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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, 44 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 25 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 47 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Food (26), FDA Devices (14), CPSC (7), 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 Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

SIGMA¿ LCS¿ HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT KEEL PUNCH CEMENTED SIZE 1-1.5 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial can…

DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

Large Buttress Compression Nut For Blade Guide Sleeve TFN The Synthes Large Buttress Compression Nut For Blade Guide Sleeve TFN is intended to tr…

Synthes USA HQ, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

SIGMA¿ LCS¿ HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT KEEL PUNCH NONCEMENTED Size 1-1.5 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial ca…

DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

REF 200068 Security (TM) Enclosed Carpal Tunnel System Blade ( Single) ABS /Stainless Steel Sterile Device, Single Use Only. Designed to relea…

Biomet, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

SIGMA¿ LCS¿ HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT KEEL PUNCH NONCEMENTED Size 4-7 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial cana…

DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

STERRAD NX, Product Code: 10033 The STERRAD Steri lization System is a low temperature general purpose sterilizer used to sterilize heat and moist…

Advanced Sterilization Products

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

Medtronic Delta Shunt Assembly Kit with Bioglide Small, Performance Level 1.0, Catalog No. 276201. Delta Shunt Assemblies are designed for use in…

Medtronic Neurosurgery

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis System Product Usage: Intended for fracture fixation of large bones and large bone fragments and for slipped c…

Synthes USA HQ, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

Synthes Titanium Minimally Invasive Reduction Screw System Polyaxial Screw Body, Part Number 04.631.500 Non-cervical spinal fixation devices inten…

Synthes USA HQ, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

Synthes Material Mix (Adjustable Cervical Distractor-Right, Matrix Distractor Rack, T-PAL Spacer Remover, Implant Inserter) Synthes Material Mix: …

Synthes USA HQ, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

Shortened Plug Driver; Low Volume Specialty Device; Qty:1; Rx Only; Non Sterile; Biomet Spine, Parsippany, NJ 07054 The Polaris Spinal Systems is …

Ebi, Llc

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

Medtronic Strata II Shunt Assembly Kit, Small, Catalog No. 27848. Strata II Shunt Assemblies are designed to provide continued cerebrospinal flui…

Medtronic Neurosurgery

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

2.4 and 2.7 MM Locking Screw SLF-TPNG with T8 Stardrive Recess 12 MM Fixation of fractures, osteotomies, nonunions, replantations, and fusions of sm…

Synthes USA HQ, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 4, 2013

CSF-Unitized Shunt, Contoured Regular, Low Pressure, Catalog No. 46022; CSF-Unitized Shunt, Contoured Regular, Medium Pressure, Catalog No. 46024; C…

Medtronic Neurosurgery

CPSC Moderate Dec 4, 2013

Denver Global Products Recalls Multi-Purpose Yard Vehicles Due to Laceration, Fire Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Lowe's Stores (Recall Alert)

Denver Global Products, of Lincolnton, N.C.

CPSC Moderate Dec 4, 2013

K2 Sports Recalls Kickboards/Scooters Due to Fall Hazard

K2 Sports, of Seattle, Wash.

CPSC Moderate Dec 4, 2013

Manhattan Group Recalls Baby Rattles Due to Choking Hazard

CPSC Moderate Dec 4, 2013

SRAM Recalls Derailleurs for Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard

SRAM, LLC, of Chicago, Ill.

CPSC Moderate Dec 4, 2013

Wearever Girl’s Hooded Jacket Sets Recalled by David’s Place Due to Strangulation Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Burlington Coat Factory

David's Place Off Price Clothing Co. Inc., a division of YMI Jeans, of Los Angeles, Calif.

CPSC Moderate Dec 3, 2013

Crown Boiler Recalls Home Heating Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard

Crown Boiler Company, of Philadelphia

CPSC Moderate Dec 3, 2013

L&F International Trade Recalls Renovated Mattresses Due to Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard

L&F International Trade, of Beltsville, Md.

NHTSA Critical Dec 2, 2013

LAND ROVER 2013-2014: AIR BAGS

LAND ROVER

NHTSA Moderate Nov 29, 2013

FREIGHTLINER 2014: SEAT BELTS

FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA Critical Nov 29, 2013

NISSAN 2013: STEERING:COLUMN

NISSAN

FDA Food Critical Nov 27, 2013

Mixed nuts in a plastic bag labeled in part: PREMIUM QUALITY; Terri Lynn Inc.; Deluxe Mixed; No Peanuts; NET WT. 16 OZ. (1 LB.) 454 g; P.O. BOX 5…

Terri Lynn Inc.

FDA Food Critical Nov 27, 2013

Trader Giotto's CAESAR Salad with Caesar Dressing; Perishable, keep refrigerated. Packaged in Net Wt. 8.5 oz (241 g) plastic clamshell. Manufact…

Ghiringhelli Specialty Foods Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Big Burst Kiwi Strawberry Drink in a 16 oz PET plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corp., Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Critical Nov 27, 2013

Flex, Maximum Flexibility, Item number 21-601, dietary supplement, 90 capsules per bottle. The Flex product is a dietary supplement in capsule fo…

New Algae Company

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Big Juicy Blue Raspberry Drink in 10 oz plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corporation, Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Guzzler Island Punch 20 fl. oz. PET plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corporation, Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Organic Chevre sold at Farmer's Market in plastic 6 oz tubs, vacuum-sealed with lid and label on top of tub, Sunny Pine Farm brand. Product also s…

Sunny Pine Farm

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Guzzler Concord Grape 20 fl. oz. PET plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corporation, Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Xylanase Enzyme Blends, bulk, custom blended formulations identified as xylanase 1000, xylanase 150,000 XU, synerzyme-ae, brizyme, Cellulase Special …

Bio-Cat Inc

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Big Hug Fruit Barrel Fruit Punch in a 16 oz plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corp., Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Big Hug Fruit Barrel Blue Raspberry in a 16 oz plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corp., Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Big Juicy Grape Drink in 10 oz plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corporation, Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Big Juicy Orange Drink in 10 oz plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corporation, Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Organic Honey Lavender Chevre is sold in plastic 6 oz tubs under Sunny Pine Farm brand. The product is labeled in parts: "***Organic Goat Dairy***…

Sunny Pine Farm

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Multi for Her 50+ (Full Strength Mini and Multi softgels) 24 units per master case. Product labeling reads in part:"NatureMade***DIETARY SUPPL…

Pharmavite Corporation

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Big Hug Lemon Lime Fruit Drink in a 16 oz plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corp., Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Best in Nature Brand Eye Care Essence, 100 Capsules. Product labeling reads in part:"Best in Nature Eye Care Essence***Dietary Supplement 100 caps…

Diamond Nutriceutical, Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Multi for Her (Full Strength Mini and Multi Softgels), 60 Count Bottle. 24 units per master case. Product labeling reads in part:"NatureMade**…

Pharmavite Corporation

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Guzzler Iced Tea 20 fl. oz. PET plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corporation, Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Big Burst Grape Drink in a 16 oz PET plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corp., Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Critical Nov 27, 2013

Trader Joe's Southwest Salads, 9oz. Packaged in plastic clamshell with ranch dressing packaged in plastic sealed solo cup. Product labeling rea…

World Class Distribution, Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Big Burst Citrus Punch Drink in a 16 oz PET plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corp., Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Guzzler Lemonade 20 fl. oz. PET plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corporation, Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Big Burst Lemon Lime Drink, in a 16 oz PET plastic bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corp., Verona PA.

American Beverage Corp

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

CTF Brand Tapioca Pearl Pandan (Green Color), 14oz Plastic Bags, Packaged at 50 bags per case. Packaged in plastic heat-sealed pouch. Brand name i…

N A Trading Inc

FDA Food Moderate Nov 27, 2013

Big Burst Orange Drink in a 16 oz PET bottle with a sports cap, American Beverage Corp., Verona, PA.

American Beverage Corp

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