Browse Food Recalls
1,170 FDA food safety recalls.
FDA Food Recall Enforcement Database
Browse 1,170 FDA food recall enforcement actions. Each entry includes the product description, reason for recall, classification (Class I through III based on severity), recalling firm, and distribution details. Food recalls are classified by health risk — Class I involves a reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death, while Class III covers products unlikely to cause harm. Use the filters below to search by year, classification, state, or keyword.
Food Safety Recalls
Browse 1,170 FDA food recalls.
| Date | Product | Reason | Class | Firm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2015 | Cotton Patch Cafe Chicken Fried Steak Batter Mix NET WT 30 LBS (13.63 kg) | May contain small metal fragments from wire mesh sifter. | Class III | C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc.dba Morrison Milling |
| Dec 7, 2015 | CFS Batter/Breader Mix Net Weight 5 Lbs (2.27 KG) | May contain small metal fragments from wire mesh sifter. | Class III | C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc.dba Morrison Milling |
| Dec 7, 2015 | HEB Cheddar Bacon Flavored Cornbread Mix NET WT. 13.3 OZ (377g) packed in pap... | May contain small metal fragments from wire mesh sifter. | Class III | C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc.dba Morrison Milling |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Buttermilk Pancake Mix # 1 NET WT 5 LBS (2.27kg) | May contain small metal fragments from wire mesh sifter. | Class III | C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc.dba Morrison Milling |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Pioneer Sweet Corn Muffin Mix NET WT. 5 LBS 2.27 kg | May contain small metal fragments from wire mesh sifter. | Class III | C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc.dba Morrison Milling |
| Dec 7, 2015 | HEB Lemon Seasonal Fish Fry Mix NET WT. 16 OZ (1 LB) CONT. NET 454g and HEB L... | May contain small metal fragments from wire mesh sifter. | Class III | C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc.dba Morrison Milling |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Morrison's Pancake Mix Net Wt 5 LB (2.27 kg) | May contain small metal fragments from wire mesh sifter. | Class III | C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc.dba Morrison Milling |
| Dec 7, 2015 | HSRG Cornmeal Breader NET WT 25 LB (11.33 kg) | May contain small metal fragments from wire mesh sifter. | Class III | C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc.dba Morrison Milling |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Whole Foods Market Peanut Butter & Yah Brownie; Sold as Single- 3. oz and 4 ... | Metal shavings were found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by customer. | Class II | Whole Foods Market |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Whole Foods Market Raspberry Brownie; sold as a single item (2. oz.) or a 4... | Metal shavings were found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by customer. | Class II | Whole Foods Market |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Whole Foods Market Brownie Choc Full O' Nuts; Sold as single (2 oz.) and 4-... | Metal shavings were found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by customer. | Class II | Whole Foods Market |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Whole Foods Market Brownie Double Trouble; Sold as single (2 oz.) and 4-pac... | Metal shavings were found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by customer. | Class II | Whole Foods Market |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Whole Foods Market Salted Caramel Swirl Brownie; Sold in 4-pack (15 oz.) ... | Metal shavings were found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by customer. | Class II | Whole Foods Market |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Whole Foods Market Crazy for Cream cheese Brownie; Sold as single (4 oz.) a... | Metal shavings were found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by customer. | Class II | Whole Foods Market |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Whole Foods Market Tart Key Lime Square Net wt 16 oz. Whole Foods, Emery... | Metal shavings were found around the perimeter of brownies purchased by customer. | Class II | Whole Foods Market |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Mi Tienda Tostada Siveria Large Tostada packaged in bag | Possible presence of metal fragments. | Class II | HEB Retail Support Center |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Mi Tienda Masa Preparada By the Pound packaged in bag | Possible presence of metal fragments. | Class II | HEB Retail Support Center |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Mi Tienda Tostaditas Botoneras Rojas packaged in bag | Possible presence of metal fragments. | Class II | HEB Retail Support Center |
| Nov 12, 2015 | Campbell's SpaghettiOs Original Pasta in Tomato and Cheese Sauce Net Wt. 14.2... | Potential choking hazard posed by pieces of red plastic found in cans. | Class II | Campbell Soup Supply Co., LLC |
| Nov 10, 2015 | Pasteurized Donor Human Milk, Frozen then thawed. Product is packaged in 4 oz... | Report by recipient hospital found a foreign particle in a single bottle of mother's milk once th... | Class II | Northwest Mothers Milk Bank |
| Oct 29, 2015 | Skippy Creamy 25% Less Fat Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread Net Wt. 16.3 OZ (... | Potential metal shavings in jars of peanut butter. | Class II | Hormel Foods Corporation |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Oregon Sardines - Spicy Tomato-NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal cans. No UPC | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Pacific Black Cod, NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal cans. No UPC | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Pacific White Albacore Tuna - Custom Smoked -NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal ... | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Oregon Sardines - Custom Smoked-NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal cans. No UPC | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Wild Columbia River Sturgeon - Custom Smoked-NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal ... | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Columbia River Chinook Salmon -Custom Smoked, NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal... | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Wild Columbia River Coho Salmon- Custom Smoked, NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. met... | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Wild Columbia River Coho Salmon- Custom Packed, NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. met... | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Wild Northwest Razor Clams - Custom Packed-NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal ca... | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Wild Steelhead Salmon - Custom Packed-NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal cans. ... | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Wild Steelhead Salmon - Custom Smoked-NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal cans. ... | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Oregon Sardines - Mustard-NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal cans. No UPC | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Pacific White Albacore Tuna - Custom Packed -NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal ... | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Wild Northwest Razor Clams - Custom Smoked-NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal ca... | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Pacific Black Cod- Custom Smoked -NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal cans. No UPC | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Columbia River Chinook Salmon -Custom Packed, NW Wild Products, 6.5 oz. metal... | All canned black cod, salmon, sardines, steelhead, sturgeon, tuna, and Razor clams with any codes... | Class II | Northwest Wild Products |
| Oct 15, 2015 | Cranberry Chipotle Spread, 10.5 oz, packed in glass jar with metal lid, insid... | Something Special Deli Foods LTD initiated a voluntary on 10/15/2015 of the Cranberry Chipotle Sp... | Class III | Something Special Deli-Foods Ltd. |
| Oct 13, 2015 | ALBACORE TUNA, sold under brand The Garibaldi Cannery, metal can, net weight ... | The canned Albacore tuna product is recalled because it has the potential to be contaminated with... | Class II | The Garibaldi Cannery, LLC |
| Oct 13, 2015 | ALBACORE TUNA NO SALT, sold under brand The Garibaldi Cannery, metal cans, ne... | The canned Albacore tuna no salt product is recalled because it has the potential to be contamina... | Class II | The Garibaldi Cannery, LLC |
| Oct 13, 2015 | JALAPE¿O ALBACORE TUNA , sold under brand The Garibaldi Cannery, metal can, n... | The canned jalapeno Albacore tuna product is recalled because it has the potential to be contamin... | Class II | The Garibaldi Cannery, LLC |
| Oct 13, 2015 | GARLIC ALBACORE TUNA, sold under brand The Garibaldi Cannery, metal can, net ... | The canned garlic Albacore tuna product is recalled because it has the potential to be contaminat... | Class II | The Garibaldi Cannery, LLC |
| Oct 13, 2015 | SMOKED ALBACORE TUNA, sold under brand The Garibaldi Cannery, metal can, net ... | The canned smoked Albacore tuna product is recalled because it has the potential to be contaminat... | Class II | The Garibaldi Cannery, LLC |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Baklava Sample Assortment Net WT 4 lbs. (1.82 kg) total weight of five tra... | Potential for metal fragments in baked goods - discovery after increased Metal Detector Rejections. | Class II | Kronos Foods, Inc. |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Baklava Assortment Net WT 4 lbs. (1.82 kg) total weight of five trays bund... | Potential for metal fragments in baked goods - discovery after increased Metal Detector Rejections. | Class II | Kronos Foods, Inc. |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Natural Mini Caterer's Assortment Net WT 4 lbs. (1.81 kg) total weight of f... | Potential for metal fragments in baked goods - discovery after increased Metal Detector Rejections. | Class II | Kronos Foods, Inc. |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Chocolate Almond Treasure Net WT 4 lbs. (1.81 kg) total weight of five tra... | Potential for metal fragments in baked goods - discovery after increased Metal Detector Rejections. | Class II | Kronos Foods, Inc. |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Deluxe Assortment, Net WT 5 lbs. (2.27 kg) total weight of five trays bund... | Potential for metal fragments in baked goods - discovery after increased Metal Detector Rejections. | Class II | Kronos Foods, Inc. |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Sample Assortment Net WT 4 lbs. (1.82 kg) total weight of five trays bundl... | Potential for metal fragments in baked goods - discovery after increased Metal Detector Rejections. | Class II | Kronos Foods, Inc. |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Orange Blossom Baklava Net WT 5.5 lbs. (249 kg) total weight of five trays... | Potential for metal fragments in baked goods - discovery after increased Metal Detector Rejections. | Class II | Kronos Foods, Inc. |
Frequently Asked Questions
When a food safety issue is identified — through FDA inspections, lab testing, consumer complaints, or manufacturer quality checks — the responsible company issues a recall to remove the affected products from the market. The FDA publishes an enforcement report detailing the product, the reason for the recall, and how far the product was distributed. Retailers pull the product from shelves, and consumers are advised to return it for a refund or dispose of it safely.
The leading causes include bacterial contamination (Salmonella, Listeria, E. coli), undeclared allergens (milk, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, fish, shellfish), foreign material contamination (metal, glass, plastic), and labeling errors. Undeclared allergens consistently account for the largest share of food recalls because even trace amounts can cause severe reactions in sensitive individuals.
Use the search and filter tools on this page to look up specific products, brands, or ingredients. Each recall entry includes the product description, lot numbers, and distribution details so you can determine whether your item is affected. If you find a match, stop consuming the product and return it to the store for a full refund or dispose of it safely.