2018 Recalls
7,928 federal recalls indexed for 2018 · Page 8 of 159
2018 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 7,928 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2018. That represents about 7.59% of the 104,423 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 21.7 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 159 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 2018.
On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 13 critical, 32 moderate, and 5 lower-severity recalls. The page references 28 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 44 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (30), NHTSA (6), FDA Food (6), 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 2018 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.
Nitrofurantoin Monohydrate/Macrocrystals capsules,100 mg, packaged in HDPE 60 cc bottles, Rx only, MFG: Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ, Repackaged by: RemedyRepack, Indiana, PA, Original NDC 00185-0122-01Repackaged NDC 70518-1087-00, 14 capsules in HDPE 60 cc bottles in cardboard trays & HDPE 60 cc bottles in plastic bags, Repackaged NDC 70518-1087-01, 10 capsules in HDPE 60 cc bottles in cardboard trays.
RemedyRepack Inc.
INFed (Iron Dextran Injection USP) 100 mg elemental iron/2 mL (50 mg/mL), Rx only, packaged in 2 mL Sterile Single Dose Vial, Mfd by Patheon Italia S.p.A. Ferentino, Italy NDC 52544-931-07
ALLERGAN
Sandoz Losartan Potassium and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, USP 100 mg/25 mg, 1000-count bottles, Rx Only, Finished Drug Product Manufactured by: Lek Pharmaceuticals d.d. SI-1526 Ljubljana,Sovenia for Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, NDC 0781-5207-10.
Sandoz, Inc
Quetiapine Tablets USP 400 mg, 100 tablet bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories Ltd., Mumbai - 400 013, India. Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC Parsippany, NJ 07054 --- NDC 67877-248-01, UPC code: 3 67877-248-01 1
Ascend Laboratories LLC
Clindamycin Phosphate Topical Solution USP, 1% (10 mg/mL clindamycin), 60 pledget applicators per jar, Rx only. Manufactured by Ei LLC 2865 N. Cannon Blvd. Kannapolis, NC 18083. NDC# 61748-0201-60
Akorn, Inc.
Fresenius Granuflo Dry Acid Concentrate- 2K 2.0 Ca 1 Mg 16.5 GAL Catalog Number: OFD2201-3B for hemodialysis
Fresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, LLC
NxStage PureFlow B Solution-RFP-402, Premixed Dialysate for Hemodialysis NxStage PureFlow B Solution is indicated for use with renal replacement therapy systems that utilize sterile premixed dialysate during hemodialysis.
NxStage Medical, Inc.
NxStage PureFlow B Solution-RFP-400, Premixed Dialysate for Hemodialysis. NxStage PureFlow B Solution is indicated for use with renal replacement therapy systems that utilize sterile premixed dialysate during hemodialysis.
NxStage Medical, Inc.
Fresenius Granuflo Dry Acid Concentrate- 2K 2.5 Ca 1 Mg 16.5 GAL Catalog Number: OFD2251-3B for hemodialysis
Fresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, LLC
Dash 5000 Patient Monitoring System is used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.
GE Healthcare, LLC
Reprocessed Xcel Bladeless Trocar (H12LP) Model # H12LP Reprocessed Endoscopic Trocars12x100mm - Product Usage: Physical Product Description: The Reprocessed Blunt Tip Trocar consists of a radiolucent cannula and obturator sized 12mm in diameter (refer to Figure 1). The Reprocessed Blunt Tip Trocar has an obturator that has a blunt plastic tip that gently moves aside any internal viscera that may be adjacent to the abdominal or thoracic wall. The trocar cannula consists of two seals, an outer in
Stryker Sustainability Solutions
Solar 9500 Information Monitoring System is used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.
GE Healthcare, LLC
Dimension Vista Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDI) Flex reagent cartridge, an in vitro diagnostic test for the quantitative measurement of lactate dehydrogenase in human serum and plasma on the Dimension Vista¿ System.Cat. No. K2054, Mat. No. 10464323
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Solar 8000M Patient Monitoring System is used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.
GE Healthcare, LLC
HemoTrol Level 3- In Vitro Diagnostic Hematology quality control mixture. Catalogue number: 171.003.002 Eurotrol HemoLin is an assayed hemoglobin control intended for professional use in the verification of the linearity of the HemoCue¿ Hb 201 systems.
EUROTROL INC
Fresenius Granuflo Dry Acid Concentrate- 3K 2.5 Ca 1 Mg 16.5 GAL Catalog Number: OFD3251-3B for hemodialysis
Fresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, LLC
NxStage PureFlow B Solution-RFP-RFP-456, Premixed Dialysate for Hemodialysis NxStage PureFlow B Solution is indicated for use with renal replacement therapy systems that utilize sterile premixed dialysate during hemodialysis.
NxStage Medical, Inc.
NxStage PureFlow B Solution-RFP-401, Premixed Dialysate for Hemodialysis NxStage PureFlow B Solution is indicated for use with renal replacement therapy systems that utilize sterile premixed dialysate during hemodialysis.
NxStage Medical, Inc.
BrightMatter Guide, Product Number SYN-0026, Versions: 1.5.0, 1.5.1 and 1.5.2 Product Usage: BrightMatter Guide can navigate a third-party port (NICO BrainPath device) by attaching Synaptive s custom Tracking Array to the port directly. As the BrainPath is navigable in two configurations (sheath only / sheath and obturator), the tip of the obturator is represented in the software with a tip extension beyond the bottom of the sheath. Note sheath and cannula are used interchangeably in this do
Synaptive Medical Inc
Dash 3000 Patient Monitoring System is used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.
GE Healthcare, LLC
QUADROX-i Neonatal without integrated arterial filter and VHK 11000 (VKMO 10000-USA#QUADROX-i Neo.+Reservoir), Part Number 701055120 The membrane oxygenator QUADROXi Neonatal is intended for use in extracorporeal circulation during cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery.
Maquet Cardiovascular Us Sales, Llc
NxStage PureFlow B Solution-RFP-RFP-454, Premixed Dialysate for Hemodialysis NxStage PureFlow B Solution is indicated for use with renal replacement therapy systems that utilize sterile premixed dialysate during hemodialysis.
NxStage Medical, Inc.
PNEUMOCLEAR Heated High-Flow Tube Set Product Usage: The Heated High-Flow Tube Set is a single use sterile tube set used in combination with the PNEUMOCLEAR C02 insufflator as a separate accessory. The device PNEUMOCLEAR is a C02 insufflator intended for use during diagnostic and/or therapeutic endoscopic procedures to distend a cavity by filling it with gas. The Standard, High Flow/Bariatric, Pediatric and Advanced Flow operating mode of the device are indicated to fill and distend a peri
WOM World of Medicine AG
NxStage PureFlow B Solution-RFP-404, Premixed Dialysate for Hemodialysis NxStage PureFlow B Solution is indicated for use with renal replacement therapy systems that utilize sterile premixed dialysate during hemodialysis.
NxStage Medical, Inc.
Dash 4000 Patient Monitoring System is used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.
GE Healthcare, LLC
QUADROX-i Neonatal with integrated arterial filter and VHK 11000 (VKMO 11000-USA#QUADROX-i Neo.+Reservoir), Part Number 701055207 The membrane oxygenator QUADROXi Neonatal is intended for use in extracorporeal circulation during cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery.
Maquet Cardiovascular Us Sales, Llc
Medex High Pressure Stopcock used to control the direction of IV fluid flow. This device is intended for single use only and is provided sterile and fluid path non-pyrogenic unless package is damaged or opened.
Smiths Medical ASD Inc.
Multi-Track Angiographic Catheter (MMTA) Product Code: MMTA05100 Product Usage: Recommended for use in catheterization for angiography of cardiovascular vessels and I or chambers. It can be used for injection of contrast medium and pressure measurement in any chamber or vessel.
Numed Inc
PerkinElmer QSight 210 MD Mass Spectrometer Simplicity 3Q MD v1.0 with Hot Fix 2 Software intended to identify compounds in human samples by ionizing the compound and separating the resulting ions. Part Number: BC004872
PerkinElmer Health Sciences Canada, Inc.
NxStage PureFlow B Solution-RFP-406, Premixed Dialysate for Hemodialysis NxStage PureFlow B Solution is indicated for use with renal replacement therapy systems that utilize sterile premixed dialysate during hemodialysis.
NxStage Medical, Inc.
Multi-Track Angiographic Catheter (MMTA) Product Code: MMTA06100 Product Usage: Recommended for use in catheterization for angiography of cardiovascular vessels and I or chambers. It can be used for injection of contrast medium and pressure measurement in any chamber or vessel.
Numed Inc
HemoTrol Level 2- In Vitro Diagnostic Hematology quality control mixture Catalogue number: 171.002.002 Eurotrol HemoLin is an assayed hemoglobin control intended for professional use in the verification of the linearity of the HemoCue¿ Hb 201 systems
EUROTROL INC
NxStage PureFlow B Solution-RFP-403, Premixed Dialysate for Hemodialysis NxStage PureFlow B Solution is indicated for use with renal replacement therapy systems that utilize sterile premixed dialysate during hemodialysis.
NxStage Medical, Inc.
Solar 8000i Patient Monitoring System is used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.
GE Healthcare, LLC
AIA-900 Automated Immunoassay Analyzer, product code 022930 /022930R Product Usage: The AIA-900 is capable of performing three methods of immunoassay: an immunoenzymetric (IEMA) or sandwich immunoassay, a competitive binding (EIA) immunoassay, and a two-step immunoenzymetric immunoassay. An antigen-antibody reaction begins by combining a patient sample, control, or calibrator with a diluent in an immunoreaction test cup from the AIA-PACK reagent series.
Tosoh Bioscience Inc
VOLKSWAGEN 2018: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VOLKSWAGEN
AUDI 2018: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
AUDI
AUDI 2015-2016: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
AUDI
Foremost Recalls Shower Doors and Panels Due to Injury and Impact Hazards (Recall Alert)
Foca Sanitaryware Co. LTD., of China
Signature Hardware Recalls Wall-Mounted Shower Seats Due to Fall and Laceration Hazards
JBS Tolleson, Inc. Recalls Raw Beef Products due to Possible Salmonella Newport Contamination
JBS Tolleson Inc.
MERCEDES-BENZ 2015-2019: STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
MERCEDES-BENZ
MERCEDES-BENZ 2019: STRUCTURE:BODY
MERCEDES-BENZ
MERCEDES-BENZ 2016-2017: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MERCEDES-BENZ
BAZZINI S ROASTED & SALTED IN-SHELL SUPER COLOSSAL PISTACHIOS 25 LB BULK BOX UPC #0 75062 30700 8
Bazzini LLC
Margie Cheese. It is packaged with a green round label, wrapped in white milk paper in one-pound wheels.
Sprout Creek Farm, Inc.
Walnut Butter Cookies in plastic clamshell (12 count)
Cinnamon and Spice Bakery
Super Pizza Turnover, Elaboracion Felo, Inc. Avenida Yumet No. 112, Aguadilla, PR 00603
Elaboraciones Felo, Inc.
Peanut Butter Cookies in plastic clamshell (12 count)
Cinnamon and Spice Bakery
HOUSE BLEND Barbecue SAUCE INGREDIENTS: ***Contains 2% or less of Soybean Oil***Onion Powder***Calcium Disodium EDTA***DIAMOND CRYSTAL BRANDS, INC. SAVANNAH, GA 31405
Diamond Crystal Brands, Inc.
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 2018
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 2018 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.