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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, 34 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 20 distinct recalling firms operating in 8 distinct product categories, with 46 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (16), FDA Food (16), CPSC (12), 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.

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

PLASTIC SURGERY PACK 5/CS Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc. .

Customed, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

PREMIUM O.B. PACK CUSTOMED 5/CS Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc. .

Customed, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

LAPAROSCOPY GYN PK CS/4 Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc. .

Customed, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

KimVent* Closed Suction System for Adults, 14 F, Elbow, D-Tip (Product Code 2219) A tracheobronchial suction catheter is a device that is attached to a port of the airway circuit for use as needed to aspirate liquids or semisolids from a patient's upper airway.

Halyard Health, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

UROLOGY CUSTOMED PACK 5/CS Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc. .

Customed, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

UROLOGY PK 5/CS Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc. .

Customed, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

KimVent* Wet Pak* Closed Suction System for Adults, 14 F, DT, T-Piece (Product Code 220569) A tracheobronchial suction catheter is a device that is attached to a port of the airway circuit for use as needed to aspirate liquids or semisolids from a patient's upper airway.

Halyard Health, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

O.R. TOWELS 25/CS Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc. .

Customed, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

COULTER LH Series Diluent, Catalog No. 8547194, Product Labeling A40192-AD. The diluent provides the ability to analyze portions of the diluted blood sample for different blood cell types, such as red blood cells and platelets.

Beckman Coulter Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

UROLOGY PK 5/CS Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc. .

Customed, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

ANGIOGRAPHY PK 4/CS Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc. .

Customed, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

SKIN STAPLE REMOVER KIT 80/CS Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc. .

Customed, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

SHOULDER PACK CUSTOMED 3/CS Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc. .

Customed, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

LAPAROTOMY PACK CUSTOMED 7/CS Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc. .

Customed, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

LAPAROSC CHOLE 3/CS Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc. .

Customed, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 9, 2015

NovaPlus Trach Care* Closed Suction System for Adults, Clear T-Piece  MDI Adapter, 14F (Product Code 2V220158) A tracheobronchial suction catheter is a device that is attached to a port of the airway circuit for use as needed to aspirate liquids or semisolids from a patient's upper airway.

Halyard Health, Inc

CPSC No agency class Sep 9, 2015

Bosch Security Systems Recalls Wireless Smoke Alarms Due to Failure to Alert Consumers to a Fire (Recall Alert)

Bosch Security Systems Inc., Fairport, N.Y.

CPSC No agency class Sep 9, 2015

Cabrinha Recalls Kiteboard Control Systems Due to Risk of Injury; Trim Line Can Break

Cabrinha Kites, a subsidiary of Pryde Group Americas, of Miami, Fla.

CPSC No agency class Sep 9, 2015

Kenwood Recalls Blenders Due to Laceration Hazard

CPSC No agency class Sep 9, 2015

Mini Bikes Recalled by Baja Motorsports Due to Fall and Crash Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Tractor Supply Company

CPSC No agency class Sep 9, 2015

Panasonic Recalls Metal Cutter Saws Due to Laceration Hazard

CPSC No agency class Sep 8, 2015

IKEA Recalls Crib Mattresses Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

CPSC No agency class Sep 8, 2015

Nestlé Waters North America Recalls Water Dispensers Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)

Nestlé Waters North America, of Stamford, Conn.

CPSC No agency class Sep 8, 2015

Rejuvenation Recalls Shaker Chairs and Bar Stools Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)

CPSC No agency class Sep 8, 2015

Technical Consumer Products Recalls Connected Brand Downlights Due to Electrical Shock Hazard

NHTSA No agency class Sep 8, 2015

HYUNDAI 2009-2011: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

HYUNDAI

USDA FSIS Critical Sep 8, 2015

Schrader Farms Meat Market Recalls Beef Product Due To Possible Non-O157 E. Coli Contamination

Schrader Farms, LLC

USDA FSIS Critical Sep 8, 2015

Olli Salumeria Americana, LLC Recalls Pork Products Due To Misbranding

OLLI SALUMERIA AMERICANA

CPSC No agency class Sep 4, 2015

The James Trading Group Recalls Kids Sports Hoodie Due to Strangulation Hazard

The James Trading Group, Orangeburg, N.Y.

NHTSA No agency class Sep 4, 2015

HONDA 2003: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

HONDA

CPSC No agency class Sep 3, 2015

Cycling Sports Group Recalls Cannondale Mountain Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard

CPSC No agency class Sep 3, 2015

Prestone Products Recalls Windshield De-Icer and Ice and Frost Shield Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirement

Prestone Products Corporation, of Lake Forest. Ill.

NHTSA No agency class Sep 3, 2015

HONDA 2015: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

HONDA

NHTSA No agency class Sep 3, 2015

CADILLAC 2013-2016: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

CADILLAC

FDA Food Critical Sep 2, 2015

Caesar Salad, #5.56 (2,522g) "INGREDIENTS: Romaine Lettuce, Caesar Dressing (Soybean oil, water, distilled vinegar, Romano cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes),*****" *ALLERGENS** Fish, Milk, Wheat

Fresh Unlimited Inc

FDA Food Moderate Sep 2, 2015

"LOUISIANA" WING KIT containing CHICKEN WING SEASONING, HERBS AND SPICES, ADD FLAVOR TO CHICKEN, NET 3.0 OZ (85g), BRUCE FOODS CORPORATION, UPC 1760002153 (wing seasoning)

Bruce Foods Corporation

FDA Food Moderate Sep 2, 2015

LOUISIANA CHICKEN WING SEASONING, HERBS AND SPICES, ADD FLAVOR TO CHICKEN, NET 3.0 OZ (85g), BRUCE FOODS CORPORATION, UPC 1760002153

Bruce Foods Corporation

FDA Food Critical Sep 2, 2015

Kroger Ground Cinnamon UPC 11110 70034 NEW WT. 18.3 oz Plastic container

The Kroger Co

FDA Food Moderate Sep 2, 2015

Kale Crisps Lemon Parmesan sold under brand Veggie Evolution, each plastic package has a net weight 1.5 oz. There are six packages per case. UPC is 7 94504 69431 4. The product's label is read in part: "***VEGGIE EVOLUTION***KALE CRISPS***LEMON PARMESAN***INGREDIENTS: KALE, LEMON JUICE, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, PARMESAN CHEESE, FRESH GARLIC, SUNFLOWER SEEDS & SEA SALT***ALLERGEN STATEMENT: MADE IN A FACILITY THAT USES DAIRY PRODUCTS***".

It Takes A Village Foods, LLC

FDA Food Critical Sep 2, 2015

Kale Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad, 3.87# (1.757g) INGREDIENTS: COOKED TRI-ROTINI PASTA***CAESAR DRESSING (Soybean Oil, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Romano Cheese*** ALLERGENS: FISH, MILK, SOY, WHEAT

Fresh Unlimited Inc

FDA Food Critical Sep 2, 2015

Kroger Garlic Powder UPC 11110 70039 NEW WT 24.7 OZ Plastic Container

The Kroger Co

FDA Food Critical Sep 2, 2015

Kroger Bac'n Buds ARTIFICIAL BACON FLAVORED CHIPS 14.1oz plastic container UPC 0 11110 70025 4

The Kroger Co

FDA Food Critical Sep 2, 2015

Kroger Black Pepper Coarse Ground UPC 11110 70041 NET WT 17.1 oz plastic container

The Kroger Co

FDA Food Moderate Sep 2, 2015

Vegetable Crisps Lemon Parmesan sold under brand Veggie Evolution, each poly pouch has a net weight 2 oz. There are 6 packages per case. UPC is 7 36211 15015 8. The product's label is read in part: "***VEGGIE EVOLUTION***VEGETABLE CRISPS***LEMON PARMESAN***INGREDIENTS: CARROTS, CABBAGE, ONIONS, LEEKS, KALE, LEMON JUICE, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, APPLE, PARMESAN CHEESE, GARLIC, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, SEA SALT***ALLERGEN STATEMENT: MADE IN A FACILITY THAT USES DAIRY PRODUCTS***".

It Takes A Village Foods, LLC

FDA Food Critical Sep 2, 2015

Vic's All Natural Original White Popcorn, Net Wt. 1-1/8 oz (32g), UPC 46555-00062

Barrel O' Fun Snack Foods, Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Sep 2, 2015

Rato Bhale Nepali Finger Chips Product of Nepal Weight: 200g (7.05 OZ) Imported by: Balajee Trade Link, LLC, PA USA Batch No. 01-15

Balajee Trade Link LLC

FDA Food Critical Sep 2, 2015

Fisher Brand chopped walnuts, packaged in 10 ounce, polyethylene stand-up bag with zipper. The bag is blue with white lettering.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Sep 2, 2015

THE ORIGINAL CHICKEN FRY MIX FROM THE MAKERS OF LOUISIANA BRAND HOT SAUCE, NET WT. 9 oz. (255g), BRUCE FOODS CORPORATION, EL PASO, TEXAS, UPC 1760002733

Bruce Foods Corporation

FDA Food Critical Sep 2, 2015

Kale Crisps Zen Nori product is seaweed flavored dehydrated kale chip, sold under brand Veggie Evolution, each poly pouch has a net weight 1.5 oz. There are six packages per case. UPC is 7 13757 57480 8. The product's label is read in part: "***VEGGIE EVOLUTION***KALE CRISPS***ZEN NORI***NET WT 1.5 OZ (43g)***INGREDIENTS: KALE, LEMON JUICE, UNREFINED TOASTED SESAME OIL, TAMARI, SESAME SEEDS, ONION, APPLE JUICE, GARLIC,WAKAME SEAWEED, RAISINS***ALLERGEN STATEMENT: MADE IN A FACILITY THAT USES

It Takes A Village Foods, LLC

FDA Food Critical Sep 2, 2015

Kale Caesar Pasta Recovery Salad, 3.375# (1530g) INGREDIENTS: COOKED TRI-ROTINI PASTA***CAESAR DRESSING (Soybean Oil, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Romano Cheese*** ALLERGENS: FISH, MILK, WHEAT

Fresh Unlimited Inc

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Data Sources

  • Source: FDA openFDA Enforcement API - calendar-year recall filings for food, drugs, and devices
  • Source: USDA FSIS Recalls - calendar-year meat, poultry, and processed egg product recall filings
  • Source: CPSC + NHTSA - consumer product and vehicle recall feeds for 2015

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA recall records; no number is typed in by an editor. Figures cover calendar year 2015 across the FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS 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 September 2026.