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2014 Recalls

7,499 recalls · Page 118 of 150

2014 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 7,499 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2014. That represents about 8.93% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 20.5 recalls per day across the FDA, CPSC, and NHTSA 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 150 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 2014.

On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 8 critical, 38 moderate, and 4 lower-severity recalls. The page references 33 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 45 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (25), FDA Drug (8), FDA Food (8), 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 2014 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, or NHTSA for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.

FDA Drug Low Feb 19, 2014

VoLumen Barium Sulfate Suspension (0.1 % w/v, 0.1 ww/w), 450 mL bottle, Rx Only. Manufactured by E-Z-EM Canada Inc. a subsidiary or E-Z-EM, Inc. Lak…

Bracco Diagnostics Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

MICROTEK(TM) MEDICAL BUR HOLE LATEX FREE PROBE COVER W/ GEL, featuring IsoSilk(R), 13cm x 244 cm, 5" x 96", REF PC3688EU, STERILE EO, QTY 20, Microte…

Ecolab Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

VITROS Chemistry Products Mixing Cup Arrays utilized on VITROS 250 & 350 Chemistry Systems Product Usage: Mixing Cup Array is a disposable, inter…

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

Malibu Polyaxial Screwdriver, 8.0 Plus, Model Number 91-2109; Malibu Polyaxial Screwdriver, Standard, Model Number 91-2110. 510(k): 91-2109 K06…

Integra LifeSciences Corp.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

Stryker Orthopaedics Navigation Compatible Accolade Broach Handle 1 single unit to a package Howmedica Osteonics Corp. 325 Corporate Drive Mahwah, …

Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

MICROTEK(TM) MEDICAL BUR HOLE LATEX FREE PROBE COVER, featuring IsoSilk(R), 13cm x 244 cm, 5" x 96", REF PC3688N, QTY 100, Microtek Medical, Inc., Co…

Ecolab Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

Normative Data Template CD for use with the I-Portal devices. Used to measure, record, or visually display the involuntary movements (nystagmus) o…

Neuro Kinetics, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

Horizon Medical Imaging, Picture Archive Communication System (PACS).

Mckesson Information Solutions LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

***REF 606-01-05***OPTEFORM Allograft Paste 5 cc, bone void filler of bony defects in dental and orthopedic applications.***STERILE Using Radiation. …

RTI Surgical, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

MICROTEK(TM) MEDICAL BUR HOLE LATEX PROBE COVER WITH GEL, featuring IsoSilk(R), 13cm x 249 cm, REF 3688UK, STERILE EO, QTY 20, Microtek Medical, Inc.…

Ecolab Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

Vital CARE(TM) REPS INC. ULTRASOUND PROBE COVER, BUR HOLE COVER, 5 x 96, REF VPC0699, STERILE EO, QTY 20, Manufactured for Vital Care Reps, Inc., T…

Ecolab Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

5 x 93 US Probe Cover CMS-6049, Sterile, Single Patient Use. Custom Medical Specialties, Inc., Pine Level, NC, Federal (USA) law restricts this devic…

Custom Medical Specialties, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

GEMINI TF Big Bore PET/CT, Computer Tomography System, Philips Healthcare System, Cleveland, OH

Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

MICROTEK(TM) MEDICAL BUR HOLE LATEX PROBE COVER W/ GEL, featuring IsoSilk(R), 5" x 98", (13cm x 249 cm), REF 3688, STERILE EO, QTY 20, Microtek Medic…

Ecolab Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

Boston Scientific, 2.5mm Coyote" OVER-THE-WIRE PTA Balloon Dilation Catheter, UPN# H74939186251210, Catalog # 39186-25121.

Boston Scientific Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

BrainLAB's VectorVision spine is intended for use as an intraoperative image-guided localization system for minimally invasive surgery. It links a fr…

Brainlab AG

FDA Devices Critical Feb 19, 2014

T:slim Insulin Delivery System Insulin Infusion Pump

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

Boston Scientific, Coyote" MONORAIL" PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter, UPN # H74939185201510, Catalogue # 39185-20151.

Boston Scientific Corporation

FDA Devices Low Feb 19, 2014

D-10 Dual Program, which contains Update Kit D-10 A1c program diskette. United States; Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA 94547 The Bio-Rad D-…

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

The UF-1000i is a fully automated urine particle analyzer intended for vitro diagnostic use in urinalysis. The instrument can perform screening for a…

Sysmex America, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

MICROTEK(TM) MEDICAL BUR HOLE LATEX FREE PROBE COVER WITH GEL, featuring IsoSilk(R), 13cm x 244 cm, 5" x 96", REF PC3688, STERILE EO, QTY 20, Microte…

Ecolab Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

Stryker CMF Customized Implant Kit X-Large; 5444-0-401 X-Large Implant (2) 5444-01-102 Host Bone; Howmedica Osteonics Corp. 325 Corporate Drive, M…

Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

Siemens ADVIA Chemistry Systems models 1200, 1650, 1800 and 2400 Product Usage: The ADVIA Chemistry Systems models 1200, 1650, 1800 and 2400 (also…

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

Medtronic GRAFTON (R) DBM, Flex 2.5cm x 10cm, REF T42100, Rx only, STERILE A, QTY: 1 EA, Medtronic Sofamor Danek, USA, Inc., 1800 Pyramid Place, Memp…

Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

enGen Track System with enGen Select v5.0 with autoverification enabled Product The VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System with enGenTM Laboratory Automat…

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 19, 2014

enGen Track System with enGen Custom v3.2.2 (& below) Product The VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System with enGenTM Laboratory Automation System is inte…

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

CPSC Moderate Feb 19, 2014

Lucent Ace Manufacturing Recalls LED Flashlights Due to Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Academy Sports + Outdoors

NHTSA Critical Feb 19, 2014

BMW 2013: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

BMW

NHTSA Moderate Feb 19, 2014

INTERNATIONAL 2011-2014: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

INTERNATIONAL

NHTSA Critical Feb 19, 2014

INTERNATIONAL 2014: STEERING

INTERNATIONAL

CPSC Moderate Feb 18, 2014

Club Car Recalls Golf and Transport Vehicles Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)

Club Car, LLC, of Augusta, Ga.

CPSC Moderate Feb 18, 2014

LEM Products Distribution Expands Recall Including Previously-Repaired 5-Tray Food Dehydrators Due to Shock Hazard

NHTSA Critical Feb 18, 2014

KENWORTH,PETERBILT 2014: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

KENWORTH,PETERBILT

CPSC Moderate Feb 14, 2014

Kawasaki USA Recalls Off-Road Motorcycles Due to Fuel Leak and Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)

Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A., of Irvine, Calif.

NHTSA Critical Feb 14, 2014

HONDA 2013: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

HONDA

FDA Food Moderate Feb 12, 2014

Triarco Industries, LLC an Innophos company Multicolor Lightening Drink Granulation Notice - For Manufacturing Use Only Not for Resale

Triarco Industries, Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Feb 12, 2014

Triarco Industries, LLC an Innophos company Activessence (R) Notice- For Manufacturing Use Only Not for Resale

Triarco Industries, Inc.

FDA Food Critical Feb 12, 2014

Aztec Cheddar Cheese; Packaged in clear plastic in sizes ranging from 1/2 lb to whole wheels (approximately 13 lbs). Labeled in part: "367 BISHOP CH…

Flat Creek Farm & Dairy

FDA Food Critical Feb 12, 2014

Heavenly Blue cheese; Packaged in clear plastic in sizes ranging from 1/2 lb to whole wheels (approximately 8 lbs). Labeled in part: "367 BISHOP CHA…

Flat Creek Farm & Dairy

FDA Food Moderate Feb 12, 2014

Triarco Industries, LLC an Innophos company Green Lightening Drink Granulation Notice - For Manufacturing Use Only Not for Resale

Triarco Industries, Inc.

FDA Food Critical Feb 12, 2014

Marina's German Bakery; Assorted Pastries; 2 pieces, Minimum Wt. 6 oz. 170 g; UPC# 010801003018; 2033 Trawood Dr., El Paso, Texas 79935

Marina's German Bakery

FDA Food Moderate Feb 12, 2014

Lenguita Cookies net wt. 6 oz., Distributed by Mama Lycha Foods, Houston TX 77055 toll free (877)MAMALYCHA email contact@mamalycha.com www.mamalycha.…

Gotera, Inc

FDA Food Moderate Feb 12, 2014

Triarco Industries, LLC an Innophos company Red Lightening Drink Granulation Notice- For manufacturing Use Only Not for Resale

Triarco Industries, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Feb 12, 2014

Diclofenac Sodium and Misoprostol Delayed-Release Tablets, 75mg/0.2mg, Rx only, Manufactured by Watson Laboratories, Inc., Corona, CA 92880, NDC 0591…

Actavis Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Feb 12, 2014

Valacyclovir Hydrochloride Tablets, 1 g, 30 count bottle, Rx only manufactured in Israel by Teva Pharmaceuticals Ind., LTD, Jerusalem, Israel, Manufa…

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Feb 12, 2014

Cornea Coat, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, 1.5ml Syringe, Rx Only. Manufactured by: Insight Instruments, Inc., 2580 SE Willoughby Blvd., Stuart, FL…

Insight Instruments, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Feb 12, 2014

Dr. Sheffield Triple Antibiotic Ointment, OTC a) 0.33 oz (9g) (NDC 11527-162-47); b) 1 oz (22g) (NDC 11527-163-55) SHEFFIELD PHARMACEUTICALS, New Lo…

Faria Limited LLC dba Sheffield Pharmaceuticals

FDA Drug Low Feb 12, 2014

Timolol Maleate Sterile Ophthalmic Solution, USP 0.5%, 10mL, (NDC 16571-141-10). The products are packaged in Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Blow…

PACK Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Low Feb 12, 2014

Ofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution, USP 0.3%, 10mL, (NDC 16571-130-11). The products are packaged in Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Blow Fill Seal con…

PACK Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Feb 12, 2014

Dr. Reddy's Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release Tablets USP, 50 mg 100 tablets Rx Only Mfd. By: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited Bachepalli -500 09…

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.

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 — consumer product and vehicle recall feeds for 2014