2017 Product Recalls (7,681)

2017 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 7,681 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2017. That represents about 7.36% of the 104,423 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 21.0 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 154 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 2017.

On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 1 critical, 47 moderate, and 2 lower-severity recalls. The page references 35 distinct recalling firms operating in 3 distinct product categories, with 45 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (45), USDA FSIS (3), NHTSA (1), 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 2017 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.

2017 Recall Year Insight

Tiger Screw Sterilization Tray Base Assembly Model 210-00-001 Revision N, O The product is a component of a system indicated for the fixation of fractures, non-unions, arthrodeses, and osteotomies of bones appropriate for the size of the device.

Algerbrush-II Product Usage: Medical - For surgeons to use in ophthalmic surgical procedures to remove foreign bodies from the eye of the patient

NEOVIEW(R) SCREWS SET, REF W27 ST900, STERILE R The NEOVIEW¿ Plating System is intended for fixation of intra-articular and extraarticular fractures of the distal radius and reconstruction of the distal radius

Oncentra External Beam Oncentra Brachy Product Usage: Oncentra is radiation therapy planning software designed to analyze and plan radiation treatment is three dimensions for the purpose of treating patients with cancer.

REFLECTION(R) DEAD BLOW MALLET, REF 71362106, QTY: (1), NON-STERILE, Smith & Nephew, Inc,. Memphis, TN 38116

Medline E-Z Lubricating Jelly; Bacteriostatic. Water Soluble. Sterile. 2 FL OZ (59 ml). Product Usage: For medical purposes to lubricate body orifices to facilitate entry of diagnostic or therapeutic devices. Single use only. Sterile if unopened, undamaged package.

Ceres-C Standalone Cervical Interbody The product is a stand-alone anterior cervical interbody fusion device indicated for use in skeletally mature patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) with accompanying radicular symptoms at the one level from C2-T1.

Infant Warmer System (IWS)

Femoral and Tibial Cutting Block Adapter Base. Brainlab knee, BrainLAB Image Guided Surgery System / Instrument, Stereotaxic

Minibore Extension Set, 59 Inch with Spin Lock Collar, Non-DEHP, Latex-Free Intended use: For the administration of drugs and solutions to a patient's vascular system through a vascular access device.

UniCel DxH 800 Coulter Cellular Analysis System, Catalog No. 629029, B24465, B24802, B68304

Halo Closed System Transfer Device, closed syringe adaptor, REF CSA100, Rx only, Sterile, packaged as individual units, packed and shipped 60 units/box and 4 boxes/shipping carton Corvida Medical, Coralville, IA 52241.

Alcon Monarch III (1) "C" Cartridge The device is used for implanting AcrySof intraocular lenses in the eye following cataract removal

Merge Eye Station f/k/a: DFC-1024 & DFC-512 Digital Imaging System, WinStation, and WinStation Retinal Imager distributed by Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (OIS). Versions: 11.6.0 and prior

FV-RF (Clinix RF Plus) Product Usage: A Stationary X-ray System, a device intended for radiographic/fluoroscopic examinations of various anatomical regions. This device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, components and accessories.

NISSAN 2015-2017: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Burgers Ozark Country Cured Recalls Poultry Products Due To Misbranding

Willow Tree Poultry Farm, Inc. Recalls Chicken Salad Products Due To Misbranding

RH Baby & Child Recalls Mobiles Due to Choking Hazard (Recall Alert)

Olymel S.E.C./L.P. Recalls Pork Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

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