2016 Recalls
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2016 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 6,806 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2016. That represents about 8.11% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 18.6 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 137 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 2016.
On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 4 critical, 43 moderate, and 3 lower-severity recalls. The page references 41 distinct recalling firms operating in 5 distinct product categories, with 46 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (27), FDA Food (15), NHTSA (4), 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 2016 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.
Emack & Bolios Caramel Moose Prints Ice Cream, 3gal Product Code: 36285
Bliss Bros Dairy, Inc.
Cresent Ridge Vanilla Ice Cream 48oz Product Code: 35410
Bliss Bros Dairy, Inc.
Suan's Scotch Bonnet Pepper Relish 9.8 oz. packaged in a glass jar with a metal lid.
S & S Foods, Inc.
Newport Creamery Coffee Ice Cream, 3Gal Product Code: 35104
Bliss Bros Dairy, Inc.
Cresent Ridge Vanilla Ice Cream 3gal Product Code: 36100
Bliss Bros Dairy, Inc.
Dietz & Watson Brand Italian Sub 7.3 oz bag
Flying Food Group LLC
Concentrated coffee packed in 1/2 gallon or 1 gallon hermetically sealed Scholle or Liquibag.
Liquid Coffee Inc
DandleLION Kisses, 24% Sterile Organic Sucrose In Purified Water, 2 ml polyethylene vial. For oral use Part Number D 12442 C384
Tarry Medical Products, Inc.
Emack & Bolios Serious Choc Addiction Ice Cream 3gal Product Code: 36271
Bliss Bros Dairy, Inc.
Fresh Choices Survivor Mix NET WT 4.75 OZ (135g) packaged in clear cello bag and Nature's Eats Survivor Mix NET WT 10 OZ (284g) packaged in clear cel…
Texas Star Nut and Food Co., Inc.
Cresent Ridge ChocChp CookiDgh WRAP Ice Cream 48oz Product Code: 35403
Bliss Bros Dairy, Inc.
Bissinger's Milk Chocolate Eggs packaged in 6.5 oz (UPC 846107009382) Item: #11108 or 1 lb. (UPC 846107003458) Item: # 111049 plastic bags. Bissinge…
Karl Bissinger, LLC
Bliss French Vanilla Ice Cream 64oz Product Code: 51051
Bliss Bros Dairy, Inc.
SKY Aspirin Chewable Tablets, 81 mg, Unit Dose 750 tablets (25 x 30) box, OTC, Distributed by: McKesson Packaging Service, Concord, NC 28027, NDC 637…
Mckesson Packaging Services
reVive Light Therapy Pain Relief Device (Model Number: RVPNSYS) Product Usage: The reVive Light Therapy Pain Relief Device is a device designed…
LED Technologies, LLC
Pleur-evac Chest Drainage System, Dry Suction/Dry Seal Control, REF A-6000-08LF, Rx Only, Teleflex Medical. Product Usage: Pleur-Evacs are steril…
Teleflex Medical
Hologic InPlex CF Molecular Test (IVD); Catalog Number: 95-432.
Hologic, Inc
GE Healthcare, Aisys and Aisys CS2. Intended to provide general inhalation anesthesia and ventilator support to a wide range of patients (neonatal…
GE Medical Systems, LLC
ev3, PowerCross" 0.018" OTW PTA Dilatation Catheter, model: AB18W030200150, Sterile EO, Rx Only.
ev3, Inc.
RESTORIS PST RIO Offset Shell Impactor For use by orthopedic surgeons specifically for the purpose of positioning and implanting acetabular cup co…
Mako Surgical Corporation
Magellan Robotic Catheter Accessory Kits, Model number MACC 50 and MACC80. Cardiology: The Hansen Medical Magellan System is a robotic control sy…
Hansen Medical Inc
BD Trucount Absolute Counting Tubes: Model number: 340334 IVD; BD Trucount tubes are used for determining absolute counts of leucocytes in blood…
Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences
3M Steri-Vac Gas Sterilizer/Aerator, models 5XL and 8XL.
3M Company - Health Care Business
Panorama Patient Monitoring Network Mindray DS USA The Panorama Patient Monitoring can view recal time, store, print, graph and trend patient clin…
Mindray DS USA, Inc. dba Mindray North America
eCareCoordinator allows the customer to schedule patient tasks (i.e., take weight measurement, take blood pressure). For medical use by profession…
Philips Visicu
5.0 mm Periprosthetic Locking Screw Self-tapping 12 mm Sterile; Catalog ID # 02.221.462S Indicated for fixation of various long bones.
Synthes (USA) Products LLC
enGen (TM) Laboratory Automation System configured with Thermo Scientific Recapper Module (230V or 110V -- COMMON/USUAL NAME: enGen (TM) Track System…
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
EndoWrist Stapler 45 and Stapler 30 instruments used on the da Vinci Xi systems (IS4000) with p5 software. General Surgery: The Intuitive Surgic…
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Spirit One A-C Powered Hospital Bed
Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation
ACUSON X700 Ultrasound System with software version 1.0.04. Model numbers: 10658844 ACUSON X700 Ultrasound System 10658846 - ACUSON X700 Ultraso…
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
PneumoSure XL High Flow Insufflator and PneumoSure High Flow Insufflator; High pressure units (HPU) (40L and 45L). Model Numbers: 620-040-610, …
Stryker Endoscopy
Trinity Acetabular System Product Usage - Total Hip Replacement.
Corin USA Limited
Spirit One A-C Powered Hospital Bed
Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation
Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) cycler
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Boston Scientific Ultraflex Tracheobronchial Distal Release Stent System 12mm X 30mm Material Number: M00576550 The stent system is a permanentl…
Boston Scientific Corporation
Trinity Acetabular Shell Product Usage Total Hip Replacement.
Corin USA Limited
Radionuclide Radiation Therapy System Product The product is a teletherapy device intended for stereotactic irradiation of head structures ranging…
Elekta, Inc.
NeuViz 16 Multi-Slice CT Scanner System PN: 989605858501 a whole body computed tomography X-ray system featuring a continuously rotating X-ray tube …
Philips and Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd.
Pentra C400 (version 1.1.2 or lower) The ABX PENTRA 400 and 400C are discrete photometric bench top chemistry analyzers for clinical use. The devi…
Horiba Instruments Inc
Trypticase TM Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood (TSA IITM) // MacConkey II Agar Cat. Number 221291, Lot Number 6034889, Exp. Date : April 20, 2016 Prod…
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Hardy Diagnostics GBS Detect Cat no. A300. Used for the isolation and detection by enhanced hemolysis of gamma-hemolytic (non-hemolytic) Group B …
Hardy Diagnostics
Cascade Designs Recalls Avalanche Rescue Probes Due to Risk of Suffocation
Walmart Recalls Rival Electric Water Kettles Due to Burn and Shock Hazards
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark.
MASERATI 2014-2016: SUSPENSION:REAR
MASERATI
Cub Cadet Recalls Challenger Off-Road Utility Vehicles Due To Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
MTD Products Company, of Cleveland, Ohio
FREIGHTLINER,MERCEDES-BENZ 2015-2016: STRUCTURE:BODY
FREIGHTLINER,MERCEDES-BENZ
CHEVROLET 2013-2016: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CHEVROLET
CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC 2016-2017: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CADILLAC,CHEVROLET,GMC
Almonds, dry roasted, not salted, packaged in 25 lb. cardboard cartons
Specialty Commodities, Inc.
GoGo squeeZ, non-organic Apple Sauce pouches, 3.2 oz., 12x4, 6 x 12, Apple/Mango Flavor Variety
Materne North America Corp
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 2016
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.