2021 recall statistics

Recall counts and hazards for 2021, from the full official databases.

In 2021, the FDA posted 448 food enforcement events (156 Class I), USDA-FSIS posted 63 meat/poultry recalls and alerts (38 Class I), the CPSC announced 219 consumer product recalls, and NHTSA logged 1094 vehicle recall campaigns, as of July 25, 2026.
Top food-recall hazard categories in 2021: Undeclared allergen (185 events); Salmonella (54 events); Foreign material (53 events); Listeria (48 events); Lead / heavy metals (6 events).
Largest FSIS recall of 2021 by weight: Alexander & Hornung Recalls Fully Cooked Pork Products Due to Possible Listeria… — 1,399,545 pounds .

Recalls in 2021 by agency and class

Agency	Events	Class I	Class II	Class III
FDA food enforcement	448	156	253	39
USDA-FSIS	63	38	9	0
CPSC (no class system)	219	0	0	0
NHTSA (no class system)	1094	0	0	0

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

Date	Recall	Quantity
December 5, 2021	Alexander & Hornung Recalls Fully Cooked Pork Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination	1,399,545 pounds
January 15, 2021	Nestlé Prepared Foods Recalls Not-Ready-to-Eat Pepperoni Hot Pockets Product Due to Possible…	219,510 pounds
November 10, 2021	Innovative Solutions, Inc. Recalls Chicken Patty Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter…	147,153 pounds
August 27, 2021	Fratelli Beretta USA, Inc. Recalls Ready-to-Eat Uncured Antipasto Meat Products Due to Possible…	143,998 pounds
July 29, 2021	Greater Omaha Packing Recalls Raw Beef Products Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination	143,081 pounds of product
July 3, 2021	Tyson Foods Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination	129,666 pounds of product
October 8, 2021	Crider Foods Recalls Canned Beef With Gravy Products Due to Possible Unsafe Levels of Lead From…	124,499 pounds
September 25, 2021	Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc Recalls Raw, Frozen Chicken and Vegetable Potsticker Products Due…	120,502 pounds

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