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 20 critical, 29 moderate, and 1 lower-severity recalls. The page references 23 distinct recalling firms operating in 8 distinct product categories, with 29 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (25), NHTSA (8), 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 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.

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FDA Devices Critical May 19, 2021

Kit: Blood Culture. MAI Kit Part Number: 80315D

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2021 Recall Year Insight

Kit: Blood Culture. MAI Kit Part Number: 80315D

REF 034-H2629 Appx 1.0 ml, Adaptador universal para sistemas IV con Spiros" - Product Usage: provides access for the administration of fluids from a container to a patient s vascular system through the administration set s needle or catheter (which is inserted into a vein).

REF CH3235 30" (76 cm) Appx 4.1 ml, Yellow 20 Drop Admin Set w/15 Micron Filter, Spiros" - Product Usage: provides access for the administration of fluids from a container to a patient s vascular system through the administration set s needle or catheter (which is inserted into a vein).

NM/CT 870 DR Nuclear Medicine / CT Scanners

Remel Bile Esculin Azide Agar w/ 6mcg/ml Vancomycin, Product #R01186, 10/package - Product Usage: use in qualitative procedures as a screening method for primary isolation and presumptive identification of vancomycin-resistance enterococci (VRE) from surveillance cultures.

Kit: Midline Insertion DA. MAI Kit Part Number: 77981B

Revogene RNA Software Upgrade Kit Revogene RNA Software Upgrade USBs Catalog Number: 610240 IVD used to install the Revogene System Software version 4.2.0, import the Revogene Instrument Control Protocol file for RNA-based assay, and install the Assay Definition File (ADF) file

REF 20130-01 Spinning Spiros Closed Male Luer, Red Cap - Product Usage: provides access for the administration of fluids from a container to a patients vascular system through the administration sets needle or catheter (which is inserted into a vein)

REF K7040-001 Spinning Spiros Closed Male Luer - Product Usage: provides access for the administration of fluids from a container to a patient s vascular system through the administration set s needle or catheter (which is inserted into a vein).

Kit: Injection REVIEW MAI Kit Part Number: 74736

VenaSeal Closure System

AFT Straight Tube (3/4 Filled) - Human Allograph Tissue for treatment of surgically-created osseous defects or osseous defects created from traumatic injury. It can be used in the: extremities, pelvis, and spine Item Number: 227007

REF Spinning Spiros Closed Male Luer - Product Usage: provides access for the administration of fluids from a container to a patients vascular system through the administration sets needle or catheter (which is inserted into a vein).

REF CH3034 5" (13 cm) Bag Spike Adapter w/Spiros" w/Red Cap, Vented Cap - Product Usage: provides access for the administration of fluids from a container to a patient s vascular system through the administration set s needle or catheter (which is inserted into a vein).

REF 011-CH3967 Admin Set w/ClaveTM, SpirosTM - Product Usage: provides access for the administration of fluids from a container to a patient s vascular system through the administration set s needle or catheter (which is inserted into a vein).

NM/CT 850 Nuclear Medicine / CT Scanners

REF CH2020 20mL Syringe w/Spinning Spiros, Red Cap - Product Usage: provides access for the administration of fluids from a container to a patient s vascular system through the administration set s needle or catheter (which is inserted into a vein).

Kit: Blood Culture MAI Kit Part Number: 80076

ASSURITY Pulse Generator REF PM**** SN ********* ST. JUDE MEDICAL Assurity and Endurity pacemakers are intended to provide single-chamber or dual-chamber bradycardia pacing.

Cheyenne Products Recalls Folding Chairs and Barstools Due to Fall Hazard

IKEA Recalls Bowls, Plates, and Mugs Due to Burn Hazard

FREIGHTLINER,WESTERN STAR 2021-2022: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

INTERNATIONAL 2019-2021: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL

PORSCHE 2021: SUSPENSION:FRONT

MERCEDES-BENZ 2019: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE

MERCEDES-BENZ 2020: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

Kraft Heinz Foods Company Recalls Chef Francisco Soup Product Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

FREIGHTLINER 2017-2022: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:BULBS

MERCEDES-BENZ 2019-2021: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

MERCEDES-BENZ 2019-2021: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ineligible Siluriformes Products Imported From Brazil

Alliance Chemical Recalls Sodium Hydroxide Products Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement and Violation of FHSA Labeling (Recall Alert)

BRP Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)

Leisure Time Products Recalls Brutus Swing Sets Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)

Polaris Recalls RZR Recreational Off-Road Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)

The Lye Guy Recalls Sodium and Potassium Hydroxide Products Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement and Violation of FHSA Labeling (Recall Alert)

Velvet Cookies n Cream 16oz - 8 cartons to a case 3 Gallon Tub - 1 Tub per case

Velvet Vanilla Bean 3 Gallon Tub - 1 Tub per Case

MRE LITE Animal Based Protein, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip, Animal Protein Powder Drink Mix, Net Wt. 30.69 oz (1.92lb) (870g)

Whale of Pail Vanilla Gallon Plastic Tub

Velvet Vanilla Lovers Trio 56oz Carton - 4 Cartons per case

Velvet Mint Chocolate Chip 3 Gallon Tub - 1 Tub per Case 56oz Carton - 4 Cartons per Case

Guan's Enoki Mushroom - Champigons d'enoki; Net Wt./ Poids Net 200 g/ 7.05 oz.; 25 individual packages per box. Distributed by Guan's Mushroom Co., Los Angeles, Ca 90040 Ingredients - 100% Fresh Enoki Mushroom - Keep Refrigerated. Product of China UPC 8 10023 17030 3

Nearby Recall Years

Data Sources

REF 20130-01 Spinning Spiros Closed Male Luer, Red Cap - Product Usage: provides access for the administration of fluids from a container to a patients vascular system through the administration sets needle or catheter (which is inserted into a vein)

REF Spinning Spiros Closed Male Luer - Product Usage: provides access for the administration of fluids from a container to a patients vascular system through the administration sets needle or catheter (which is inserted into a vein).

ASSURITY Pulse Generator REF PM SN ***** ST. JUDE MEDICAL Assurity and Endurity pacemakers are intended to provide single-chamber or dual-chamber bradycardia pacing.