2023 Product Recalls (6,706)

2023 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 6,706 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2023. That represents about 6.42% of the 104,423 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 18.4 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 135 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 42 critical, 7 moderate, and 1 lower-severity recalls. The page references 21 distinct recalling firms operating in 6 distinct product categories, with 39 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Food (33), NHTSA (10), 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, 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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NHTSA No agency class Nov 22, 2023

Stainless Steel Children's Cups Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Lead Content Ban; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com by LAOION (Recall Alert)

LAOION, of China

CPSC No agency class Nov 16, 2023

Qilu Enterprises brand enoki mushrooms packaged in a 7.05 ounce (200 gram) flexible plastic bag with UPC code 928918-610109.

UTOPIA FOODS INC

FDA Food Critical Nov 15, 2023

Frozen and fresh RTE Lobster meat (1 lb. packages to 12 lb. case) 1. Greenhead Lobster HPP Fresh Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CKF - Fresh - 1 lb. oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. Styrofoam box 2. Greenhead Lobster Fresh Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CKF -CK (2 lb) Fresh Cooked Meat - Non HPP - 2 lb. - oxygen permeable bag, master cased in a 12 lbs. styrofoam box 3. Greenhead Lobster HPP Fresh Cooked Claw and Knuckle Meat GHL-CKF - CK (2 lb) Fresh HPP Cooked Meat - oxygen

Greenhead Lobster Products LLC

FDA Food Critical Nov 15, 2023

Imperial Fresh 4/5LB CTN FRESH 3/16" SLIVERED YLW ONIONS W/ZIP

Gills Onions, LLC

Nearby Recall Years

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Data Sources

Source: FDA openFDA Enforcement API - calendar-year recall filings for food, drugs, and devices
Source: USDA FSIS Recalls - calendar-year meat, poultry, and processed egg product recall filings
Source: CPSC + NHTSA - consumer product and vehicle recall feeds for 2023

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA recall records; no number is typed in by an editor. Figures cover calendar year 2023 across the FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS 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 September 2026.

2023 Recall Year Insight

LAND ROVER 2024: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

LAND ROVER 2023: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:CRITICAL FASTENERS

JEEP 2021-2023: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY

CHEVROLET 2024: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

CADILLAC 2023-2024: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE

ZLINE Expands Consumer Options in Recall of Gas Ranges; Serious Risk of Injury or Death from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

RIVIAN 2022-2023: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

HONDA 2023-2024: SEAT BELTS:FRONT

VOLVO 2019-2024: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Skyline Provisions, Inc. Recalls Raw Ground Beef Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

FORD,LINCOLN 2015-2016: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Meat and Poultry Jerky Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergen

Khaite Recalls Women's High Heeled Sandals Due to Fall Hazard

Stainless Steel Children's Cups Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Lead Content Ban; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com by LAOION (Recall Alert)

Target Recalls Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia Toy Mushroom Peg Sorters Due to Choking Hazard (Recall Alert)

Tractor Supply Company Recalls Red Shed Hammock Swing Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

BMW 2024: STEERING

Cross Valley Farms 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/8" SLIVERED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER

The Sausage Maker Instacure #1

Mini Fruit Jelly Cups; Assorted Flavor; UPC: 4 714379 320985, Net Wt. 52.9 oz

Gills Onions 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/8" DICED RED ONIONS WITH ZIPPER

Little Bear Fresh Kale, Net Wt. 16oz

Imperial Fresh 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" SLIVERED YLW ONIONS W/ZIP

Cross Valley Farms 1/5LB CTN FRESH 1/4" DICED RED ONIONS W/ZIP

Gills Onions 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" DICED RED ONIONS W/ZIPPER

Imperial Fresh 4/5LB CTN FRESH 1/8" SLIVERED YLW ONIONS W/ZIP

Cross Valley Farms 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIP

Gills Onions 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" SLIVERED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER

Hinterland Dairy Farmstead Cheese Happy Jack Monterey Jack Cheese, packaged in bulk and 8oz packages.

Imperial Fresh 2/5 LB CTN FRSH 3/8" DICED RED ONIONS W/ZIPPER

Ready Set Serve 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/16" W/SLICE "G" CUT YLW W/ZIPPER

Cross Valley Farms 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" SLIVERED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER

Gills Onions 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER

Ready Set Serve 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/8" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER

Gills Onions 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/8" SLIVERED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER

Cross Valley Farms 1/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIP

Imperial Fresh 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/16" SLVERED RED ONIONS SYSCO

Imperial Fresh 1/5 LB CTN FRSH 1/4" SLVRD RED ONIONS W/ZIPPER

Qilu Enterprises brand enoki mushrooms packaged in a 7.05 ounce (200 gram) flexible plastic bag with UPC code 928918-610109.

Mini Fruit Jelly Cups; Mango flavor; UPC: 4 714379 321005, Net Wt. 52.9 oz

Gills Onions 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/2" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER

PEAK 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/8" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER

Ready Set Serve 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/2" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIP

Imperial Fresh 4/5 LB CTN FRSH 1/4" DICED YLW ONIONS W/ZIP

Imperial Fresh 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/2" DICED YLW ONIONS W/ZIP

Gills Onions 2/5 LB CTN FRESH 1/4" SLIVERED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER

Cross Valley Farms 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/8" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ ZIP

Gills Onions 4/5 LB CTN FRESH 3/8" DICED YELLOW ONIONS W/ZIPPER

Imperial Fresh 4/5LB CTN FRESH 3/16" SLIVERED YLW ONIONS W/ZIP

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