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2015 Recalls

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2015 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 6,853 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2015. That represents about 8.16% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 18.8 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 138 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 2015.

On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 15 critical, 35 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 23 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 (20), FDA Drug (14), FDA Food (9), 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 2015 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.

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CPSC Moderate Oct 1, 2015

Pier 1 Imports Recalls Outdoor Patio Swivel Armchairs Due to Fall Hazard
NHTSA Critical Oct 1, 2015

FORD,LINCOLN 2016: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

FORD,LINCOLN
NHTSA Critical Oct 1, 2015

FREIGHTLINER 2015-2016: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

FREIGHTLINER
NHTSA Critical Oct 1, 2015

FREIGHTLINER 2011-2014: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY

FREIGHTLINER
FDA Food Critical Sep 30, 2015

FRESH ORIGINS Microgreens Celery NET WT 4 OZ San Marcos, CA 92069 packed in clear plastic clam shell.

Hardies Fruit & Vegetable Co., LP
FDA Food Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Seitan Steak is tofu sandwich on bread or a bun, enclosed in a clam shell with label

Hillside Quickie Too
FDA Food Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Jamaican Spice Tempeh is tofu sandwich on bread or a bun, enclosed in a clam shell with label

Hillside Quickie Too
FDA Food Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Tofustrami is tofu sandwich on bread or a bun, enclosed in a clam shell with label

Hillside Quickie Too
FDA Food Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Jamaica Spice Tofu is Tofu sandwich on bread or a bun, enclosed in a clam shell with label

Hillside Quickie Too
FDA Food Critical Sep 30, 2015

Sam Mills Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Granola Bars with Dark Chocolate 5 bars/4.4oz Box (0.88oz each bar)

Sam MillsUSA LLC
FDA Food Critical Sep 30, 2015

Label reads in part as: "GRAVIOLA EXTRACT***1 FL Oz (30 ml)*** ORIGINAL FORMULA***Manufactured by: Majopa Industries Corp.*** PRODUCT OF PUERTO RICO,…

Majopa Industries Corporation
FDA Food Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Smoked Tofu is tofu sandwich on bread or a bun, enclosed in a clam shell with label

Hillside Quickie Too
FDA Food Moderate Sep 30, 2015

New York Deli Tofu is is tofu sandwich on bread or a bun, enclosed in a clam shell with label

Hillside Quickie Too
FDA Drug Critical Sep 30, 2015

PHENYLephrine HCl, 60 mg added to 250 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP (240 mcg per mL), packaged in 250 ml bags, Rx only, PharMEDium Services, …

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Sep 30, 2015

1% Lidocaine HCl Injection, USP, 10 mg/mL, 30 mL Vial, Single-dose Preservative Free, Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, USA, NDC 0409-42…

Hospira, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Refresh Lacri-Lube (Mineral Oil 42.5% and White Petrolatum 56.8%) Lubricant Eye Ointment, packaged in a) Net wt. 0.12 oz (3.5 g) tubes (NDC 0023-0312…

Allergan Sales, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Sep 30, 2015

FML (fluorometholone ophthalmic ointment) 0.1%, 3.5 g tube, Rx only, Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA 92612, NDC 0023-0316-04, UPC 3 0023-0316-04 0.

Allergan Sales, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Sep 30, 2015

BLEPHAMIDE (sulfacetamide sodium and prednisolone acetate ophthalmic ointment, USP) 10 %/0.2 %, 3.5 g tube, Rx only, ALLERGAN, Irvine, California 92…

Allergan Sales, LLC
FDA Drug Critical Sep 30, 2015

PHENYLephrine HCl, 50 mg added to 250 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP (200 mcg per mL), packaged in 250 ml bags, Rx only, PharMEDium Services, …

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Critical Sep 30, 2015

PHENYLephrine HCl, 20 mg added to 250 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP (80 mcg per mL), packaged in 250 ml bags, Rx only, PharMEDium Services, L…

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Critical Sep 30, 2015

Fentanyl Citrate, 5 mcg per mL (1,250 mcg per 250 mL), 250 mL total volume in a 250 mL LifeCare bag in Sodium Chloride 0.9%, IV Use Only, Rx only, Ph…

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Critical Sep 30, 2015

PHENYLephrine HCl, 10 mg added to 250 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP (40 mcg per mL), packaged in 250 ml bags, Rx only, PharMEDium Services, L…

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Critical Sep 30, 2015

PHENYLephrine HCl, 40 mg added to 250 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP (160 mcg per mL), packaged in 250 ml bags, Rx only, PharMEDium Services, …

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Refresh P.M. (Mineral Oil 42.5% and White Petrolatum 57.3%) Lubricant Eye Ointment, Net wt. 0.12 oz (3.5 g) tube, Allergan, Inc., 2525 Dupont Drive, …

Allergan Sales, LLC
FDA Drug Moderate Sep 30, 2015

0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 100 mL MINI-BAG VIAFLEX Container, Single Dose Container, Rx Only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL …

Baxter Healthcare Corporation
FDA Drug Critical Sep 30, 2015

Bupivacaine HCl 0.0625%, 250 mL total volume in a 250 mL LifeCare Bag in Sodium chloride 0.9%, Epidural Use Only, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, …

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Drug Critical Sep 30, 2015

Morphine Sulfate, 1 mg per mL (250 mg per 250 mL), 250 mL total volume in a 250 mL LifeCare bag in Sodium Chloride 0.9%, IV Use Only, Rx only, PharME…

Pharmedium Services, LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Siemens RAPIDPoint 500 Measurement Cartridge Lactate (750 tests) Part Number: 10491449 Product Usage: The RAPIDPoint 500 system is designed for …

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

3.5mm Non Locking Cortical Screw, in the PediLoc Tibial Plate System Part number 00-0903-2510, 3.5mm x 10mm Non Locking Cortical Screw. Used in ped…

OrthoPediatrics Corp
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Lightspeed 16 CT

GE Healthcare
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Trident 10 degrees X3 Insert 36 mm ID Catalog #623-10-36I Hip implant component

Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

PET Discovery LS

GE Healthcare
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Terumo Custom Cardiovascular Procedure Kit Tubing Pack P/N: 66041-1 Terumo Cardiovascular Procedure Kits are manufactured and customized to the des…

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Terumo Custom Cardiovascular Procedure Kit X-Coated Perfusion Pack with FX25RE P/N: 7928-03 Terumo Cardiovascular Procedure Kits are manufactured a…

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Terumo Custom Cardiovascular Procedure Kit X-Coated Pediatric Pack P/N: 74039-02 Terumo Cardiovascular Procedure Kits are manufactured and custom…

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Synthes Cranial Flap Tube Clamp and Crimping Device Product Usage: The Synthes Cranial Flap Tube Clamp System is intended to reattach a cranial …

Synthes (USA) Products LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

PET Discovery ST 16

GE Healthcare
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Fujifilm Processor EPX 2500 High Definition Endoscopy; (Sales Brochure). For use in endoscopic procedures. Used to observe, record and capture imag…

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Terumo Custom Cardiovascular Procedure Kit X-Coated PED/Adult Main Pack P/N: 75185 Terumo Cardiovascular Procedure Kits are manufactured and cust…

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Regard Custom Surgical Pack, Item Number: 800208002; Sterile, CV0361B - CABG A&B. Used in cardiovascular surgical procedures.

Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Terumo Custom Cardiovascular Procedure Kit X-Coated Perfusion Pack P/N: 74077-01 Terumo Cardiovascular Procedure Kits are manufactured and custom…

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Terumo Custom Cardiovascular Procedure Kit X-Coated PED/Adult Main Pack P/N: 75529 Terumo Cardiovascular Procedure Kits are manufactured and cust…

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Disposable Reflective Marker Spheres The Disposable Reflective Marker Spheres used in conjunction with a stereotaxic instrument consisting of a ri…

Brainlab AG
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Siemens RAPIDPoint 500 Measurement Cartridge Lactate (100) tests Part Number: 10844813 Product Usage: The RAPIDPoint 500 system is designed for …

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

ThruPort Knot Pusher. This device is sold individually (Model KP1) and as part of the ThruPort Valve Placement Pack (Model VPP). packaged sterile and…

Edwards Lifesciences, LLC
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Fujinon/Fujifilm Processor EPX 2500 Operation Manual. For use in endoscopic procedures.

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 30, 2015

ARTISTE, ONCOR Avantgarde, ONCOR Impression Plus, ONCOR Expression, PRIMUS, PRIMUS Plus, Syngo RT Therapist; therapeutic treatment of cancer Prod…

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
CPSC Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Millennium Outdoors Recalls Tree Stands Due to Fall Hazard
CPSC Moderate Sep 30, 2015

Shivvers Recalls Country Clipper Lawn Mowers Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)

Shivvers Manufacturing Inc., of Corydon, Iowa
NHTSA Critical Sep 30, 2015

FORD 2015: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

FORD

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 2015

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.