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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 11 critical, 37 moderate, and 2 lower-severity recalls. The page references 26 distinct recalling firms operating in 8 distinct product categories, with 49 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Food (17), FDA Drug (15), FDA Devices (11), 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.

FDA Food Moderate Nov 8, 2017

Ready. Chef. Go! Tilapia Fillet; UPC 234779 Items are made in store with generated scale label; sold as single, packaged items from refrigerated cases in the meat/seafood department or from mobile refrigerated merchandise cases. The scale label denotes the net weight of each product.

Albertsons Inc

FDA Food Moderate Nov 8, 2017

Midway Specialty Vehicles LLC

FDA Food Critical Nov 8, 2017

Newport -Yellowfin Tuna Loin; (3/5 lbs. and 5/8 lbs.) Frozen, packed in 30 lb. (480 oz.) 13.61 KG cardboard box. Product of Indonesia. Ingredients: Yellowfin tuna (fish), Water, carbon monoxide (for color retention).

RELISH FOODS, INC.

FDA Food Moderate Nov 8, 2017

Wegmans Dark Bulk Penny Choc Coins, Sold in the Bakery Only UPC: 2-08016-00000

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

FDA Food Critical Nov 8, 2017

Stir Fry, 5 lbs., Food Service item # 72308, UPC 20728 72308. Ingredients: Cauliflower, Broccoli, Celery, Green Bell pepper, Jombo Carrots, Red Bell pepper, Yellow Onion, Sugar Snap peas.

Pacific Coast Fruit Company

FDA Food Critical Nov 8, 2017

Roasted Garlic and Black Peppercorns. All package sizes are subject to the recall and the plant number on the label is 36-8524.

Cooperstown Cheese Company, LLC

FDA Food Moderate Nov 8, 2017

Wegmans Mini Cheese Filled Cannolis 4pk,4 oz. UPC: 0-77890-37952 Wegmans Mini Cheese Filled Cannolis 12 pack, 12 oz. UPC: 0-77890-38013

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

FDA Food Critical Nov 8, 2017

Frosted Pumpkin Drop Cookies; 2-oz.; sold in clear plastic clamshell container with PLU number 024767; UPC 24767000000

Whole Foods Market

FDA Food Critical Nov 8, 2017

Veggie Mix Bag, 4/20 oz., RETAIL item # 72013, Pacific Coast Fruit, UPC 20728 01710 Ingredients: Cauliflower, Broccoli and mini peel baby carrots

Pacific Coast Fruit Company

FDA Food Moderate Nov 8, 2017

Ready. Chef. Go! 21/25 count Gulf Shrimp UPC 234364 Items are made in store with generated scale label; sold as single, packaged items from refrigerated cases in the meat/seafood department or from mobile refrigerated merchandise cases. The scale label denotes the net weight of each product.

Albertsons Inc

FDA Food Critical Nov 8, 2017

taste of Inspirations Classic Red Skin Potato Salad; Net Wt. 16 oz.,; Sell By: 10-20-2017 (top label). taste of Inspirations Rotini Salad; Ingredients: Rotini Pasta ect. Contains: Whey; Distributed by: DZA Brands, LLC, Salisbury, NC 28147/Scarborough, ME 04074; Keep Refrigerated; (side and bottom label);

ASK Foods Inc

FDA Food Moderate Nov 8, 2017

American Accent Shredded Imitation Mozzarella Cheese, Net Wt. 32 oz. (2lbs) 907g. UPC 36514-28012 Keep Refrigerated. Distributed by Great Lakes Cheese Co. Inc., Hiram, Ohio 44234.

Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc

FDA Food Critical Nov 8, 2017

Roasted Garlic Cheddar, Raw milk. All package sizes are subject to the recall and the plant number on the label is 36-8524.

Cooperstown Cheese Company, LLC

FDA Food Moderate Nov 8, 2017

Midway Specialty Vehicles LLC

FDA Food Critical Nov 8, 2017

Hannaford Classic Seafood Stuffing, Plastic Tub, Net Wt. 10 oz

Greencore USA, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

Duloxetine Delayed-release Capsules USP, 20 mg, 50 Capsules (5 x 10) Unit Dose per carton, unit dose blister UPC 5026828311), Rx only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc., Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 50268-283-15.

AVKARE Inc.

FDA Drug Low Nov 8, 2017

Clofarabine injection, 20 mg/20 mL, 20 mL Single-Use Vial, Rx only, Mfd by: Teva Pharmachemle, Swensweg 5, Haarlem, The Netherlands; Mfd for: Winthrop U.S., a business of sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC, Bridgewater, NJ 08807; NDC 0955-1746-01.

Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

fentaNYL as citrate 2 mcg / mL, ROPIVacaine HCl 0.1%, Total Fentanyl Dose (200 mcg per 100 mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride single dose CADD Cassette Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0264-64

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

oxyTOCIN 30 units added to Lactated Ringers 500 mL Bag, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0086-44

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Low Nov 8, 2017

Carbamazepine Oral Suspension USP, 100 mg/5 mL, 5 mL Unit Dose Cups (NDC 68094-301-59), packaged in 10-count cups per tray, 3 trays per case containing a total of 5 mL x 30 Unit Dose Cups per case (NDC 68094-301-62), Rx only, Pkg: Precision Dose, Inc., S. Beloit, IL 61080.

Precision Dose Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

fentanyl as citrate 2 mcg per mL BUPIvacaine HCl 0.125% (Total FentaNYL Dose 500 mcg/250 mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mL Bag, Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 8821 Knoedl Ct, Little Rock, AR 72205. NDC 70004-0231-40

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

HYDROmorphone HCL 1 mg per mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 25 mL Fill in 30 mL single-dose syringe (Total Dose Hydromorphone 25 mg/25 mL) Rx Only SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR NDC 70004-0303-17

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

morphine sulfate 1 mg per mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride a) Total Volume 100 mL in Single Dose CADD Cassette (Total morphine Dose 100 mg per 100 mL) (NDC 70004-0100-63) b) Total Volume 50 mL in Single Dose Syringe (Total morphine Dose 50 mg / 50 mL) (NDC 70004-0100-22) Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

SUCcinylcholine 20 mg per mL, Total Volume 10 mL in single-dose syringe, (SUCcinylcholine 200 mg / 10 ml) Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR NDC 70004-0910-29

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

PHENYLephrine HCl 100 mcg per mL In 0.9% Sodium Chloride 10 mL Fill Volume in a Single Dose Syringe (1,000 mcg / 10 ml Total Dose), Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR, NDC 70004-0810-12

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

Calcium GLUCOnate 2 g added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride 50 mL Bag, Each bag contains 9.3 mEq Ca++ Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0510-30

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

Dutasteride and Tamsulosin HCl Capsules, 0.5 mg/ 0.4 mg, packaged in a) 30-count bottle (NDC 0591-3771-30), b) 90-count bottle (NDC 0591-3771-19), Rx only, Manufactured by: Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 USA; Distributed by: Actavis Pharma, Inc. Parsippany, NJ 07054 USA.

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

HYDROmorphone HCl 20 mcg / mL BUPIvacaine HCl 0.075% in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 50 mL (HYDROmorphone Total Dose 1000 mcg) Rx Only, SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-0331-22

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

ROCuronium Bromide 10 mg per mL, 5 mL Fill in single dose syringe, (50 mg / 5 mL Total Dose) Rx Only SCA Pharmaceuticals 8821 Knoedl Ct Little Rock, AR 72205, NDC 70004-850-09

SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 8, 2017

A1 Slim, Dietary Supplement Beautifully Slim, capsule, 350 mg, 30-count bottle, A1 Slim LLC Pearland TX 77584, www.A1SLIM.COM, info@a1slim.com Bar-Code A105212014

Kiriko, LLC.

FDA Devices Moderate Nov 8, 2017

THERMOCOOL SF NAV Catheters Model Numbers - BNI35FJCT, BNI35DFCT, D-131503-S, D-131504-S

Biosense Webster, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Nov 8, 2017

CADD(TM) Medication Cassette Reservoir with clamp and female Luer., Nonvented stopper included., 100 mL, For use with CADD(R) pumps (except CADD-Micro(TM), CADD-MS(R) 3 and CADD-TPN(R) pumps).REF 21-7002-24, STERILE EO, Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. For use with CADD(R) pumps (except CADD-Micro(TM), CADD-MS(R) 3 and CADD-TPN(R) pumps).

Smiths Medical ASD Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Nov 8, 2017

THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Uni-Directional Product Codes D-1347-01-S, D-1347-02-S, D-1347-03-S

Biosense Webster, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Nov 8, 2017

Alcon Custom Pak

Alcon Research, LTD.

FDA Devices Moderate Nov 8, 2017

THERMI250 Radiofrequency System. Intended to provide heating for the purpose of elevating tissue temperature for selected medical conditions.

Bios S.r.l.

FDA Devices Moderate Nov 8, 2017

CADD(TM) Medication Cassette Reservoir with clamp and female Luer. Nonvented stopper included., 50 mL, For use with CADD(R) pumps (except CADD-Micro(TM), CADD-MS(R) 3 and CADD-TPN(R) pumps)., REF 21-7001-24, STERILE EO, Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. For use with CADD(R) pumps (except CADD-Micro(TM), CADD-MS(R) 3 and CADD-TPN(R) pumps).

Smiths Medical ASD Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Nov 8, 2017

CADD(TM) Yellow Medication Cassette Reservoir with clamp and female Luer. Nonvented stopper included., REF 21-7100-24, 100mL, For use with CADD(R) pumps (except CADD-Micro(TM), CADD-MS(R) 3 and CADD-TPN(R) pumps).STERILE EO, Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. For use with CADD(R) pumps (except CADD-Micro(TM), CADD-MS(R) 3 and CADD-TPN(R) pumps).

Smiths Medical ASD Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Nov 8, 2017

THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH Uni-Directional Navigation Catheter (D133602S)

Biosense Webster, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Nov 8, 2017

Teleflex(R) Percuvance(TM) Percutaneous Surgical System, Components: (a) 5 mm Atraumatic Johans Grasper, Catalog Number PCVJG5 (b) 5 mm Maryland Dissector, Catalog Number PCVMD5 (c) 5 mm Hem-o-lok Clip Applier, Catalog Number PCVHCA5 (d) 5 mm Traumatic Gripper Grasper, Catalog Number PCVGG5 (e) 5 mm Scissors, Catalog Number PCVSC5 The Percuvance Percutaneous Surgical System is a family of instruments used to perform laparoscopic procedures. Without the need for additional insertion condu

Teleflex Medical

FDA Devices Moderate Nov 8, 2017

THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Bi-Directional Product Codes D-1348-01-S, D-1348-04-S, D-1348-05-S

Biosense Webster, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Nov 8, 2017

THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH Bi-Directional Navigation Catheter (D-132704-S, D-132705-S)

Biosense Webster, Inc.

CPSC No agency class Nov 8, 2017

OshKosh Recalls Baby B'gosh Quilted Jacket Due to Choking Hazard

USDA FSIS Critical Nov 8, 2017

Nestle Prepared Foods Company Recalls Pork and Beef Products Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

CPSC No agency class Nov 7, 2017

Norco Bicycles Recalls Children's Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard

Norco Bicycles, of Canada

NHTSA No agency class Nov 7, 2017

SUBARU 2018: SERVICE BRAKES

SUBARU

CPSC No agency class Nov 3, 2017

JW Crawford Recalls Children's Rain Ponchos Due to Strangulation Hazard

Wealers Outdoor LLC, of Airmont, N.Y.

CPSC No agency class Nov 2, 2017

Kidde Recalls Fire Extinguishers with Plastic Handles Due to Failure to Discharge and Nozzle Detachment: One Death Reported

USDA FSIS Critical Nov 2, 2017

CC Kitchens LLC Recalls Meat and Poultry Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

FDA Food Moderate Nov 1, 2017

Kenny's Buckeye Pie, Net Wt.22 oz. (624g).

Kenny's Great Pies, Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Nov 1, 2017

SKU 57879, Trader Joe's Organic Tomato & Roasted Red Pepper Soup, packaged in a Tetra Pak aseptic container/carton. There are 12 cartons per case. Net Wt. 32 fl. oz. UPC 00578790. Item # 52603-05405, Pacific Organic Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup Canadian, packaged in a Tetra Pak aseptic container/carton. There are 12 cartons per case. Net Wt. 32 fl. oz. No UPC.

Pacific Foods of Oregon, 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 2017

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 2017 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.