2023 recall statistics

Recall counts and hazards for 2023, from the full official databases.

In 2023, the FDA posted 480 food enforcement events (162 Class I), USDA-FSIS posted 89 meat/poultry recalls and alerts (58 Class I), the CPSC announced 324 consumer product recalls, and NHTSA logged 1000 vehicle recall campaigns, as of July 25, 2026.
Top food-recall hazard categories in 2023: Undeclared allergen (222 events); Foreign material (52 events); Listeria (41 events); Salmonella (31 events); E. coli (12 events).
Largest FSIS recall of 2023 by weight: Conagra Brands Recalls Canned Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Packaging Defect — 841,149 lbs.

Recalls in 2023 by agency and class

Agency	Events	Class I	Class II	Class III
FDA food enforcement	480	162	260	58
USDA-FSIS	89	58	7	0
CPSC (no class system)	324	0	0	0
NHTSA (no class system)	1000	0	0	0

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

Date	Recall	Quantity
January 31, 2023	Conagra Brands Recalls Canned Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Packaging Defect	841,149 lbs
September 2, 2023	ConAgra Brands Inc. Recalls Banquet Brand Frozen Chicken Strips Entree Due to Possible Foreign…	334,535 lbs
January 29, 2023	Daniele International LLC Recalls Ready-to-Eat Sausage Products Due to Possible Listeria…	104,324 pounds
September 5, 2023	AJC International, Inc. Recalls Frozen, Raw Pork Products Imported Without Benefit of Import…	16,072 lbs
June 20, 2023	BCI Foods Inc. Recalls Chicken Noodle Soup Products Produced Without Benefit of Import Reinspection	12,191 lbs
April 21, 2023	Abbyland Foods Recalls Frozen Turkey Sausage Patties Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared…	10,870 pounds
September 2, 2023	Hillshire Brands Company Recalls Smoked Sausage Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter…	10,836 lbs
October 13, 2023	Don Miguel Foods Recalls Frozen Ready-To-Eat Carne Asada Burrito Products Due to Possible Listeria…	10,159 lbs

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