls; it holds no USDA FSIS records.

What this analysis cannot tell us

The state field is the recalling firm's location, not where the recalled products were distributed or where consumers were exposed. A recall from a firm in one state can affect every state. Many notices carry no usable state, so the totals here cover only the geographically-attributable share of the year. Counts are distinct recall events, not units affected or severity. The index covers FDA, CPSC, and NHTSA recalls only and holds no USDA FSIS records.

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