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FDA + USDA FSIS recalls of human food products.
Food recalls in our database come from two agencies. The FDA covers most of what's sold in a US grocery store: produce, packaged snacks, baked goods, baby formula, supplements, beverages, condiments, seafood. The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service covers meat, poultry, and processed egg products. If your recalled item has an EST. number on the label, it's USDA; otherwise it's almost always FDA.
The single most common trigger for a food recall is undeclared allergens. Most of those are precautionary — the product was packaged on a line that also runs allergen-containing products, and a label revision flagged the cross-contact risk. The other major category is pathogen contamination: Listeria monocytogenes (especially in ready-to-eat refrigerated products), Salmonella (poultry and produce), and E. coli O157:H7 (ground beef and leafy greens). These three pathogens together account for most Class I severity recalls.
If you're checking whether a recall affects your kitchen: match the lot code or best-by date on your package against the affected production run listed in the recall notice. If the codes match, follow the remedy. Don't taste-test — Listeria and the toxin-producing E. coli serotypes cause serious illness with no warning flavor or smell.
Turkey Hill Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream is being recalled because it contains undeclared coconut, a potential allergen.
Kellogg's is voluntarily recalling specific Mini-Wheats cereal products due to the possible presence of flexible metal mesh fragments from a faulty manufacturing part.
Kellogg's is voluntarily recalling Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal due to the possible presence of flexible metal mesh fragments from a faulty manufacturing part.
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling ice cream and frozen yogurt made between May 16, 2012, and August 11, 2012, due to reports of small plastic foreign objects.
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling ice cream and frozen yogurt produced between May 16, 2012, and August 11, 2012, due to reports of small plastic foreign objects in the product.
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling Black Raspberry ice cream and frozen yogurt due to reports of small plastic foreign objects in the product.
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling ice cream and frozen yogurt made between May 16, 2012, and August 11, 2012, due to reports of small plastic foreign objects.
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling strawberry ice cream and frozen yogurt due to reports of small plastic foreign objects in the product.
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling ice cream and frozen yogurt produced between May 16, 2012, and August 11, 2012, due to reports of small plastic foreign objects.
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling strawberry frozen yogurt due to reports of small plastic foreign objects in the product.
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling vanilla frozen yogurt due to reports of small plastic foreign objects in the product.
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling German Chocolate Cake ice cream due to reports of small plastic foreign objects in the product.
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling ice cream and frozen yogurt made between May 16, 2012, and August 11, 2012, due to reports of small plastic foreign objects.
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling Cookies-N-Cream ice cream due to reports of small plastic foreign objects in the product.
Penn State Creamery is voluntarily recalling specific ice cream and frozen yogurt products due to reports of small plastic foreign objects.
Harry & David is recalling 36,060 jars of Creamy Banana Peanut Spread due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was sold nationwide and in Canada.
Sunland, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific peanut products, including shelled roasted Valencia peanuts, because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Sunland, Inc. is voluntarily recalling peanut, almond, and cashew butter products, tahini, and peanuts due to potential Salmonella contamination.
Sunland, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific peanut products, including Salted and Roasted Valencia Peanuts, because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Sunland, Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific almond, peanut, and cashew butter products, as well as tahini and roasted peanuts, because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Harry & David is recalling 15,264 jars of Crunchy Almond and Peanut Butter and associated gift baskets due to potential Salmonella contamination.
Sunland, Inc. is voluntarily recalling shelled split peanuts and other nut products due to potential Salmonella contamination.
Xan Confections is voluntarily recalling 13 peanut butter chocolate products because the supplier's peanut butter may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Sunland, Inc. is recalling raw and roasted peanuts and other nut products due to potential Salmonella contamination.
Smith Dairy Products is recalling peanut butter ice cream because the peanut butter crunch candies used in the product were made with peanut butter from Sunland, Inc.
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