Recalls by hazard and by state

Every page below is a live view of the stored archive — FDA, USDA FSIS and CPSC notices, newest first. Nothing is hand-written about a hazard: a notice appears on a page because the agency's own recall reason puts it there.

By what went wrong

Food allergen recallsEvery stored U.S. recall for an undeclared allergen — milk, egg, peanut, tree nut, wheat, soy, sesame, fish or shellfish left off the label.
Listeria recallsStored U.S. recalls for Listeria monocytogenes contamination, newest first, each linking to the FDA, USDA or CPSC notice it came from.
Salmonella recallsStored U.S. recalls where the reason given is Salmonella contamination, newest first, with the codes to check and the agency notice.
E. coli recallsStored U.S. recalls for E. coli contamination, including O157:H7 and other Shiga toxin-producing strains, newest first.
Meat and poultry recallsEvery stored USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service recall and public health alert for meat, poultry and egg products.
Prescription and over-the-counter medication recallsStored FDA drug enforcement recalls for prescription and over-the-counter medication, newest first, with risk level and remedy.
Medical device recallsStored FDA medical device recalls, from implants and monitors to test kits and home equipment, newest first with risk level.
Children's and infant product recallsStored recalls of infant and children's products and food — cribs, sleepers, strollers, toys, car seats, formula and baby food.
Fire and burn hazard recallsStored U.S. recalls for fire, burn, overheating and lithium-ion battery hazards in consumer products, newest first.
Choking hazard recallsStored U.S. recalls where the hazard given is choking, aspiration or a small part that can detach, newest first.
Tip-over and fall hazard recallsStored U.S. recalls for tip-over, collapse and fall hazards — dressers, bunk beds, ladders, high chairs and similar products.
Foreign object and foreign material recallsStored U.S. food recalls for foreign material — metal, plastic, glass, wood or bone fragments found in the product.
Labeling and dosing error recallsStored U.S. recalls for mislabeled products, wrong strength, superpotent or subpotent medication and incorrect instructions.
Sterility and contamination recallsStored U.S. recalls citing loss of sterility, non-sterility or contamination in medication, medical devices and equipment.

By state of distribution

A recalled product reaches a state either because the notice names it or because distribution was nationwide. Each state page shows the notices that name it, and says how many nationwide notices sit alongside them.

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