2020 Recalls
4,819 recalls · Page 29 of 97
2020 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 4,819 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2020. That represents about 5.74% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 13.2 recalls per day across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA, and USDA FSIS 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 97 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 2020.
On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 11 critical, 37 moderate, and 2 lower-severity recalls. The page references 27 distinct recalling firms operating in 9 distinct product categories, with 47 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (23), FDA Food (13), CPSC (7), 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 2020 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, NHTSA, or USDA FSIS for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.
Skin Guard 24 All-Day Hand Sanitizer 10 mL Pocket Pen Dist by: SG24 LLC, Bolingbroke, GA 31004 UPC 793573147097
SG24 LLC
SkinGuard 24 All-Day Hand Sanitizer 2.67 oz. bottle with foam pump, Dist by: SG24 LLC, Bolingbroke, GA 31004 UPC 793573147103
SG24 LLC
Command Brands GelAnti Bac Instant Hand Sanitizer, 70% Alcohol, , 8 FL OZ 250mL bottle, Roqueplast S.A. de C.V. Cda. Adolfo Manfredi #7 Altizapan de …
ROQUE PLAST, S.A. DE C.V.
bio aaa Advance Hand Sanitizer Ethyl Alcohol 70%, Unscented, 16.23 Oz (480 mL), Distributed By: Payless Janitorial Corporation 1341 SW 21 Terrance, F…
AAA Cosmetica, SA de CV
The OEC 9900 C-Arm is designed to provide fluoroscopic and spot-film images of the patient during diagnostic, surgical and interventional procedures.…
Ge Healthcare
Symbia S-Series and Symbia T-Series - Product Usage: Intended use of the device SPECT: To detect or image the distribution of radionuclides in the …
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
PROTEXIS Latex Micro Surgical Gloves Size 6.0 - Product Usage: This surgeon s glove is a disposable device made of natural rubber latex or synthetic …
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
StimQ Peripheral Nerve Stimulator System (PNS) Models FR4A-SPR-BO US - Product Usage: is used for peripheral neural stimulation to provide therapeuti…
Stimwave Technologies Inc
Amylase AY3805 batch 480449 Amylase Ethylidene Blocked-pNPG7 Reagent
RANDOX LABORATORIES, LTD.
Parvovirus B19 IgG EIA kit Part No. V519IGUS
Diasorin Inc.
The Vantage Total Ankle Tibial Insert, Fixed Bearing, Size 4, Right 10mm.
Exactech, Inc.
StimQ Peripheral Nerve Stimulator System (PNS) Model FR4A-TRL-AO US - Product Usage: is used for peripheral neural stimulation to provide therapeutic…
Stimwave Technologies Inc
PROTEXIS Latex Micro Surgical Gloves Size 8.5 - Product Usage: This surgeon s glove is a disposable device made of natural rubber latex or synthetic …
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
PROTEXIS Latex Micro Surgical Gloves Size 7.5 - Product Usage: This surgeon s glove is a disposable device made of natural rubber latex or synthetic …
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
StimQ Peripheral Nerve Stimulator System (PNS) Models: 1. FR4A-RCV-AO US and 2. FR4A-RCV-A0 EU - Product Usage: is used for peripheral neural stimul…
Stimwave Technologies Inc
Dimension Vista High Sensitivity Troponin I (TNIH) Flex reagent cartridge-IVD-In vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative measurement of cardiac trop…
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Thermo Scientific Remel Bordetella pertussis Agglutinating Serum Product Number: R30165501, UDI-DI: 05056080501826 - Product Usage: Bordetella antise…
Remel Europe Ltd.
Siemens Sensis Vibe Hemo system in combination with the MicroPodTM EtCO2 module-diagnostic and administrative tool supporting hemodynamic catheteriza…
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
PROTEXIS Latex Micro Surgical Gloves Size 5.5 - Product Usage: This surgeon s glove is a disposable device made of natural rubber latex or synthetic …
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
PROTEXIS Latex Micro Surgical Gloves Size 8.0 - Product Usage: This surgeon s glove is a disposable device made of natural rubber latex or synthetic …
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
Cirq Arm System - Model SBS 1.3.2 (Art.No. 56000-01B) and SBS 1.4 (Art.No. 56000-01C) of the CIRQ Arm System (56000 and 56000A)
Brainlab AG
StimQ Peripheral Nerve Stimulator System (PNS) Model 1. STQ4-RCV-A0 US and 2.STQ4-RCV-A0 EU - Product Usage: is used for peripheral neural stimulati…
Stimwave Technologies Inc
StimQ Peripheral Nerve Stimulator System (PNS) Models: 1. FR4A-TRL-BO US and 2. FR4A-TR-BO - Product Usage: is used for peripheral neural stimulatio…
Stimwave Technologies Inc
BD Alaris System. The EtCO2 module is a capnograph indicated for continuous, noninvasive monitoring of end tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2), fractional i…
CareFusion 303, Inc.
PROTEXIS Latex Micro Surgical Gloves Size 9.0 - Product Usage: This surgeon s glove is a disposable device made of natural rubber latex or synthetic …
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
StimQ Peripheral Nerve Stimulator System (PNS) Model STQ4-SPR-BO US - Product Usage: is used for peripheral neural stimulation to provide therapeutic…
Stimwave Technologies Inc
Pleur-evac Thoracic Catheters Catalog No: DTRC-20S The thoracic catheter is indicated to be used in any surgical procedure requiring attachment t…
TELEFLEX MEDICAL INC
Cycling Sports Group Recalls Front Racks for Cannondale Treadwell Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
Royal Gourmet Recalls Deluxe Gas Grills Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Wayfair.com
WHILL Recalls WHILL Personal Electric Vehicles Due to Crash and Injury Hazards
WHILL, Inc. (Japan), of Japan
HYUNDAI 2016-2021: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
HYUNDAI
CFMOTO Recalls Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)
Decathlon USA Recalls Swiss Balls Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
SODA SENSE Recalls CO2 Canisters Due To Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
CO2 Exchange LLC, dba SODA SENSE, of Green Bay, Wis.
StoreYourBoard.com Recalls Hi-Lift Storage Hoists Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
FREIGHTLINER 2021: SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
FREIGHTLINER
BUICK,CHEVROLET 2020-2021: SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
BUICK,CHEVROLET
M60026CS Onions Yellow Sliced sold by pound for foodservice use. Product is perishable, refrigerated, shelf life 5 days, and packed in 5 lbs. cello b…
Emerald Fruit & Produce Inc
Bronzini Seasoned Fillet; by the lb.; seasoned bronzini fillet with olive oil and lemon; packaged in an oven ready tray; package size varies; keep re…
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
M60027CS Onions Yellow Whole Peeled sold by pound for foodservice use. Product is perishable, refrigerated, shelf life 5 days, and packed in 5 lbs. c…
Emerald Fruit & Produce Inc
Shrimp Salad (Made In Store); by the lb.; store made shrimp salad, ready to eat; packaged in a plastic clamshell; package size varies; keep refrigera…
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
SERAFIN FISHERY Salmon Fish Dip, 8 oz
Serafin Fishery
Bay Seasoned Soft Shell Crab; Individual; bay seasoned and breaded soft-shell crab; packaged in an oven ready tray; package size varies; keep refrige…
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Chicken Cutlet Meals; Individual or Family Meals; plastic clamshell; package size varies; keep refrigerated
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
The following products received from the UNFI Distribution Center Champaign, IL on 7/12/2020: Ditch Farms Eggs brand: Grade A Large (20/18ct; UPC…
UNFI General Corporate
O Organics Tahini is 100% organic ground slightly roasted sesame seed paste, packaged in 16oz glass jar with metal screw on/off lid and has a paper a…
ACME FOOD SALES INC
Red Onions; Pacific Gold 25 Lb. RED Onion JBO - Pacific Gold w/plu 50 lb. SX Red Onion JBO US #1 Sold to consumers in bulk pins. in bulk bins
Progressive Produce LLC
Fresh Cooked Shrimp; 6ct, 12ct, 20ct, 60ct, 80ct; shrimp cocktail with lemon and cocktail sauce; packaged on plastic trays; package size varies; keep…
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Onions White Whole Dry 5 lb bag (item 78158) for foodservice use, shelf life 14 days, packed in 5 lbs. cello bag and stored in box - No label was att…
Emerald Fruit & Produce Inc
M60024CS Onions Red Whole Peeled sold by pound for foodservice use. Product is perishable, refrigerated, shelf life 5 days, and packed in 5 lbs. cell…
Emerald Fruit & Produce 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: CPSC + NHTSA + USDA FSIS — consumer product, vehicle, and meat/poultry recall feeds for 2020
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.