2015 Recalls
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2015 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 8,016 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2015. That represents about 7.88% of the 101,704 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 22.0 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 161 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 5 critical, 43 moderate, and 2 lower-severity recalls. The page references 19 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 (36), NHTSA (5), FDA Food (5), 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, or NHTSA for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.
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Horizon Hobby Recalls E-flite Chargers Due to Fire Hazard
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Blue Plate(R) LIGHT MAYONNAISE, 18 Fl OZ (1 PT 2 OZ) 532, mL. UPC 47900-50638
Reily Foods Co.
Caribou Chocolate Chip Toffee Pecan Biscotti, Net Wt. 1.4 oz. (40g) in clear cello flow wrap bag.
Caribou Coffee Company Inc.
Caribou Almond Biscotti, Net Wt. 1.4 oz. (40g) in clear cello flow wrap bag.
Caribou Coffee Company Inc.
organic girl - good clean greens baby spinach - tender nutrition baby leaves. Washed 3 times. USDA Organic. 5 oz.. plastic clamshell. Distributed…
NewStar Fresh Foods, LLC
Cascadian Farm Organic Cut Green Beans, Net. Wt. 16 oz.
General Mills, Inc
Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system), 30 mg over 9 Hour Patches (3.3 mg/hr), 30 Ct Carton, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Noven Therapies, LLC.,…
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sermorelin 6mg/6mL Lyophilized Powder, Sterile Compound for Subcutaneous Injection, Diabetes Corporation of America dba DCA Pharmacy, Franklin, TN 37…
Diabetes Corporation of America dba DCA Pharmacy
Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin) tablets, 10 mg/20 mg, each tablet contains 10 mg ezetimibe and 20 mg simvastatin, Rx Only, 1000 count Bottle, Man…
Merck Sharp & Dohme, Wilson Facility
Centricity PACS IW by GE Healthcare Dynamic Imaging Solutions is a device that receives medical images (including mammograms) and data from various i…
GE Healthcare
regard Item Number: 800524001, Sterile, LD0608A - C Section - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …
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regard Item Number: 800407001, Sterile, OR0476A - Ortho Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …
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regard Item Number: 800408001, Sterile, LD0477A - C-Section Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the la…
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SOMATOM Force; computed tomography x-ray system. Intended to generate and process cross-sectional images of patients.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
regard Item Number: 800422, Sterile, OR0491 - Arthroscopy Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, Rx. The responsible firm on the lab…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 880327002, sterile, CV0758B - Open Heart A&B - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800416, Sterile, GY0485 - Robotic Hysterectomy Pkg - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm …
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 880323, Sterile, LD0754 - C Section - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800410001, Sterile, CV0479A - Open Heart Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the l…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
CooperSurgical LEEP REDIKIT-Used as a surgical preparatory kit for Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure P/N 6061
CooperSurgical, Inc.
regard Item Number: 800554, Sterile, GS0643 - Pediatric Basic - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the lab…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800553, Sterile, OR0642 - Total Knee - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800535, Sterile, LD0620 - C Section - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is …
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800615, Sterile, CV0741 - Peripheral Vascular - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800409, Sterile, GS0478 - LAP Chole Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
MICroSTREP plus 1 Panel, Part No. B1027-201 Product Usage: MicroScan MICroSTREP plus panels are designed for use in determining quantitative and/…
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Zimmer Universal Locking System, Titanium 3.5mm. Zimmer Implant and Instrument Cases are reusable, non-implantable devices designed to facilitate or…
Zimmer, Inc.
regard Item Number: 800036002, Sterile, LD0274B - C Section Pack - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the l…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800411, Sterile, NU0480 - Neuro Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is R…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
Disposable Paper Filter for Sterilization Containers Paper, Medical Accessory, 100 DISP, Paper F, Steri.Cases, New Shape, Manufactured and distrib…
Stryker Craniomaxillofacial Division
regard Item Number: 800411002, Sterile, NU0480B - Neuro Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …
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regard Item Number: 800533, Sterile, GS0606 - Abdominal Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 880330, Sterile, OR0761 - Total Hip - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is …
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800560, Sterile, GS0649 - Lap Chole - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is …
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800532, Sterile, GY0616 - Vaginal Hysterectomy - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on th…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800411001, Sterile, NU0480A - Neuro Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800597, Sterile, GY0688 - LAVH - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, …
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 880327, Sterile, CV0758 - Open Heart A&B - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the la…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800565, Sterile, CV0654 - Pediatric Heart - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the lab…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800566, Sterile, NU0655 - VP Shunt - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is R…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800549, Sterile, ET0638 - Head & Neck - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label i…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
Specialist 2 Intramedullary (SP2 IM) Rod 400mm Instrument (PN 96-6120) The SP2 IM Rod 400mm Instrument (PN 96-6120) is used in both primary and revi…
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
regard Item Number: 800550, Sterile, OR0639 - Hip Shoulder - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label …
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800531, Sterile, NU0615 - Neuro Pk - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is R…
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
regard Item Number: 800623, Sterile, NU0787 - Neuro - surgical kit containing light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, …
Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
Nearby Recall Years
Browse recalls from adjacent calendar years to see how federal enforcement volume has shifted over time.
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 2015
Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC and NHTSA recall records, no number is typed in by an editor. Figures cover calendar year 2015 across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA federal recall feeds. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.