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2021 Recalls

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2021 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 4,225 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2021. That represents about 5.03% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 11.6 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 85 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 6 critical, 39 moderate, and 5 lower-severity recalls. The page references 32 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 45 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (20), FDA Food (10), CPSC (9), 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, NHTSA, or USDA FSIS for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.

FDA Drug Moderate May 5, 2021

BD ChloraPrep Clear, 2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA) Sterile Solution, 0.10 fl. oz. (3 ml) each, 25 Applicat…

CareFusion 213, LLC

FDA Drug Low May 5, 2021

Betamethasone Dipropionate Ointment USP, 0.05% (Augmented), packaged in 50 grams tubes, Manufactured by: Teligent Pharma, Inc. Buena, New Jersey 0831…

Teligent Pharma, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate May 5, 2021

PremierZen Platinum 5000, Packaged in paper packaging with a pill blister, 1 capsule per box, Distributed by New Premier Group Los Angeles CA 90006

Na Na Collection

FDA Drug Critical May 5, 2021

ChloraPrep With Tint 2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA) Non-Sterile Solution - Hi-Lite Orange, 0.10 fl. oz. (3 …

CareFusion 213, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate May 5, 2021

ChloraPrep One-Step 2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA) Non-Sterile Solution -Clear, 0.10 fl. oz. (3ml) each, 25…

CareFusion 213, LLC

FDA Drug Moderate May 5, 2021

Oxygen, Compressed, USP UN 1072, packaged in cylinders labeled as: a) M6 Medical Gas Cylinder, b) C Medical Gas Cylinder; c) D Medical Gas Cylinder; …

Grace Healthcare Medical, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

KIT_INFINITY_BASE Custom Procedural Kit - Italy, containing Infinity ACL Tibial Elbow and Tip Guides product line, KTE100 and KTT100. For use in o…

ConMed Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

Artis systems - Product Usage: an angiography systems developed for single and biplane diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures including, bu…

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

Power Wheelchair

Merits Holdings Co. dba Merits Health Products, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System ARTIS icono biplane- 11327600 ARTIS icono floor- 11327700 ARTIS pheno- 10849000 ARTIS is a family of d…

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

VITROS¿ Black Reference Slides CATALOG #: J02316 - Product Usage: The Black Reference Slide is a part/ tool used in the reflectometer correction fact…

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, INc.

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

UpsylonTM Y Mesh Kit with Colpassist Vaginal Positioning Device - Product Usage: intended for use as a bridging material for sacrocolposuspension/sac…

Boston Scientific Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

Protek Solo Venous Dilator Set: dilator, vessel, for percutaneous catheterization. Catalog #: 5840-2417 - LS Tandem Life Kit - V24/A17 Catalog #: …

Cardiac Assist, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

Scooter

Merits Holdings Co. dba Merits Health Products, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

InCore Lapidus Disposable Kit 28mm Left, Part Number: IC-LAP-28L - Product Usage: Intended as a three-part construct intended for internal fixation f…

Nextremity Solutions

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

Change Healthcare Enterprise Viewer

CHANGE HEALTHCARE CANADA COMPANY

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

Chromosome X Alpha-Satellite in FITC Spectrum - Product Usage: Analyte Specific Reagents. Model: MPA3481

Cytocell Ltd.

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

INFINITY_TRAY Custom Procedural Kit - Canada. containing Infinity ACL Tibial Elbow and Tip Guides product line, KTE100 and KTT100. For use in open …

ConMed Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

DONJOY REF:11-0472-9 ULTRASLING PRO ER/IR 30, UNIVERSAL, Rx ONLY, UDI: (01)00190446683674 - Product Usage: intended for medical purposes to immobili…

DJ Orthopedics de Mexico S.A. de C.V.

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

Artis zee ceiling-interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System Model Number: 10094137

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

FDA Devices Low May 5, 2021

Cardiosave Rescue IABP - Product Usage: used to inflate and deflate intra-aortic balloons. It provides temporary support to the left ventricle via th…

Datascope Corp.

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

Colpassist Vaginal Positioning Device - Product Usage: intended for use in general gynecological surgery to assist in the positioning and manipulatio…

Boston Scientific Corporation

FDA Devices Low May 5, 2021

EXALT Controller - Product Usage: intended for use with a Boston Scientific endoscope for endoscopic diagnosis, treatment, and video observation. UPN…

Boston Scientific Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

ACE MDI Spacer with Small Mask - Product Usage: designed to assist with the delivery of aerosolized medications from metered dose inhaler canisters a…

Smiths Medical ASD Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

Dental pins - TMS LINK PLUS Self-Threading Pins - Product Usage: implanted into the teeth or for lab use for dental restoration purposes. The normal …

Coltene Whaledent Inc

FDA Devices Moderate May 5, 2021

DONJOY REF:11-0473-9 ULTRASLING PRO AB, UNIVERSAL, Rx ONLY, UDI: (01)00190446683681 - Product Usage: intended for medical purposes to immobilize the…

DJ Orthopedics de Mexico S.A. de C.V.

CPSC Moderate May 5, 2021

Kolcraft Reannounces Recall of Inclined Sleeper Accessory and Urges Consumers to Act Now to Prevent Risk of Suffocation

CPSC Moderate May 5, 2021

Peloton Recalls Tread Treadmills Due to Risk of Injury

CPSC Moderate May 5, 2021

Peloton Recalls Tread+ Treadmills After One Child Died and More than 70 Incidents Reported

CPSC Moderate May 5, 2021

Scott Fetzer Consumer Brands Recalls Multi-Use Water Pumps Due to Fire and Shock Hazards

Wayne/Scott Fetzer Company d/b/a Scott Fetzer Consumer Brands, of Harrison, Ohio

CPSC Moderate May 5, 2021

Signature Hardware Recalls Towel Grab Bars Due to Fall and Injury Hazards

CPSC Moderate May 5, 2021

TJX Recalls Infant Sleep Bags Due to Suffocation Risk; Sold at T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and Sierra

CPSC Moderate May 5, 2021

TJX Recalls Outdoor Wooden Folding Chairs Due to Fall and Injury Hazards; Sold at T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and Sierra

NHTSA Moderate May 5, 2021

PORSCHE 2020-2021: SEATS

PORSCHE

NHTSA Critical May 5, 2021

FORD 2016-2019: STRUCTURE:BODY

FORD

NHTSA Critical May 4, 2021

JEEP 2021: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLER/RADIATOR:HOSES AND FITTINGS

JEEP

NHTSA Critical May 4, 2021

ALFA ROMEO 2019-2021: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ALFA ROMEO

NHTSA Critical May 3, 2021

HYUNDAI 2021: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

HYUNDAI

CPSC Moderate Apr 29, 2021

Modernist Pantry Recalls Sodium Hydroxide Products Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement and Violation of FHSA Labeling (Recal…

Modernist Pantry LLC, of Eliot, Maine

CPSC Moderate Apr 29, 2021

Off-Road Motorcycles Recalled by American Honda Due to Crash and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)

American Honda Motor Co. Inc., of Torrance, Calif.

FDA Food Moderate Apr 28, 2021

Motha Jelly Crystals - Mixed Fruit Flavoured Jelly, Net Wt. 100g,

USA LANKA INC

FDA Food Moderate Apr 28, 2021

KeVita Cucumber Rosemary (primary package), 15.2 oz., glass bottles, 6 packages per case, refrigerated storage

Tropicana Products, Inc.

FDA Food Low Apr 28, 2021

Thai Home brand Panang Curry Paste packaged in glass jars. Net weight 6.5 oz (180g). Refrigerate after opening. UPC 0861608000485 Manufacture…

Jansala & Foods LLC

FDA Food Critical Apr 28, 2021

Glutenull Goji Berries & Chocolate Cookies, packaged in a clear plastic clamshell container, net wt. 11 oz. (320g). UPC 628451529132. The label als…

Amra Services Ltd.

FDA Food Moderate Apr 28, 2021

Trader Joe's Restaurant Style White Corn Tortilla Chips; Net Wt. 9 oz. (255g)

Snak King Corporation

FDA Food Moderate Apr 28, 2021

Motha Jelly Crystals - Orange Flavoured Jelly, Net Wt. 100g

USA LANKA INC

FDA Food Moderate Apr 28, 2021

Motha Jelly Crystals - Black Currant Flavoured Jelly, Net Wt. 100g

USA LANKA INC

FDA Food Moderate Apr 28, 2021

Mountain West Mothers' Milk Bank - Pasteurized Donor Human Milk, 3 fluid ounce BPA free plastic bottles, embossed with "Donor Human Milk" and graduat…

Mountain West Mothers' Milk Bank Inc.

FDA Food Moderate Apr 28, 2021

Yellowfin Tuna portions Frozen IVP-CO Treated, Net WT 20 LBS, Size 1 LB.

QUIRCH FOODS

FDA Food Low Apr 28, 2021

Thai Home brand Satay Peanut Sauce packaged in glass jars. Net weight 6.5 oz (180g). Refrigerate after opening. UPC 8616080004078 Manufacture…

Jansala & Foods LLC

Nearby Recall Years

Browse recalls from adjacent calendar years to see how federal enforcement volume has shifted over time.

Compare 2021 with 2020 →

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 2021