2017 Recalls
7,681 federal recalls indexed for 2017 · Page 69 of 154
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 19 critical, 22 moderate, and 9 lower-severity recalls. The page references 24 distinct recalling firms operating in 7 distinct product categories, with 41 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Drug (19), FDA Food (17), NHTSA (9), 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.
Vinh Hoan USA, Inc. Recalls Siluriformes Fish Products Due To Failure To Comply With FSIS Import Requirements
Fireworks Recalled By American Promotional Events Due to Burn and Injury Hazards
BUICK 2016-2017: EQUIPMENT
BUICK
FORD 2015-2017: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
FORD
FREIGHTLINER 2015-2017: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
FREIGHTLINER
FORD 2017: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
FORD
AUDI 2016-2017: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
AUDI
FORD 2016: AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
FORD
Maxi Canada, Inc. Recalls Breaded Chicken Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Overhill Farms, Inc. Recalls Chicken Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Overhill Farms, Inc.
HONDA 2018: SEAT BELTS
HONDA
The Wornick Company Recalls Beef Ravioli Products Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
The Wornick Company
JAGUAR 2011: AIR BAGS
JAGUAR
MAZDA 2014-2016: PARKING BRAKE
MAZDA
Western Family Onion Soup Mix, 2.25 oz. pouches packaged in 4.5-oz. cartons
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.
Chocolate chip cookie dough larabars, 10 count , UPC 100-21908-49031 incorrectly packaged in peanut butter cookie larabars boxes, 10 count, UPC000-21908-49154.
General Mills, Inc
AAHU BARAH, DRY FIG, NET WT. 1 LB, PRODUCT OF PAKISTAN
GLOBAL COMMODITIES INC
L.A. LUCKY BRAND SWEET BASIL SEEDS: Hot E 2.1 OZ (60 G) BAGS; 100 BAGS PER CASE; Product of Vietnam. Ingredients: Sweet Basil Seeds Serving Size 1.05 oz. (2 servings per container) Distributed by L.A. Lucky Import & Export, Inc., Bell, CA 90201
L.A. Lucky Import & Export
Bright Farms Baby Kale 3 oz. package , The salad products packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with best by dates on the package .
BrightFarms, Inc.: WDC Greenhouse LLC
Bright Farms Spinach Blend (4 oz. package) , The salad products packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with best by dates on the package .
BrightFarms, Inc.: WDC Greenhouse LLC
Bright Farms Spring Mix (4 oz. and 8 oz. package) , The salad products packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with best by dates on the package .
BrightFarms, Inc.: WDC Greenhouse LLC
Bright Farms LEMON BASIL 0.75oz package , The salad products packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with best by dates on the package .
BrightFarms, Inc.: WDC Greenhouse LLC
Spinach Sold under the brand names of Harris Teeter Farmers Market, 10 oz bag, PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY: HARRIS TEETER, LLC MATTHEWS, NC 28105 UPC 0 72036 88023 9 & Peak 10 OZ & 40 oz bags, PACKED BY THE HORTON FRUIT CO., INC. LOUISVILLE, KY 40218 UPC 0 78951 50002 3 & 30 lb totes
The Horton Fruit Co Inc
Bright Farms Mixed Greens 4oz package , The salad products packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with best by dates on the package .
BrightFarms, Inc.: WDC Greenhouse LLC
Bright Farms Baby Spinach (4 oz. package) The salad products packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with best by dates on the package .
BrightFarms, Inc.: WDC Greenhouse LLC
Bright Farms Arugula (4 oz. and 8 oz. package) (4 oz. and 8 oz. package) , The salad products packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with best by dates on the package .
BrightFarms, Inc.: WDC Greenhouse LLC
Bright Farms Baby Romaine - 4oz package , The salad products packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with best by dates on the package .
BrightFarms, Inc.: WDC Greenhouse LLC
Bright Farms Thai Basil 0.75oz package , The salad products packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with best by dates on the package .
BrightFarms, Inc.: WDC Greenhouse LLC
Bright Farms Basil (.75 oz. package) The salad products packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with best by dates on the package .
BrightFarms, Inc.: WDC Greenhouse LLC
Simple truth Dry Roasted Macadamia Nuts SEA SALT 12 oz bag UPC 0 1111 00247 8 DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO. CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202
The Kroger Co
D'Allesandro Woodland Foods De-stemmed Birdseye Chiles 1, 5, and 35 lbs., food service, bag in box container, singe unit per case.
Woodland Foods
Levophed norepinephrine bitartrate, injection, USP, 4 mg /4 mL (1 mg/mL),Rx only, Hospira, Inc. Lake Forest, IL --- NDC 0409-3375-04
Hospira Inc., A Pfizer Company
Calcium Carbonate 600mg/Vitamin D3 400 International Units tablets, 60-count bottles, Pk By Safecor Health Woburn, MA 01801, NDC 00904323392.
Safecor Health, LLC
Potassium PHOSphate added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 7 mMol 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5284, NDC# 61553-0284-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 102.33 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478
Pharmedium Services, LLC
VANCOMYCIN HCl 1.5g in 300 mL 5% Dextrose Injection USP, Service Code 2K2227, NDC# 61553-027-34, Total Volume 300.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 500.00 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Potassium PHOSphate added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 7.5 mMol 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5298, NDC# 61553-0298-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 102.50 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, 125 IU HCG, in 0.5 ml syringe, subcutaneous administration, Rx only, Complete Pharmacy & Medical Solutions, Miami Lakes, FL 33014
Complete Pharmacy and Medical Solutions LLC
Acetaminophen 325mg tablets, 120-count bottles, Pk By Safecor Health Woburn, MA 01801, NDC 00904198280.
Safecor Health, LLC
VANCOMYCIN HCl 1.75g in 300 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, Service Code 2K2237, NDC# 61553-037-34, Total Volume 300.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 500.00 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478
Pharmedium Services, LLC
ESTRONE USP, packaged in a) 1g bottle (NDC: 58597-8049-2), c) 5g bottle (NDC: 58597-8049-3), d) 25g bottle (NDC: 58597-8049-4), For Prescription Compounding, RX Only, Packed under cGMP conditions by American Pharmaceutical Ingredients, LLC, 6650 Highland Road, Waterford, MI 48327
American Pharmaceutical Ingredients LLC
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, 15,000 IU per vial, lyophilized for injection, Rx only, Complete Pharmacy & Medical Solutions, Miami Lakes, FL 33014
Complete Pharmacy and Medical Solutions LLC
NasalCrom (cromolyn sodium) Nasal Spray, USP, 5.2 mg per spray, 200 metered sprays, 0.88 FL OZ (26 mL) metered spray pump bottle, Distributed by: Medtech Products, Inc., Tarrytown, NY 10591, UPC 8 148332 01101 7.
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
Potassium CHLORide added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 30mEq 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5824, NDC# 61553-0824-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 115.00 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 6100 Global Drive, Memphis, TN 38141
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Potassium PHOSphate added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 10 mMol 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5288, NDC# 61553-0288-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 103.33 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Potassium CHLORide added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 10mEq 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5856, NDC# 61553-0856-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 105.00 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 6100 Global Drive, Memphis, TN 38141
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Potassium PHOSphate in 0.5% Dextrose, 7.5 mMol in 100 mL, Service Code 2K5299, NDC# 61553-0299-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 150.00 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Potassium PHOSphate added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 15 mMol 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5295, NDC# 61553-0295-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as105.00 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Montelukast Sodium Oral Granules, 4 mg pouch, Rx only, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Morgantown, WV --- NDC 0378-6040-93
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
VANCOMYCIN HCl 1.5g in 300 mL 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, Service Code 2K2243, NDC# 61553-043-34, Total Volume 300.00 mL incorrectly labeled as 500.00 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Potassium PHOSphate added to 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 20 mMol 100 mL Bag, Service Code 2K5287, NDC# 61553-0287-48, Total Volume 100.00 mL incorrectly labeled as106.67 mL, Rx Only, PharMEDium Services, LLC, 12620 W. Airport Blvd #130, Sugar Land, TX 74478
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: 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.