2020 Recalls
6,048 federal recalls indexed for 2020 · Page 45 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 18 critical, 32 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 22 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 39 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (40), CPSC (5), FDA Drug (3), 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.
Tasty Drops, Hemp Oil Extract, Vanilla, 500MG CBD, 1 FL. OZ (30ML) bottles, Dist by: Tasty Hemp Oil, Jenison, MI, UPC 6 96305 29082 8
MICHIGAN HERBAL REMEDIES
Goodness Gurus, Healthy Hemp Drops, 500MG/Spearmint, 1 FL. OZ bottles, Distributed by: Goodness Gurus, Inc., Carlisle, PA, UPC 6 53341 99261 1
MICHIGAN HERBAL REMEDIES
Tasty Drops, Hemp Oil Extract, Natural, 1500MG CBD, 1 FL. OZ (30ML) bottles, Dist by: Tasty Hemp Oil, Jenison, MI, UPC 6 96305 29088 0
MICHIGAN HERBAL REMEDIES
Pleur-Evac Adult-Ped Wet, LF Eng/Spanish, product code: A-8000I-06 - Product Usage: CHEST DRAINAGE: To evacuate air and/or fluid from the chest cavity or mediastinum. To help prevent air and/or fluid from re-accumulating in the chest cavity or mediastinum. To help re-establish and maintain normal intra-thoracic pressure gradients. To facilitate complete lung re-expansion to restore normal breathing dynamics.
TELEFLEX MEDICAL INC
BOSS DeBakey "Gator-Grip" Needle Holder 2 mm tip, 9", Part Numbers 50-2503 and 51-2503 - Product Usage: Endoscopic cleaning brushes are single use devices intended to clean the interior of endoscopes after endoscopy procedures. The brush is threaded through the biopsy valve and pulled through the interior of the endoscope to remove debris.
Boss Instruments, Ltd.
Captivator Polypectomy Snare, Single-Use Polypectomy Snare consists of a flexible wire cable and loop which can be extended and retracted from the snare s flexible outer sheath using a three-ring handle. The inner diameter of the sheath is PolyGlide" Lubricant coated to provide minimal friction during extension and retraction of the loop from the sheath. When passed through an endoscope the snare can be activated to deliver a monopolar electrical current to cut and cauterize tissue with the loo
Boston Scientific Corporation
Captivator Polypectomy Snare, Single-Use Polypectomy Snare consists of a flexible wire cable and loop which can be extended and retracted from the snare s flexible outer sheath using a three-ring handle. The inner diameter of the sheath is PolyGlide" Lubricant coated to provide minimal friction during extension and retraction of the loop from the sheath. When passed through an endoscope the snare can be activated to deliver a monopolar electrical current to cut and cauterize tissue with the loo
Boston Scientific Corporation
Remisol Advance running Software Version 1.12 The Normand Info Remisol Advance Data Manager collects and manages data and workflow for 128 connections (Beckman Coulter Instruments, automations, LIS &). It can also be connected to a host system.
Normand-Info S.A.S.U.
Alaris System PC Unit Model 8015, a modular infusion pump and monitoring system
CareFusion 303, Inc.
Alaris System PC Unit Model 8015. modular infusion pump and monitoring system
CareFusion 303, Inc.
Captivator Polypectomy Snare, Single-Use Polypectomy Snare consists of a flexible wire cable and loop which can be extended and retracted from the snare s flexible outer sheath using a three-ring handle. The inner diameter of the sheath is PolyGlide" Lubricant coated to provide minimal friction during extension and retraction of the loop from the sheath. When passed through an endoscope the snare can be activated to deliver a monopolar electrical current to cut and cauterize tissue with the loo
Boston Scientific Corporation
Captivator Polypectomy Snare, Single-Use Polypectomy Snare consists of a flexible wire cable and loop which can be extended and retracted from the snare s flexible outer sheath using a three-ring handle. The inner diameter of the sheath is PolyGlide" Lubricant coated to provide minimal friction during extension and retraction of the loop from the sheath. When passed through an endoscope the snare can be activated to deliver a monopolar electrical current to cut and cauterize tissue with the loo
Boston Scientific Corporation
Alaris Pump Module Model 8100, a modular infusion pump and monitoring system
CareFusion 303, Inc.
Alaris Pump Module Model 8100
CareFusion 303, Inc.
Alaris EtCO2 Module Model 8300, a modular infusion pump and monitoring system
CareFusion 303, Inc.
SIEMENS Healthineers Uroskop Omnia max Model: 10762473 - Product Usage: is a device intended to visualize anatomical structures by converting an X-ray pattern into a visible image.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
SIEMENS Healthineers Ysio Max - Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System, Model: 10762470 - Product Usage: is a device intended to visualize anatomical structures by converting an X-ray pattern into a visible image.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
CARESCAPE ONE, Physiological Patient Monitor - Product Usage: is both a multi-parameter physiological patient monitor and an accessory to a multi-parameter patient monitor intended for use in multiple areas and intra-hospital transport within a professional healthcare facility.
GE Healthcare, LLC
Beacon EUS Access System Preloaded Access 135degree Needle sterile, single-use, endoscopic ultrasound device consisting of a sharp stylet and an 18.5-gauge, echo-enhanced, tip-shaped, nitinol cannula intended to pierce tissue and then act as an access channel to facilitate guidewire placement to locations of the gastrointestinal tract.
Covidien Llc
SUTUREFIX ULTRA Suture, Product number 72203855
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Mako Hip End Effector, Variable Angle Catalog Number: 206967 GTIN:00848486022167
Mako Surgical Corporation
SIEMENS Healthineers Luminos Agile Max Model: 10762472 - Product Usage: is a device intended to visualize anatomical structures by converting an X-ray pattern into a visible image.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Alaris Auto ID Module Model 8600, a modular infusion pump and monitoring system
CareFusion 303, Inc.
Alaris SpO2 Module Model 8210 and Model 8220, a modular infusion pump and monitoring system
CareFusion 303, Inc.
DCA Vantage Handheld Barcode Scanner - Zebra Model - Model # DS4308 - HC0015BZZWW external accessory to DCA Vantage Analyzer US
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Captiflex Snares, Single-Use Polypectomy Snare consists of a flexible wire cable and loop which can be extended and retracted from the snares flexible outer sheath using a three-ring handle. The inner diameter of the sheath is PolyGlide" Lubricant coated to provide minimal friction during extension and retraction of the loop from the sheath. When passed through an endoscope the snare can be activated to deliver a monopolar electrical current to cut and cauterize tissue with the loop.
Boston Scientific Corporation
Alaris System PC Unit Model 8000, a modular infusion pump and monitoring system
CareFusion 303, Inc.
Alaris PCA Module Model 8120, a modular infusion pump and monitoring system
CareFusion 303, Inc.
Randox Lipase Assay: Lipase Colorimetric R2 Substrate - Product Usage: A Lipase test system is a device intended for the quantitative in vitro determination of Lipase in human serum and plasma.
RANDOX LABORATORIES, LTD.
Endoscopic Cleaning Brush - Product Usage: Endoscopic cleaning brushes are single use devices intended to clean the interior of endoscopes after endoscopy procedures. The brush is threaded through the biopsy valve and pulled through the interior of the endoscope to remove debris.
Medline Industries Inc
Alaris System PC Unit Model 8000 modular infusion pump and monitoring system
CareFusion 303, Inc.
Sutter Swyng non-stick bipolar forceps - Product Usage: single-use re electrosurgical instruments. The bipolar for-ceps are provided with bayonet-style handle design with straight or angled tips and different total lengths. They are to be connected through an appropriate bipolar cable with the bipolar output of an electrosurgical generator. The electrodes are provided sterile and are single-use instruments.
Sutter Medizintechnik GmbH
Captivator Polypectomy Snare, Single-Use Polypectomy Snare consists of a flexible wire cable and loop which can be extended and retracted from the snare s flexible outer sheath using a three-ring handle. The inner diameter of the sheath is PolyGlide" Lubricant coated to provide minimal friction during extension and retraction of the loop from the sheath. When passed through an endoscope the snare can be activated to deliver a monopolar electrical current to cut and cauterize tissue with the loo
Boston Scientific Corporation
Beacon EUS Access System Preloaded Access 90degree Needle sterile, single-use, endoscopic ultrasound device consisting of a sharp stylet and an 18.5-gauge, echo-enhanced, tip-shaped, nitinol cannula intended to pierce tissue and then act as an access channel to facilitate guidewire placement to locations of the gastrointestinal tract.
Covidien Llc
Alaris Syringe Module Model 8110, a modular infusion pump and monitoring system
CareFusion 303, Inc.
SIEMENS Healthineers Luminos dRF Max Model: 10762471- Product Usage: is a device intended to visualize anatomical structures by converting an X-ray pattern into a visible image.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Medfusion Syringe Pump Model 4000; Software Versions V1.5.0, V1.5.1, V1.6.0, and V1.6.1
Smiths Medical ASD Inc.
Randox Lipase Assay: Lipase Colorimetric R1 Buffer - Product Usage: A Lipase test system is a device intended for the quantitative in vitro determination of Lipase in human serum and plasma.
RANDOX LABORATORIES, LTD.
Randox Lipase Assay: Lipase Colorimetric Reagent - Product Usage: A Lipase test system is a device intended for the quantitative in vitro determination of Lipase in human serum and plasma.
RANDOX LABORATORIES, LTD.
Pleur-Evac Adult-Ped Wet, LF Intl Eng, product code: A-8000I - Product Usage: CHEST DRAINAGE: To evacuate air and/or fluid from the chest cavity or mediastinum. To help prevent air and/or fluid from re-accumulating in the chest cavity or mediastinum. To help re-establish and maintain normal intra-thoracic pressure gradients. To facilitate complete lung re-expansion to restore normal breathing dynamics.
TELEFLEX MEDICAL INC
BD MAX SARS-CoV-2 Reagents, Cat. No. 445003 (UDI 00382904450038) and 445003-01 (UDI (01)603829044500301) - Product Usage: intended for the qualitative detection of nucleic acid from the SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal, nasal, mid-turbinate, and oropharyngeal swab specimens, nasopharyngeal wash/aspirate or nasal aspirates obtained from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider.
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Captivator Polypectomy Snare, Single-Use Polypectomy Snare consists of a flexible wire cable and loop which can be extended and retracted from the snare s flexible outer sheath using a three-ring handle. The inner diameter of the sheath is PolyGlide" Lubricant coated to provide minimal friction during extension and retraction of the loop from the sheath. When passed through an endoscope the snare can be activated to deliver a monopolar electrical current to cut and cauterize tissue with the loo
Boston Scientific Corporation
Medfusion Syringe Pump Model 3500, Software Version V6.0. Infusion pump.
Smiths Medical ASD Inc.
Active Brands Recalls Bicycle Helmets Due to Risk of Head Injury
Active Brands AS, of Norway
CPSC and Crown Darts UK Warn Consumers to Stop Using and Dispose of Banned Lawn Dart Sets; Recalling Firm is Unable to Conduct Recall
Crown Darts UK, of United Kingdom
Intertex Recalls Blowers Due To Fire Hazard
Thule Recalls Strollers Due to Injury Hazard
Transform Recalls Four-Drawer Chests Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Kmart
Moveis K1 LTDA, of Brazil
BMW 2005-2012: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
BMW
LINCOLN 2020: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
LINCOLN
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.