2021 Product Recalls (5,231)

2021 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 5,231 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2021. That represents about 5.01% of the 104,423 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 14.3 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 105 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 2021.

On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 8 critical, 39 moderate, and 3 lower-severity recalls. The page references 24 distinct recalling firms operating in 10 distinct product categories, with 45 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (25), FDA Drug (12), CPSC (5), 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 2021 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.

2021 Recall Year Insight

Hot AXIOS Stent and Electrocautery - Enhanced Delivery System 10mm x15mm (OUS) UPN: M00553550 - Product Usage: The stent is intended for implantation up to 60 days and should be removed upon confirmation of pseudocyst or walled-off necrosis resolution.

Vis-U-All High Temp 5.5"x10" Self Seal Pouch 200 pouches per box; 4 boxes per case Model Number: 884510

CoaguChek XS PST Meters- IVD (Patient Self-Testing) measures blood-clotting time for people who are taking anticoagulation medications such as Coumadin or warfarin. Catalog 04837738001

Cardiac Pack - LF, Model DYNJ31903I - Product Usage: This is a type of convenience kit used in various surgeries including cardiac, abdominal, and neck surgeries.

Greffe Aorte-LF (product info is in French); Model DYNJ31877F - Product Usage: This is a type of convenience kit used in various surgeries including cardiac, abdominal, and neck surgeries.

Thyroid Pack CKHA-LF, Model DYNJ50352B - Product Usage: This is a type of convenience kit used in various surgeries including cardiac, abdominal, and neck surgeries.

Vis-U-All High Temp 4"x11" Self Seal Pouch 200 pouches per box; 4 boxes per case Model Number: 884411

Vis-U-All High Temp 5"x15" Self Seal Pouch 200 pouches per box; 4 boxes per case Model Number: 884515

Vis-U-All High Temp 8"x16" Self Seal Pouch 200 pouches per box; 4 boxes per case Model Number: 884816

AXIOS Stent and Electrocautery - Enhanced Delivery System 10mm x10mm UPN: M00553640 - Product Usage: The stent is intended for implantation up to 60 days and should be removed upon confirmation of pseudocyst or walled-off necrosis resolution.

Vis-U-All High Temp 7.5"x13" Self Seal Pouch 200 pouches per box; 4 boxes per case Model Number: 884713

Hot AXIOS Stent and Electrocautery - Enhanced Delivery System 10mm x10mm (OUS) UPN: M00553540 - Product Usage: The stent is intended for implantation up to 60 days and should be removed upon confirmation of pseudocyst or walled-off necrosis resolution.

Vis-U-All High Temp 4.5"x11" Heat Seal Pouch 200 pouches per box; 5 boxes per case Model Number: 883411

Vis-U-All High Temperature Tubing 3"x100'. One roll per box; 10 boxes per case 10 rolls/cs Model Number: 881031

AXIOS Stent and Electrocautery - Enhanced Delivery System 10mm x15mm UPN: M00553650 - Product Usage: The stent is intended for implantation up to 60 days and should be removed upon confirmation of pseudocyst or walled-off necrosis resolution.

TomoTherapy Treatment System - Product Usage: used as an integrated system for the planning and precise delivery of radiation therapy, stereotactic radiotherapy, or stereotactic radiosurgery to tumors or other targeted tissues while minimizing the delivery of radiation to vital healthy tissue.

Bone fixation nail. TRIGEN INTERTAN - Product Usage: indicated for fractures of the femur including simple shaft fractures, comminuted shaft fractures, spiral shaft fractures, long oblique shaft fractures and segmental shaft fracture;

Simple Neck Dissection, Model DYNJ47481C - Product Usage: This is a type of convenience kit used in various surgeries including cardiac, abdominal, and neck surgeries.

Vis-U-All High Temperature Tubing 4"x100'. One roll per box; 10 boxes per case 10 rolls/cs Model Number: 881041

Belkin Recalls Portable Wireless Chargers + Stand Special Edition Due to Fire and Shock Hazards

Juratoys Recalls Toy Trumpets Due to Choking Hazard

Sea to Summit Recalls Camping Pots Due to Burn and Scald Hazards

RAM 2019-2020: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

FREIGHTLINER 2020-2022: TIRES

PETERBILT 2019-2020: STEERING:COLUMN

John Deere Recalls Frontier Rotary Tillers Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)

Noble House Home Furnishings Recalls Chests, Cabinets and Dressers Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards (Recall Alert)

VOLVO 2021: AIR BAGS

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Not-Ready-to-Eat, Heat Treated, Not Fully Cooked Chicken Enchilada Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

Darlington's Soft Baked Cookies, Sugar Free Net Wt. 0.75 oz (21 g), Darlington, Noblesville, IN

Multigrain Solene Figotte, prebaked frozen breads with seeds, Item 29497, Net Weight 8.8 Lbs (4 Kg), Lot: 1234567, UPC code (01)03604380294973(10)1234567(15)191121(91)0309000001,

Neostigmine Methylsulfate PF Inj. 5 mg/5 mL, 5 mL Single Use Syringes, Hospital/Office Use Only. US Compounding 1270 Don's Lane Conway, AR 72032 (800) 718-3588 NDC 62295-3324-05

Dexamethasone - Moxifloxacin PF Injection (1/5) mg/mL, Imprimis Rx Volume: 1mL/vial, Imprimis NJOF, LLC. 1705 Route 46 West, Unit 6B Ledgewood, NJ - 07852 (844)446-6979

Esomeprazole Magnesium for Delayed-Release Oral Suspension 40mg, packaged in unit dose packets, Rx only, Manufactured by: Cipla Ltd., Kurkumbh, India, Manufactured for: Cipla USA, Inc. 10 Independence Boulevard, Suite 300 Warren, NJ 07059 NDC 69097-529-34

Esomeprazole Magnesium for Delayed-Release Oral Suspension 20mg, packaged in unit dose packets, Rx only, Manufactured by: Cipla Ltd., Kurkumbh, India, Manufactured for: Cipla USA, Inc. 10 Independence Boulevard, Suite 300 Warren, NJ 07059, NDC 69097-528-34

Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, USP, 60 mg per 2 mL (30 mg per mL), packaged in 2 mL Single Dose Vial, Rx only, Fresenius Kabi, Lake Zurich, IL 60047, NDC 63323-162-02

Happy Ducts Compress, 3 oz. plastic jar, www.wishgardenherbs.com, Boulder, CO. 80301. UPC 6 56490 20223 5

Ascend Laboratories, llc Cephalexin for Oral Suspension, USP 250 mg per 5 mL 200 ml (when mixed) Rx Only Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories, Ltd, Mumbai -400 013 INDIA Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC Parsippany, NJ 07054 NDC 67877-545-68

NDC 64380-721-06 TACROLIMUS CAPSULES, USP 1mg 100 Capsules Rx Only Manufactured by: Strides Pharma Science Ltd. Bengaluru - 562106, India Distributed by: Strides Pharma Inc. East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Ascend Laboratories, llc Cephalexin for Oral Suspension, USP 250 mg per 5 mL 100 ml (when mixed) Rx Only Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories, Ltd, Mumbai -400 013 INDIA Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC Parsippany, NJ 07054 NDC 67877-545-88

Goldenseal POWDER, 0.25 oz. (7 g) plastic jars, WishGarden Herbs, Inc., Boulder, CO 80301. UPC 6 56490 64137 9

Esomeprazole Magnesium for Delayed-Release Oral Suspension 10mg, packaged in unit dose packets, Rx only, Manufactured by: Cipla Ltd., Kurkumbh, India, Manufactured for: Cipla USA, Inc. 10 Independence Boulevard, Suite 300 Warren, NJ 07059, NDC 69097-527-34

Cord Care POWDER, 0.25 oz. (7 g) plastic jars, Wishgarden Herbs, Inc., Boulder, CO 80301. UPC 6-56490 24730 4

BD Phoenix PMIC-107: IVD is intended for the in vitro rapid identification (ID) of gram-positive bacteria from pure culture belonging to the genera Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, and other gram-positive cocci and gram-positive bacilli Catalog Number: 448417

BD Phoenix PMIC/ID-108: IVD is intended for the in vitro rapid identification (ID) of gram-positive bacteria from pure culture belonging to the genera Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, and other gram-positive cocci and gram-positive bacilli Catalog Number: 448608

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