2020 recall statistics

Recall counts and hazards for 2020, from the full official databases.

In 2020, the FDA posted 420 food enforcement events (153 Class I), USDA-FSIS posted 50 meat/poultry recalls and alerts (28 Class I), the CPSC announced 257 consumer product recalls, and NHTSA logged 881 vehicle recall campaigns, as of July 25, 2026.
Top food-recall hazard categories in 2020: Undeclared allergen (170 events); Foreign material (51 events); Listeria (46 events); Salmonella (42 events); E. coli (11 events).
Largest FSIS recall of 2020 by weight: Nestle Prepared Foods Company Recalls Lean Cuisine Fettuccini Alfredo Products Due to… — 149,532 pounds .

Recalls in 2020 by agency and class

Agency	Events	Class I	Class II	Class III
FDA food enforcement	420	153	234	33
USDA-FSIS	50	28	4	0
CPSC (no class system)	257	0	0	0
NHTSA (no class system)	881	0	0	0

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

Date	Recall	Quantity
May 28, 2020	Nestle Prepared Foods Company Recalls Lean Cuisine Fettuccini Alfredo Products Due to Misbranding…	149,532 pounds
July 30, 2020	JBS Food Canada ULC Recalls Raw Boneless Beef Products Distributed without Benefit of Import…	72,000 pounds
April 10, 2020	Jowett Farms Corporation Recalls Pork Products Produced without Benefit of Import Inspection	41,565 pounds
December 19, 2020	Perfect Pasta Inc. Recalls Frozen Meat and Poultry Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection	38,694 pounds
August 10, 2020	Mr. Wok Foods, Inc. Recalls Multiple Meat and Poultry Products due to Misbranding and Undeclared…	35,610 pounds
June 28, 2020	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Recalls Chicken Breast Nugget Products due to Possible Foreign Matter…	34,700 pounds
May 22, 2020	Conagra Brands, Inc. Recalls Frozen Not-Ready-To-Eat Chicken and Turkey Bowl Products due to…	26,014 pounds
April 10, 2020	Conagra Brands, Inc. Recalls Frozen Not-Ready-to-Eat Chicken Bowl Products Due to Possible Foreign…	26,014 pounds

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