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2013 Recalls

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2013 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 5,251 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2013. That represents about 6.25% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 14.4 recalls per day across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA, and USDA FSIS combined. Year-level views are the cleanest way to see macro patterns: volume spikes often correlate with new regulatory priorities (e.g., infant-sleep products after 2021, lithium-ion batteries after 2022), supply-chain contamination events, or changes in agency enforcement intensity, while quiet years can reflect either genuine product-safety improvements or reduced agency staffing and reporting lag. With 106 pages at 50 recalls each, browsing this year end-to-end gives a statistically representative sample of what the federal recall pipeline looked like in 2013.

On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 6 critical, 40 moderate, and 4 lower-severity recalls. The page references 28 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 46 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (22), FDA Drug (18), CPSC (6), which matters because each agency's recall authority, hazard framing, and remedy mechanism differ — an FDA food recall, a CPSC consumer-product recall, and a NHTSA vehicle recall are legally distinct instruments even when the underlying hazard language sounds similar. Reviewing the dominant agency for a given year is one of the fastest ways to understand where federal attention was concentrated.

Year-indexed browsing serves three practical purposes: historical research (tracking how a hazard class evolved over time), consumer action (finding whether a product purchased in 2013 was later recalled), and journalistic or regulatory context (understanding what the enforcement landscape looked like in a given period). Every record on this page links to a full detail view with the hazard, remedy, distribution, and agency-assigned recall number — always use that recall number to verify current status directly with the issuing agency before acting on time-sensitive remedies, because agencies amend, terminate, and expand recalls in the months and years after initial publication. Data on this page reflects federal agency public filings; the agency's live record remains authoritative for legal, medical, or safety decisions. Verify with FDA openFDA, CPSC, NHTSA, or USDA FSIS for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Exforge (amlodipine and valsartan Tablets) 5/160 mg, Rx only 7 tablets per bottle, Physician Sample - Not For Sale. Manufactured by: Novartis Pharma…

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

FDA Drug Critical Dec 18, 2013

Volcano Male Enhancement 1500mg, 1-count capsule packaged in a black round plastic pop top container, (Proprietary Formula, Pueraria lobata, Cinnamon…

Myson Corporation, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Exforge (amlodipine and valsartan Tablets) 10/160 mg, Rx only, 7 tablets per bottle, Physician Sample - Not For Sale. Manufactured by: Novartis Pharm…

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Exforge HCT (amlodipine, valsartan, hydrochlorothiazide) 5/160/12.5 mg, Rx only, 7 tablets per bottle, Physician Sample - Not For Sale. Manufactured …

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Exforge (amlodipine and valsartan, Tablets) 10/320 mg, Rx only, 7 tablets per bottle, Physician Sample - Not For Sale. Manufactured by: Novartis Phar…

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Exforge HCT (amlodipine, valsartan, hydrochlorothiazide) 10/320/25 mg, Rx only, 7 tablets per bottle, Physician Sample - Not For Sale. Manufactured b…

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Diovan (valsartan) 160 mg per tablet, 7 Tablets per bottle, Rx only Physician Sample Not For Sale, Manufactured by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corpora…

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

FDA Drug Low Dec 18, 2013

Oxcarbazepine Tablets, 150 mg, packaged in a) 10 x 10 count Unit-Dose Tablets in blisters packaged in a carton (NDC 0054-0097-20) and b) 100-count bo…

Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc

FDA Drug Critical Dec 18, 2013

Volcano Male Enhancement Liquid, 2 FL OZ (60 ml) bottle, www.volcanoenhancement.com, DISTRIBUTED BY VOLCANO Long Beach, CA 90813, UPC 6 09613 85996 0.

Myson Corporation, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Tekturna HCT (aliskiren and hydrochlorothiazide) Tablets 150/12.5 mg, 7 tablets per bottle, Physician Sample-Not For Sale, Rx only, Manufactured by: …

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Lescol XL (fluvastatin sodium) Extended-Release Tablets, 80 mg per tablet, 7 tablets per bottle, Physician Sample-Not For Sale, Rx only. Manufactured…

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

FDA Drug Low Dec 18, 2013

Ciclopirox Shampoo 1%, Net Wt. 120 mL. bottles, Rx only. Mfd. by: Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. Brampton, Ontario, Canada L6T 1C1. Dist. by: TARO Pharm…

Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Diovan (valsartan) 320 mg per tablet, 7 Tablets per bottle, Rx only Physician Sample Not For Sale, Manufactured by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corpora…

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Tekturna HCT (aliskiren and hydrochlorothiazide) Tablets 300/25 mg, 7 tablets per bottle, Physician Sample-Not For Sale, Rx only, Manufactured by: N…

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Exforge (amlodipine and valsartan Tablets) 5/320 mg, Rx only 7 tablets per bottle, Physician Sample - Not For Sale. Manufactured by: Novartis Pharma…

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

FDA Drug Low Dec 18, 2013

Bumetanide Tablets USP 0.5 mg. Rx Only, a) 100-count Bottle, b) 500-count Bottle, Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, NDC a) 0185-0128-01, b) 0185-0128…

Sandoz Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Phenytoin Oral Suspension USP 125mg/5mL, 50 cups per case, For Oral Administration Only, Rx Only, Manufactured by: VistaPharm Inc, Largo, FL 33771, …

VistaPharm, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Tekturna (aliskiren) Tablets 300 mg, 7 tablets per bottle, Physician Sample-Not For Sale, Rx only. Manufactured by: Novartis Pharma Produktions GmbH…

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Centurion Sterile # 84 Rubber Bands Reorder EB84, Caution: This product contains natural rubber latex which may cause allergic reactions. LATEX F…

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

NexGen¿ Complete Knee Solutions Stemmed Tibial Component Precoat NexGen Tibial Baseplates are part of the NexGen systems of semi-constrained, non-…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Ethicon Stratafix Symmetric PDS Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device Ethicon LLC Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00969. Intended for general soft tissue appr…

Ethicon, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Coulter LH 780 Hematology Analyzer, Part No. 723585, A90728 Product Usage: Coulter LH 780 Hematology Analyzer is a is a quantitative, automated …

Beckman Coulter Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Helion S Exam Light or H300 The device is intended to locally illuminate an examination area of the patient's body with high intensity light in a …

Trumpf Medical Systems, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Aesculap GNI161 Bipolar Foot Control Product Usage: The Aesculap Bipolar Coagulator is intended for use in surgery to generate electrical power f…

Aesculap, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Arrow Transradial Artery Access products Arrow Transradial Artery Access products are used for percutaneous introduction of devices into the radia…

Arrow International Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

NexGen Complete Knee Solution Porous Patella Drill Guide-26mm dia./10mm thickness Non sterile, Rx Only Devices are used in total knee arthroplas…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

AMSCO¿ Evolution¿ steam sterilizer Transfer Carriage. Product Usage: Mobile, wheeled transportation unit utilized to carry, load, & unload t…

Steris Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Zimmer Trabecular Metal Total Ankle Tibial Base Component Sizes 1-6 Total ankle arthroplasty is intended to provide a patient with limited mobili…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Product is labeled in part: LIST NO. 43449; RECEPTAL CANISTER; DO NOT FILL 900 ABOVE THIS LINE; Product of China; Hospira, Inc.,; Lake Forest, IL 600…

Hospira Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

NexGen Complete Knee Solution CR Articular Surface Provisional-Yellow 9mm Height Nonsterile Devices are used in total knee arthroplasty and indic…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Cutera brand truSculpt infrared System (optional), Massager, Vacuum, radio frequency induced heat, Product is manufactured and distributed by Cutera,…

Cutera, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

NexGen Complete Knee Solution CR Articular Surface Provisional-Purple 9mm Height Nonsterile Devices are used in total knee arthroplasty and indi…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Axillent Debakey Grasping Forceps, Part No. 33821DYD In general the surgeons use 33821DYD Debakey forceps to grasp tissue.

Karl Storz Endoscopy America Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

iba COMPASS SW Version 3.0, Catalog Number CS10-100 (medical linear accelerator) radiological

Iba Dosimetry Gmbh

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

NexGen Complete Knee Solution Porous Patella Drill Guide-29mm dia./10mm thickness Non sterile, Rx Only Devices are used in total knee arthroplas…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Low Dec 18, 2013

Opal Orthodontics by Ultradent. Avex CX2 Ceramic Orthodontic Brackets Avex CX2 ceramic brackets are intended for use in orthodontic treatment.

Ultradent Products, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

1) Accolade II 127 Neck Angle Hip Stem, Size # 3 2) Accolade II 127 Neck Angle Hip Stem, Size #5 Howmedica Osteonics Corp. 325 Corporate Drive …

Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Zimmer Trabecular Metal Total Ankle Talar Component Right Sizes 1-6 Total ankle arthroplasty is intended to provide a patient with limited mobilit…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Coulter LH 750 Hematology Analyzer, Part No. 6605632, A85570 Product Usage: The Coulter LH 750 Hematology Analyzer is a quantitative, automated …

Beckman Coulter Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 18, 2013

NexGen Complete Knee Solution CR Articular Surface Provisional-Striped Green 9mm Height Nonsterile Devices are used in total knee arthroplasty an…

Zimmer, Inc.

CPSC Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Fox Factory Recalls Evolution Mountain Bike Suspension Forks Due to Fall Hazard

Fox Factory, of Watsonville, Calif.

CPSC Moderate Dec 18, 2013

Libbey Glass Recalls Cocktail Glasses Due to Laceration Hazard

Libbey Glass Inc., of Toledo, Ohio

CPSC Moderate Dec 17, 2013

Google and HP Recall HP Chromebook 11 Chargers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Charger Can Overheat and Melt

Hewlett-Packard Company (HP), of Palo Alto, Calif.

NHTSA Critical Dec 17, 2013

FREIGHTLINER 2013-2014: SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE

FREIGHTLINER

CPSC Moderate Dec 16, 2013

Mirage Fashions Recalls Yoki Girls Faux Leather Jackets with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Burlington Coat Factory

Mirage Fashions of NY LLC

CPSC Moderate Dec 16, 2013

Seasonal Specialties Recalls Pre-lit Christmas Trees Due to Fire, Burn and Shock Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Menards

CPSC Moderate Dec 16, 2013

Wahl Recalls Total Care Aerosol Cleaner Due to Burn Hazard

Wahl Clipper Corp., of Sterling, Ill.

NHTSA Critical Dec 16, 2013

FREIGHTLINER 2009-2014: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA Critical Dec 16, 2013

HYUNDAI 2014: TIRES:SIDEWALL

HYUNDAI

NHTSA Critical Dec 16, 2013

ACURA 2014: SUSPENSION:REAR

ACURA

Nearby Recall Years

Browse recalls from adjacent calendar years to see how federal enforcement volume has shifted over time.

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Data Sources

  • Source: FDA openFDA Enforcement API — calendar-year recall filings for food, drugs, and devices
  • Source: CPSC + NHTSA + USDA FSIS — consumer product, vehicle, and meat/poultry recall feeds for 2013