2023 Recalls

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial team. · Updated August 2026

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2023 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 6,617 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2023. That represents about 6.51% of the 101,704 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 18.1 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 133 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 2023.

On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 0 critical, 50 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 8 distinct recalling firms operating in 4 distinct product categories, with 50 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Devices (45), 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 2023 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.

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FDA Devices Moderate Jan 11, 2023

Liquid Assayed Specific Protein Control Level 3- In vitro diagnostic use, in the quality control of serum on clinical chemistry and immunoassay syste…

Randox Laboratories Ltd.

FDA Devices Moderate Jan 11, 2023

VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Intact PTH Reagent Pack- IVD For the quantitative measurement of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) in human serum a…

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Jan 11, 2023

VERIFY Steam Test Pack (20 Tests and 5 controls) Item Number: S3065 Intended for use in installation testing and routine monitoring of steam and …

Steris Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Jan 11, 2023

VERIFY Dual Species Self-Contained Biological Indicators, 50 per box Item Number: S3060 Intended for use in installation testing and routine moni…

Steris Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Jan 11, 2023

Nearby Recall Years

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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 2023

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 2023 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 August 2026.

2023 Recalls

2023 Recall Year Insight

PPM CLINICAL CRAPONNE CHROMID C.DIFFICILE 20 PLT, CATALOG 43871

ETEST CLINICAL ETEST VANCOMYCIN VA M100 US, CATALOG 423788

DeRoyal Tonsillectomy Tray, REF 89-10698.01

BECKMAN COULTER IRISpec CA/CB/CC control, REF 900-7211, For in vitro diagnostic use only.

VITEK 2 REAGENT AST-GP67 TEST KIT 20 CARDS, CATALOG 22226

ETEST CLINICAL IMIPENEM RELEBACTAM IPR US S30, CATALOG 420927

VIDAS CLINICAL VIDAS ESTRADIOL II 60 TESTS, CATALOG 30431-01

PPM INDUSTRY COMBOURG BACARA 20PLATES 90MM, CATALOG AEB520100

API VP1 VP2 REAGENTS, CATALOG 70422

PPM LOMBARD PRODUCTS T PHOSPHATE BUFFERSTERILE 20X9ML, CATALOG T8035

API JAMES 2AMP, CATALOG 70542

ETEST CLINICAL AMOXI/CLAV 2/1 XL 256 US S30, CATALOG 412240

VITEK 2 REAGENT AST-GN69 TEST KIT 20 CARDS, CATALOG 413400

VIDAS CLINICAL VIDAS LH 60 TESTS, CATALOG 30406-01

ETEST CLINICAL BENZYLPENICIL PG 256 US S30, CATALOG 412262

VITEK 2 REAGENT GN TEST KIT VTK2 20 CARDS, CATALOG 21341

ASTUTE REAGENT NEPHROCHECK LIQUID CONTROLS KIT US, CATALOG 500013

PPM LOMBARD PRODUCTS CT&IR&DB-TSA + L & P80 10PLT, CATALOG C6045-IR

PPM LOMBARD PRODUCTS IR&DB - TSA (32ML) 10PLT, CATALOG M1205-IR

ETEST CLINICAL ERTAPENEM ETP 32 US S30, CATALOG 412331

BIOBALL P.AERUGINOSA NCTC 12924 550X20, CATALOG 56017

ETEST CLINICAL FLUCONAZOLE FL 256 US S30, CATALOG 412333

ETEST CLINICAL ERYTHROMYCIN EM 256 US S30, CATALOG 412333

Liquid Assayed Specific Protein Control Level 3- In vitro diagnostic use, in the quality control of serum on clinical chemistry and immunoassay syste…

ETEST CLINICAL LEVOFLOXACIN LE 32 US S30, CATALOG 412392

VITEK MS CLINICAL REAGENT VITEK MS-FA, CATALOG 411072

PREVI COLOR GRAM REAGENT IODINE-B (NA), CATALOG 29586

VITEK 2 REAGENT AST-GN95 TEST KIT 20 CARDS, CATALOG 421982

VITEK 2 REAGENT YST TEST KIT VTK2 20 CARDS, CATALOG 21343

VITEK 2 REAGENT GP TEST KIT VTK2 20 CARDS, CATALOG 21342

ETEST CLINICAL AMOXI/CLAV 2/1 XL 256 US S30, CATALOG 412252

VIDAS CLINICAL VIDAS MEASLES IGG 60TESTS, CATALOG 30219

VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Intact PTH Reagent Pack- IVD For the quantitative measurement of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) in human serum a…

VIDAS CLINICALVIDAS VARICEL. ZOSTER IGG 60 T, CATALOG 30217

VIDAS CLINICAL VIDAS BRAHMS PROCALCITONIN 60T, CATALOG 30450-01

ASTUTE REAGENT ASTUTE ELECTRONIC QUALITY CTRL DEVICE US, CATALOG 400016

VERIFY Steam Test Pack (20 Tests and 5 controls) Item Number: S3065 Intended for use in installation testing and routine monitoring of steam and …

ETEST CLINICAL CEFTOLOZANE/TAZO C/T US S30, CATALOG 414445

VITEK 2 REAGENT AST-GN73 TEST KIT 20 CARDS, CATALOG 413404

DCOUNT SYSTEMS REAGENTS CHEMCHROME V14 (6X1.8ML), CATALOG 306-R1026-01

API 20 E 25 STRIPS, CATALOG 20100

9 Gauge Disposable Trocars with Blunt Pushers for Use with Subcutaneous Implants Part Number: 50134-01

VIDAS CLINICAL VIDAS PROGESTERONE 60 TESTS, CATALOG 30409-01

VERIFY Dual Species Self-Contained Biological Indicators, 50 per box Item Number: S3060 Intended for use in installation testing and routine moni…

API STAPH 25 STRIPS+25 MEDIA, CATALOG 20500

Fisher-Price Reannounces Recall of 4.7 Million Rock 'n Play Sleepers; At Least Eight Deaths Occurred After Recall

Kids2 Reannounces Recall of 694,000 Rocking Sleepers; Four Additional Deaths After Recall

P.J. Salvage Recalls Children's Pajamas Due to Burn Hazard

Polaris Recalls Sportsman and Scrambler 1000 S All-Terrain Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)

Quality Bicycle Products Recalls Carbon Handlebars and Bicycles Due to Injury Hazard

Nearby Recall Years

Data Sources