PlainRecalls

2019 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 7,611 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2019. That represents about 7.29% of the 104,423 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 20.9 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 153 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 2019.

On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 12 critical, 36 moderate, and 2 lower-severity recalls. The page references 29 distinct recalling firms operating in 5 distinct product categories, with 39 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (25), FDA Food (11), NHTSA (10), 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 2019 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 Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

UVC TRAY UVT875

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

IV START KIT IV8440

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

AssayTip/AssayCup Tray-used on the cobas e 801 module which is a part of the cobas c 8000 MODULAR Analyzer Series (IVD for in vitro determination of analytes in human body fluids) Catalog Number: 5694302001

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

iTotal Hip Replacement System, Model HBS-033-0013-020101, Size 13 Hip-Patient Specific Stem Right

Conformis, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

VANTEX 7FR, 16CM, 3L CVC BUNDLE ECVC6670

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

Online TDM Vancomycin Gen.3 ( 200 tests) Catalog # 06779344190 Analyzer/Module: cobas c 311 and cobas c 501/502

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

PORT AND IO ACCESS DRESSING KIT DT15780A

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

STRATAFIX Spiral PDS Plus Violet 18 (45cm) CT-1 Needle Product code: SXPP1B430 suture

Ethicon, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CENTRAL LINE BUNDLE ECVC6375

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Low Oct 16, 2019

EXACTAMED Oral Dispensers, 5mL, AMBER: (a) PHARMACY PACK, REF H9388105, x 100; (b) PHARMACY PACK, REF H9388505, x 500; (c) COST CONTAINMENT, REF H93884205, x 1500 - Product Usage: Oral Liquid Dispensers are intended for the accurate dose measurement and clean intermittent administration of liquid medication and nutrition to humans through the patient s mouth.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

Stryker Neurovascular, Merci 9F, 80cm, Balloon Guide Catheter, REF 90077, CE 0459, UPN Product No. 90077, UDI #: (01)00815742000771

Stryker Neurovascular

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

AIR Technology Anterior Array, Catalogue Numbers: (a) 5746694, (b) 5746695, (c) 5746696, a receive-only RF coil designed for use with GE 3.0T MRI systems.

GE Healthcare, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometer, 2-Laser 6 Color Instrument, REF: 651165, when using BD Trucount Tubes

Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

BD Microtainer Tubes with LH (Lithium Heparin) Part/Catalog No.365965

Becton Dickinson & Company

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

BD Microtainer Tubes with FE (Sodium Fluoride / Disodium EDTA) Glycolytic Inhibitor Part/Catalog Number: 365992

Becton Dickinson & Company

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

IV KIT - SORBAVIEW IVS3475

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CAP BUNDLE KIT DYNDC2137

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

Pediatric Two-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit with Blue FlexTip ARROWg+ard Blue Catheter, REF AK-25502 Product Usage; Provide short-term (< 30 days) central venous access for treatment of diseases or conditions requiring central venous access

Arrow International Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

PEDIATRIC PICC INSERTION TRAY CVI4450

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

BD MicrotainerTubes with K2E (K2EDTA) Catalog Number: 365974

Becton Dickinson & Company

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CENTRAL VENOUS ACCESS DEVICE BUNDLE ECVC2840

Centurion Medical Products Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

CareFusion MaxPlus Clear Needleless Connector. Intended for Positive Displacement Connector for needleless access to the IV line and/or IV catheter during IV therapy Cat. No. MP1000-C

Becton Dickinson & Company

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

Clinical Chemistry, ABX Pentra Lipase CP, ABX Pentra 400/Pentrac400, REF: A11A01631, Model/Part # 1220001631, UDI # 03610230004944

Horiba Instruments Incorporated

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

cobas c 311; cobas c 501, 502,and COBAS INTEGRA 400 plus Analyzer/Module-RF interference claims for the sTfR assay Catalog Number: 20763454122

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 16, 2019

BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometer, 3-Laser 8 Color Instrument, REF: 654587, when using BD Trucount Tubes

Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences

NHTSA No agency class Oct 16, 2019

BMW 2020: STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT

BMW

NHTSA No agency class Oct 16, 2019

AUDI 2018-2020: STRUCTURE:BODY

AUDI

NHTSA No agency class Oct 16, 2019

PORSCHE 2017-2020: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

PORSCHE

USDA FSIS Moderate Oct 16, 2019

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Beef Products due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination

NHTSA No agency class Oct 15, 2019

PETERBILT 2020: VISIBILITY

PETERBILT

NHTSA No agency class Oct 15, 2019

BMW 2019-2020: ENGINE

BMW

NHTSA No agency class Oct 15, 2019

CADILLAC 2020: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

CADILLAC

USDA FSIS Critical Oct 14, 2019

Kenosha Beef International Recalls Seasoned Beef Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Kenosha Beef International, Ltd.

USDA FSIS Moderate Oct 11, 2019

YOUBITE, LLC Recalls Pork Sausage and Turkey Sausage Products due to Mislabeling

The Sausage LLC

CPSC No agency class Oct 10, 2019

Carrier Recalls Carrier- and Bryant-Branded Heat Pumps Due to Fire Hazard

NHTSA No agency class Oct 10, 2019

FORD 2019: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR

FORD

NHTSA No agency class Oct 10, 2019

WESTERN STAR 2018-2020: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

WESTERN STAR

NHTSA No agency class Oct 10, 2019

TESLA 2019: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

TESLA

NHTSA No agency class Oct 10, 2019

ACURA,HONDA 2003-2014: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

ACURA,HONDA

FDA Food Moderate Oct 9, 2019

Whole Flower Farms LLC

FDA Food Moderate Oct 9, 2019

Valencia Sopaipilla and Fry Bread Mix, 25 lbs, packaged in Paper bags with polyliners. UPC 7 30701 22025 3

Valencia Flour Mill, Ltd.

FDA Food Critical Oct 9, 2019

SE Grocers **BAKERY** 18 CT Variety Pack Cookies

SOUTHEASTERN GROCERS - MARKETI

FDA Food Moderate Oct 9, 2019

Whole Flower Farms LLC

FDA Food Critical Oct 9, 2019

Hy-Vee Mealtime Fried Rice in a 16 oz. black plastic container with clear plastic lid

Hy-Vee

FDA Food Moderate Oct 9, 2019

Valencia Sopaipilla Mix, 5 lbs. and 2 lbs., packaged in Paper bags with polyliners. UPC 7 30701 22005 5. And 2 lb UPC 7 30701 22002 4

Valencia Flour Mill, Ltd.

FDA Food Low Oct 9, 2019

Tostitos Medium Queso Blanco Dip 23 oz. packaged in clear glass jar UPC 28400 66872

Frito-Lay, Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Oct 9, 2019

Whole Flower Farms LLC

FDA Food Moderate Oct 9, 2019

Espinaler Razor Clams (Trimmed) 4/6 Classic Line, " N4R-LE7R printed on the tin AND/OR E7R MM/YYYY printed on the box. (EAN CODE 8427230010494), 120 g, Aluminum tin in paper carton, Manufactured by: Ca l Espinaler SL Barcelona, Spain

YTM, Inc. DBA A Priori Specialty Foods

FDA Food Moderate Oct 9, 2019

Wow Beef Dry Marinade Seasoning, 12.474 kg paper bags

Symrise Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Oct 9, 2019

Valencia Fry Bread Mix, 2 lbs., packaged in Paper bags with polyliners. UPC 7 30701 33002 4

Valencia Flour Mill, Ltd.

Nearby Recall Years

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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 2019

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 2019 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.