2016 Recalls
6,806 recalls · Page 32 of 137
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, 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 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, 44 moderate, and 2 lower-severity recalls. The page references 13 distinct recalling firms operating in 3 distinct product categories, with 50 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Drug (42), FDA Food (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 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, NHTSA, or USDA FSIS for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.
Gourmet Cherry Almond Monster Muffins (4 count)
Weis Markets, Inc., Ice Cream Division
Strawberry Cheese Decadent Danish | NET WT 14 OZ (397g) | Gold Standard Baking, Chicago, IL 60632 | UPC: 087745050064
Gold Standard Baking, Inc.
Cabela's classic candies Maple nut packaged in 2.7 oz. clear plast ice bag with brown label attached with brown lettering.
Rucker's Wholesale & Service Co., Inc.
Trader Joes, Veggie Flaxseed Tortilla Chips, Net Wt. 12oz. (340g), Distributed and Sold by Trader Joes, Monrovia, CA 91014.
R.W.Garcia Co., Inc.
Banana Chocolate Chip Loaf Bread (1 count)
Weis Markets, Inc., Ice Cream Division
Corra Lin Sheep Milk Cheese; Raw Sheep's Milk, Starter and Ripening Cultures, Salt and Rennet Sold in wheels, wt. range of 13.24 to 15.90 lb. Neal…
Tomales BayFoods
Cheese Decadent Danish | NET WT 14 OZ (397g) | Gold Standard Baking, Chicago, IL 60632 | UPC: 087745050019
Gold Standard Baking, Inc.
Doctor Kracker Klassic 3 Seed Crispbreads Net Wt 7 oz (200g) in cardboard container.
Kracker Enterprises, LLC
morphine Sulfate, 1 mg per mL (2 mg per 2 mL), in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free, 2 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharM…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
ketamine HCl, 10 mg per mL, 50 mg per 5 mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 5 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R…
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HYDROmorphone HCl, 1 mg per mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2T6165
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Cyclopentolate HCl 1% - Tropicamide 1% - PHENYLephrine HCl 2.5% in Sterile Water for Injection (Ophthalmic Solution), in a) 1 mL Total Volume (NDC 70…
Leiter's Compounding
rocuronium Bromide, 10 mg per mL, 50 mg per 5 mL, Preservative Free, 5 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R…
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morphine Sulfate, 2 mg per mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2T6455.
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lidocaine HCl, 2%, 20 mg per mL (60 mg per 3 mL), 3 mL Total Volume, Product code 2R3441, NDC 61553-441-80
Pharmedium Services, LLC
fentaNYL Citrate, 10 mcg per 1 mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Produ…
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Diocto Liquid (docusate sodium) 50 mg/5 mL Stool Softener Laxative, One Pint (473 mL) bottles, Dist by: Rugby Laboratories, Livonia, MI --- NDC 0536-…
The Harvard Drug Group
fentaNYL Citrate, 5 mcg per mL, 15 mcg per 3mL, in 0.9% Sodium chloride, 3 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product cod…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
succinylcholine Chloride Injection, 20 mg per mL, 100 mg per 5 mL, 5 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R33…
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midazolam HCl, 1 mg per mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3196.
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lidocaine HCl, 1%, 10 mg per mL (50 mg per 5 mL), 5 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3106.
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glycopyrrolate, 0.2 mg per mL, 0.6 mg per 3 mL, 3 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3217.
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lidocaine HCl, 1%, 10 mg per 1 mL, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3102.
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Buffered Lidocaine, 1%, In Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4%, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Local anesthetic use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2K2466.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
morphine Sulfate, 0.5 mg per mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
midazolam HCl, 1 mg per mL (2 mg per 2 mL), in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 2 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Oasis Dietary Supplement Capsules, 500 mg, 45 count bottles, Manufactured for Timeless Solutions, 1810 E Sahara Ave #100, Las Vegas, Nevada 89104, di…
Bee Xtreme
morphine Sulfate, 1 mg per mL (2 mg per 2 mL), in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free (Contains Sulfites), 2 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Placebo for Prednisolone Acetate 1%, Oph Suspension, 10 mL Dropper Bottle, Compounded by Leiter's Compounding, San Jose, CA
Leiter's Compounding
morphine Sulfate, 0.5 mg per mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free (Contains Sulfites), 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV use, Rx only,…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Amikacin Sulfate Injection, USP, 500 mg/2 mL (250 mg/mL) Rx Only, Manufactured in Hungary For: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., North Wales, PA 19454,…
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Paricalcitol Capsules, 1 mcg, packaged in 30 Capsules (5 x 6) per carton (NDC 60687-106-25); each blister card containing 6 individually blistered ca…
Amerisource Health Services
Atropine Sulfate 0.01% in 0.9% Sodium Chloride (Ophthalmic Solution) 10 mL Total Volume in a 15 mL Dropper Bottle, Compounded by Leiter's Compoundin…
Leiter's Compounding
lidocaine HCl, 2%, 20 mg per mL (100 mg per 5 mL), 5 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3110.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Fentanyl Citrate 16.67 mcg per mL and Bupivacaine HCl 0.1667% in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Total Dose 25.005 mcg/1.5 mL Fentanyl Citrate, Content Volume …
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neostigmine Methylsulfate, 1 mg per mL, 2 mg per 2 mL, 2 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3550.
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Brilliant Blue G 0.025% in 0.9% Sodium Chloride (Injection) 1 mL Total Volume in a 2 mL Vial (Preservative Free), Compounded by Leiter's Compounding,…
Leiter's Compounding
fentaNYL Citrate, 25 mcg per mL in 0.9% Sodium chloride, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3236.
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labetalol HCl, 5 mg per mL, 20 mg per 4 mL, 4 mL total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3117.
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lidocaine HCl, 0.5%, 5 mg per mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3140.
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remifentanil HCl, 50 mcg per mL, 100 mcg per 2 mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free, 2 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, P…
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lidocaine HCl, 1%, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free, Total Volume 1 mL in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3345.
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methadone HCl, 10 mg per mL, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use Only, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2T6149.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
HYDROmorphone HCl, 0.5 mg per mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3352.
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Marcaine 0.25% (bupivacaine HCl) injection, USP, 125 mg/50 mL (2.5 mg/mL), 50 mL Multiple-Dose Vial, Rx only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, N…
Hospira Inc., A Pfizer Company
lidocaine HCl, 2%, Preservative Free, Total Volume 2mL, Product code 2R3323, NDC 61553-323-79
Pharmedium Services, LLC
lidocaine HCl, 1%, 30 mg per 3 mL, 3 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3104.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
lidocaine HCl, 2%, 40 mg per 2 mL, 2 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3112.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Moxifloxacin 1 mg/mL in Sterile Balanced Salt Solution (BSS) Intravitreal Injection, 1 mL Total Volume in a 2 mL Vial, Compounded by Leiter's Compou…
Leiter's Compounding
fentaNYL Citrate Injection, 50 mcg per mL, 250 mcg per 5 mL, 5mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3306.
Pharmedium Services, 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 + USDA FSIS — consumer product, vehicle, and meat/poultry recall feeds for 2016
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.