2021 Recalls
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2021 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 5,168 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2021. That represents about 5.08% of the 101,704 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 14.2 recalls per day across the FDA, CPSC, 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 104 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 3 critical, 46 moderate, and 1 lower-severity recalls. The page references 22 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 44 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (39), FDA Drug (4), FDA Food (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 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, or NHTSA for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.
E6164J2 Taco Casa Green Salsa 8 x 4 lb (1.8 kg) pouches
Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc.
JERSEY COOKIE MONSTER ICE CREAM 3 GALLONS (11.34 LITERS) MFG: GREENWOOD ICE CREAM CO LTD 4829 PEACHTREE ROAD, ATLANTA, GA 30341 UPC 0 12609 06378 0
Greenwood Ice Cream
Milo's Sauce 5 gallon pails 24 pails per pallet
Southern Classic Food Group LLC
Topotecan Injection 4 mg/4mL (1 mg/mL), Single-Dose vial, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. North Whales, PA 19454, Carton NDC# 0703-4714-01, Vial NDC# …
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Buprenorphine and Naloxone Sublingual Film 2mg/0.5mg, 30 pouches each containing 1 sublingual film, Distributed by: Alvogen, Inc. Pine Brook, NJ 0705…
Alvogen, Inc
Xylocaine-MPF with Epinephrine 1:200,000, (Lidocaine HCl and Epinephrine Injection, USP), 1%, 300 mg/30 mL, (10 mg/mL), 30 mL Single Dose Vial, 25 Vi…
Fresenius Kabi USA LLC
Xolair (omalizumab) Injection, 150 mg/1 mL, 1 prefilled syringe, Rx Only, For Subcutaneous Use. Single-Dose Prefilled Syringe. Product of France, Man…
Genentech Inc
Accolade pacemaker, Models: a) L300 b) L301 c) L310 d) L311 e) L321 f) L331
Boston Scientific Corporation
The system is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles …
GE Healthcare, LLC
Nonsterile Sterile Cesarean Birth Drape with Dual Layer Anesthesia Screen, Catalog Number 29442N - Product Usage: intended to be used as protective p…
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
Sterile Cesarean Birth Drape with Dual Layer Anesthesia Screen, Catalog Number 29442 - Product Usage: intended to be used as protective patient cover…
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
Vivorte Trabexus EB 10 cc Bone Void Filler -Fill bone and/or defect in skeletal system Model Number: 130703-10
Vivorte, Inc.
Verigene Respiratory Pathogens Flex Nucleic Acid Test (RP Flex) Model Number: 20-006-024
Luminex Corporation
Sterile Femoral Angiography Drape with Single Pouch, Catalog Number 29525 - Product Usage: intended to be used as protective patient coverings, such …
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
Nonsterile Femoral Angiography Drape, Catalog Numbers: a) 29460NB, b) 29456NB - Product Usage: intended to be used as protective patient coverings, s…
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
Atellica IM 1300 Analyzer - multi-component system for in vitro diagnostic testing of clinical specimens SMN 11066001
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
HydraVision Digital Imaging System Product ID/Reorder Number: 705559 (65KW)
LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY LLC
Nonsterile Femoral Angiography Drape with Single Pouch, Catalog Number 29525N - Product Usage: intended to be used as protective patient coverings, s…
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
Randox RX Imola Analyser with ISE, Catalog Numbers RX4900, RX4900R
Randox Laboratories Ltd.
Verigene Gram Negative Blood Culture Nucleic Acid Test (BC-GN) Model Number: 20-006-021
Luminex Corporation
CoreValve Evolut PRO Delivery Catheter System, REF: ENVPRO-14; ENVPRO-16;
Medtronic Heart Valves Division
VALITUDE CRT-P pacemaker, Models: a) U125 b) U128
Boston Scientific Corporation
Altrua 2 pacemaker, Models: a) S701 b) S702 c) S722
Boston Scientific Corporation
The ADVIA Chemistry XPT Chemistry System, Siemens Material Number (SMN) 10723034, is an automated, clinical chemistry analyzer that runs tests on ser…
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Nonsterile Radial/Femoral Angiography Drape, Catalog Number 29529N - Product Usage: intended to be used as protective patient coverings, such as to i…
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
Verigene Enteric Pathogens Nucleic Acid Test (EP) Model Number: 20-006-023
Luminex Corporation
Sterile Femoral Angiography Drape, Catalog Numbers: a) 29460, b) 29456 - Product Usage: intended to be used as protective patient coverings, such as…
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
ARTIS pheno- angiography systems developed for single and biplane diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures. Model: 10849000
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Revolution CT
GE Healthcare, LLC
Verigene Clostridium difficile Nucleic Acid Test Kit (CDF) Model Number: 20-006-022
Luminex Corporation
CoreValve Evolut R Delivery Catheter System, REF: ENVEOR-L; ENVEOR-N;
Medtronic Heart Valves Division
Verigene Gram Negative Blood Culture Nucleic Acid Test v2 (BC-GNv2) Model Number: 20-006-026
Luminex Corporation
FREELITE Human Kappa Free Kit for use on the Roche cobas c Systems, Kappa Freie Leichtkette (Human) kit for Roche cobas c Systems, REF: LK016.CB, IVD…
The Binding Site Group, Ltd.
Essentio pacemaker, Models: a) L100 b) L101 c) L110 d) L111 e) L121 f) L131
Boston Scientific Corporation
The system is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission projection data from the same a…
GE Healthcare, LLC
FilmArray Pneumonia Panel (Pneumo) Part Numbers: Part No: RFIT-ASY-0144 / UDI: 00815381020178 (30 test kit) Part No: RFIT-ASY-0145 / UDI: 008153…
BioFire Diagnostics, LLC
Sterile Radial/Femoral Angiography Drape, Catalog Number 29529 - Product Usage: intended to be used as protective patient coverings, such as to isola…
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
CoreValve Evolut PRO PLUS Delivery Catheter System, REF: D-EVPROP2329US; D-EVPROP34US;
Medtronic Heart Valves Division
Atellica IM 1600 Analyzer- multi-component system for in vitro diagnostic testing of clinical specimens SMN 11066000
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
VISIONIST CRT-P pacemaker, Models: a) U225 b) U226 c) U228
Boston Scientific Corporation
ACE Control Set - IVD Control set for the quantitative determination of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) REF 1667001
Sentinel CH SpA
Atellica CH 930 Analyzer - multi-component system for in vitro diagnostic testing of clinical specimens SMN 11067000
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
FilmArray Pneumonia Panel plus (Pneumoplus) Part Numbers: Part No: RFIT-ASY-0143 / UDI: 00815381020314 (30 test kit) Part No: RFIT-ASY-0142 / UD…
BioFire Diagnostics, LLC
Verigene Gram-Positive Blood Culture Nucleic Acid Test (BC-GP) Model Number: 20-006-018
Luminex Corporation
The system is intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission projection data from the same a…
GE Healthcare, LLC
Proponent pacemaker, Models: a) L200 b) L201 c) L209 d) L210 e) L211 f) L221 g) L231
Boston Scientific Corporation
Academy Sports + Outdoors Recalls Ozone 500 Girls' and Boys' Elevate 24-Inch Bicycles Due to Fall and Injury Hazards
Walgreens Recalls Disney Baby Winnie the Pooh Rattle Sets Due to Choking Hazard
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FREIGHTLINER
MERCEDES-BENZ 2020-2021: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:SIDE IMPACT
MERCEDES-BENZ
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 - consumer product and vehicle recall feeds for 2021
Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC and NHTSA recall records, no number is typed in by an editor. Figures cover calendar year 2021 across the FDA, CPSC 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 July 2026.