2015 Product Recalls (8,173)

2015 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 8,173 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2015. That represents about 7.83% of the 104,423 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 22.4 recalls per day across the FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS, 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 164 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 16 critical, 32 moderate, and 2 lower-severity recalls. The page references 35 distinct recalling firms operating in 8 distinct product categories, with 35 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (17), NHTSA (15), CPSC (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 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, USDA FSIS, 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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FDA Devices Moderate Oct 21, 2015

Synthes Screw Inserter; for use with Intramedullary Rod, orthopedic device. Used to secure the head element to the head element inserter to prevent disengagement during head element insertion.

Synthes (USA) Products LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 21, 2015

Distal Access Catheters - 044 - 115 cm: Finished Good Number 90960-001 / REF 90960. Cardiology: The Distal Access Catheter is indicated for use in facilitating the insertion and guidance of an occlusion catheter, infusion catheter, or other appropriate microcatheter into a selected blood vessel in the peripheral, coronary and neuro vasculatuure systems.

Concentric Medical Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 21, 2015

Monode, Shortwave Accessory Model #: 02200002 Used in conjunction with the Intelect Shortwave Diathermy 100 and Intelect Shortwave Diathermy 400 units. For the clinical application of electromagnetic energy in the radio frequency of 27.12 megahertz to generate deep heat within body tissues.

DJO, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 21, 2015

4FR Single Lumen Pressure Injectable PICC; intravascular therapeutic catheter, for long-term use greater than 30 days.

Arrow International Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 21, 2015

Zimmer Natural Nail CM Long. Intramedullary Fixation Rod. The Zimmer Natural Nail System is intended for temporary fracture fixation and stabilization of the bone.

Zimmer Gmbh

CPSC No agency class Oct 21, 2015

Innopower Recalls Hawk Climbing Sticks Due to Fall Hazard

CPSC No agency class Oct 21, 2015

Krud Kutter Recalls Adhesive Removers Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure and Cautionary Labeling Requirements

Krud Kutter Inc. of Cumming, Ga.

CPSC No agency class Oct 21, 2015

Good Food Concepts Recalls Beef, Pork, and Poultry Products Produced Without a Fully Implemented HACCP Plan, and Misbranded

Good Food Concepts, LLC

NHTSA No agency class Oct 16, 2015

organic girl - good clean greens baby spinach - tender nutrition baby leaves. Washed 3 times. USDA Organic. 5 oz.. plastic clamshell. Distributed by organic girl, Salinas, CA 93901

NewStar Fresh Foods, LLC

FDA Food Moderate Oct 14, 2015

Cascadian Farm Organic Cut Green Beans, Net. Wt. 16 oz.

General Mills, Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Oct 14, 2015

Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system), 30 mg over 9 Hour Patches (3.3 mg/hr), 30 Ct Carton, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Noven Therapies, LLC., Miami, FL 33186, by: Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, FL 33186. NDC: 68968-5555-3

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Oct 14, 2015

Sermorelin 6mg/6mL Lyophilized Powder, Sterile Compound for Subcutaneous Injection, Diabetes Corporation of America dba DCA Pharmacy, Franklin, TN 37064-5527

Diabetes Corporation of America dba DCA Pharmacy

FDA Drug Moderate Oct 14, 2015

Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin) tablets, 10 mg/20 mg, each tablet contains 10 mg ezetimibe and 20 mg simvastatin, Rx Only, 1000 count Bottle, Manuf. For Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, NDC 66582-0312-82.

Merck Sharp & Dohme, Wilson Facility

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 14, 2015