2016 recall statistics

Recall counts and hazards for 2016, from the full official databases.

In 2016, the FDA posted 782 food enforcement events (380 Class I), USDA-FSIS posted 138 meat/poultry recalls and alerts (103 Class I), the CPSC announced 330 consumer product recalls, and NHTSA logged 1031 vehicle recall campaigns, as of July 25, 2026.
Top food-recall hazard categories in 2016: Undeclared allergen (295 events); Listeria (151 events); Salmonella (83 events); Foreign material (75 events); E. coli (40 events).
Largest FSIS recall of 2016 by weight: Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. Recalls Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria… — 2,058,777 pounds.

Recalls in 2016 by agency and class

Agency	Events	Class I	Class II	Class III
FDA food enforcement	782	380	342	60
USDA-FSIS	138	103	26	5
CPSC (no class system)	330	0	0	0
NHTSA (no class system)	1031	0	0	0

Conservative keyword classification of FDA + FSIS recall reasons; uncategorized reasons are omitted, never guessed.

Date	Recall	Quantity
May 11, 2016	Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. Recalls Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination	2,058,777 pounds
December 4, 2016	National Steak and Poultry Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken That May Be Undercooked	529,750 pounds
November 23, 2016	National Steak and Poultry Recalls Food Service Ready-To-Eat Chicken That May Be Undercooked	529,750 pounds
May 13, 2016	Pilgrim's Pride Corp. Expands Recall of Poultry Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter…	390,584 pounds
May 6, 2016	Pilgrim's Pride Corp. Recalls Poultry Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination	390,584 pounds
April 26, 2016	Pilgrim's Pride Corp. Recalls Poultry Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination	390,584 pounds
April 7, 2016	Pilgrim's Pride Corp. Recalls Poultry Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination	390,584 pounds
July 19, 2016	Bar-S Foods Company Recalls Chicken and Pork Hot Dog and Corn Dog Products Due to Possible Listeria…	363,888 pounds

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