2020 Recalls
6,048 federal recalls indexed for 2020 · Page 3 of 121
2020 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 6,048 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2020. That represents about 5.79% of the 104,423 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 16.6 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 121 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 8 critical, 42 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 17 distinct recalling firms operating in 5 distinct product categories, with 50 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (22), FDA Drug (18), FDA Food (8), 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, USDA FSIS, or NHTSA for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.
IceRod" 1.5 PLUS Cryoablation Needle
Boston Scientific Corporation
IceRod" Prostate Cryoablation Kit
Boston Scientific Corporation
IceRod" 1.5 Cryoablation Needle
Boston Scientific Corporation
IceRod" i-Thaw" Prostate Cryoablation Kit
Boston Scientific Corporation
IceFORCE" 2.1 CX Cryoablation Needle
Boston Scientific Corporation
IceSphere" 1.5 Cryoablation Needle
Boston Scientific Corporation
Flexor Check-Flo Introducer, RPN KCFW-7.0-35-70-RB-HFANL0-HC, Order Number G56222 Flexor Introducers and Guiding Sheaths are intended to introduce therapeutic or diagnostic devices into the vasculature, excluding coronary and neuro vasculature.
Cook Inc.
Flexor Check-Flo Introducer, RPN KCFW-5.0-35-55-RB-HFANL1-HC, Order Number G56235 Flexor Introducers and Guiding Sheaths are intended to introduce therapeutic or diagnostic devices into the vasculature, excluding coronary and neuro vasculature.
Cook Inc.
IceFORCE" 2.1 CX L 90¿ Cryoablation Needle
Boston Scientific Corporation
Flexor Check-Flo Introducer, RPN KCFW-4.0-35-55-RB-HFANL1-HC, Order Number G56234 Flexor Introducers and Guiding Sheaths are intended to introduce therapeutic or diagnostic devices into the vasculature, excluding coronary and neuro vasculature.
Cook Inc.
IceRod" He-Thaw Prostate Cryoablation Kit
Boston Scientific Corporation
IceSeed" Prostate Cryoablation Kit
Boston Scientific Corporation
PryTime Medical - ER-Reboa Plus Catheter, Ref: ER7232PLUS, Guidewire Free, Compatabel with 7Fr introducer Sheaths, Arterial Line, Rx Only, UDI: (01) 0 0850001 10505 7 - Product Usage: intended for temporary occlusion of large vessels and blood pressure monitoring including patients requiring emergency control of hemorrhage.
Prytime Medical Devices, Inc.
IceRod" i-Thaw" Prostate Cryoablation Kit
Boston Scientific Corporation
IceRod" 1.5 MRI 90¿ Cryoablation Needle¿
Boston Scientific Corporation
IcePearl" 2.1 CX Prostate Cryoablation Kit
Boston Scientific Corporation
IceSeed" 1.5¿ MRI 90¿ Cryoablation Needle ¿
Boston Scientific Corporation
IceSphere" 1.5 90¿ Cryoablation Needle
Boston Scientific Corporation
CryoPatch SG Pulmonary Human Cardiac Patch. The patch is cryopreserved in a tissue culture medium containing cryoprotectants within the innermost pouch of a three-pouch packaging system. The packaging system not only withstands ultracold temperatures, but also allows for aseptic introduction of the patch into the operating environment. Supercooling by liquid nitrogen boost is begun prior to crystallization to minimize ice crystal damage to the patch matrix. Finally, the patch is transferred for
CryoLife, Inc.
Flexor Check-Flo Introducer, RPN KCFW-5.0-35-55-RB-HFANL0-HC, Order Number G56230 Flexor Introducers and Guiding Sheaths are intended to introduce therapeutic or diagnostic devices into the vasculature, excluding coronary and neuro vasculature.
Cook Inc.
Spinning Spiros, Closed Male Luer, REF: 060-CH2000S; SURPLUG ChemoAccess Closed Male Luer, REF: 066-CH2000S; SURPLUG ChemoAccess 5" (13cm) Bag Spike Adaptor with Closed Male Luer, REF: 066-CH3034; 35" (89 cm) Appx 3.9 ml, 10 Drop Admin Set w/Integrated Clave Drip Chamber, Clave, Spiros w/Red Cap, Bag Hanger, REF: CH3762; 35" (89 cm) Appx 6.6 ml, 10 Drop Admin Set w/Integrated Clave Drip Chamber, 0.2 Micron Low Protein Binding Filter, Clave, Spiros w/Red Cap, Bag Hanger, REF: CH3763
ICU Medical, Inc.
STOPCON Disposable Valves Set-Single Use Valves (suction-/air-water-/biopsy-valve/auxiliary water connector) DISTRIBUTED BY: KEY SURGICAL 8101 WALLACE ROAD / EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344 / USA Product Code: EN10229.1
GA HEALTH COMPANY LIMITED
Target Recalls Infant Rompers Due to Choking Hazard
Target Recalls Infant-Toddler Girl's One-Piece Rashguard Swimsuits Due to Choking Hazard
Chef Mitch Maier's Black Garlic Ketchup. Net Wt. 19 oz. (538g). UPC 8 60248-00254 5.
Out of the Kitchen, LLC
HOUSE RECIPE HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING & DIP NET WT 1 OZ.(28g) cup CONTAINS: EGGS DISTRIBUTED BY SYSCO CORPORATION, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77077 UPC 0 73473 05797 8
Treehouse Foods
Market of Choice brand Sour Cherry Baked Brie is wrapped in a plastic shrink wrap and has a white adhesive store label. UPC 0 217241 414996. The label is read in parts: "***SOUR CHERRY BAKED BRIE*** Puff Pastry (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), malted barley flour, ascorbic acid, Shortening, Brie, Sour Cherries, Sugar, Water, Fruit Pectin, Citric, Lactic & Ascorbic Acid, Egg. CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK, EGG***Remove from wrapping and bake at 400F un
Market of Choice Inc
Chef Mitch Maier's Black Garlic Sauce. Net Wt. 16 oz. (473g). UPC 8 60248-00253 8.
Out of the Kitchen, LLC
Chef Mitch Maier's Black Garlic BBQ Sauce. Net Wt. 19 oz. (538g). UPC 8 60248-00251 4.
Out of the Kitchen, LLC
Outshine Fruit & Cream Bars - Creamy Pineapple Coconut 6 fruit and dairy bars, 14.7 fl. oz. UPC: 41548 91817 4 Distributed by Nestle Dreyers Ice Cream, Oakland, CA
Dreyers Grand Ice Cream, Inc.
PHARMORIGINS CORE with Natural Orange Flavor NATURAL ENERGY and IMMUNE HEALTH Dietary Supplement 30 Servings (45g) Supplement Facts***Hordenine HCL*** Manufactured by: Fusion Health Vitality, LLC 1360 Union Hill Road, Suite 11B Alpharetta, GA 30004 888.964.5327 UPC 7 28028 21054 5
Fusion Health and Vitality LLC
Holiday Cookie Platter packaged in plastic container 20 OZ (1.25 LB) 567g. UPC 41415 88690
George DeLallo Co. Inc. New Stanton Warehouse and Production
Kroger Athlete's Foot Cream, Clotrimazole Cream USP, 1%, Antifungal, NET WT 0.5 OZ (15g), Distributed by The Kroger Co. Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Made in Canada. NDC 30142-305-01
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
BPC-157, 2000 MCG/ML, 5 ML vial, The Guyer Institute of Molecular Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Advanced Nutriceuticals, LLC
TraZODONE Hydrochloride Tablets USP 100 mg, Rx Only, 1000-count Bottle, Manufactured for: AvKARE Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 42291-834-10
AVKARE Inc.
GHRP, 2000 MCG/ML, 5 ML vial, The Guyer Institute of Molecular Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Advanced Nutriceuticals, LLC
TopCare Health, Athlete's Foot Cream, Clotrimazole Cream USP, 1%, Antifungal, NET WT. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g). Distributed by Topco Associates LLC, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. NDC 36800-495-69 UPC 0 36800 49569 2
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
THYMOSIN ALPHA, 2000 MCG/ML, 5 ML vial, The Guyer Institute of Molecular Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Advanced Nutriceuticals, LLC
LL-37, 2000 MCG/ML, 2 ML vial, The Guyer Institute of Molecular Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Advanced Nutriceuticals, LLC
RiteAid Pharmacy RIngworm Cream, Clotrimazole Cream USP, 1%, Antifungal NET W 0.5 oz. (14.2g), Distributed by: Rite Aid, 30 Hunter Lane, Camp Hill, PA 17011 Made in Canada. UPC 0 11822 53812 1
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
AOD-9604, 1200 MCG/ML, 5 ML vial The Guyer Institute of Molecular Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Advanced Nutriceuticals, LLC
CEREBROLYSIN, 107.5 MG/ML, 10 ML vial, The Guyer Institute of Molecular Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Advanced Nutriceuticals, LLC
Lansoprazole Delayed-Release Orally Disintegrating Tablets 15 mg, 100 Tablets (10x10 unit dose) blister pack, Rx only, Manufactured by: Cadila Healthcare Ltd. Ahmedabad, India Distributed by: Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. Pennington, NJ 08534 NDC 68382-771-77
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc
Kroger Jock Itch Cream, Clotrimazole Cream USP, 1%, Antifungal Cream, NET WT .5 OZ (15 g), Distributed by The Kroger CO, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Made in Canada, NDC 30142-510-01
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
THYMOSIN BETA - 4, 2000 MCG/ML, 5 ML vial, The Guyer Institute of Molecular Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Advanced Nutriceuticals, LLC
CVS Health Athlete's Foot Cream, Clotrimazole Cream USP, 1%, Antifungal, NET WT 1 OZ (28.4 g) Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc. One CVS Drive Woonsocket, RI 02895. Made in Canada NDC 59779-305-03
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
HIGH DOSE B12, 10 MG/ML, 10 ML vial, The Guyer Institute of Molecular Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Advanced Nutriceuticals, LLC
CJC-1295, 2000 MCG/ML, 5 ML vial, The Guyer Institute of Molecular Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Advanced Nutriceuticals, LLC
Vumerity (diroximel fumarate) delayed-release capsule, 231 mg, packaged in a) 106-count bottle, b)120-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Biogen Inc., Cambridge, MA 02142, NDC 64406-020-01
Biogen MA Inc.
Sildenafil Tablets USP 100 mg, Rx Only, 100-count Bottle, Manufactured for: AvKARE Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 42291-748-01.
AVKARE 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 2020
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 2020 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.