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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.
General Mills is recalling flour products due to a potential link to a multistate E. coli O121 outbreak. The company states the bacteria has not been found in its products or facilities.
Atlantic Spice Co. is recalling Cranberry Health Mix because it was processed on equipment used for product possibly contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The Pictsweet Company is recalling Steam'able Mixed Vegetables due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination in bulk vegetable ingredients.
ConAgra Foods is recalling specific lots of organic super sweet corn due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects products sold in 20 US states and several countries.
General Mills is recalling various flour products due to a potential link to a multistate E. coli O121 outbreak. The company states the bacteria has not been found in its products or facilities.
The Pictsweet Company is recalling specific lots of frozen cut green beans due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination in bulk vegetable ingredients.
SunOpta is recalling specific roasted sunflower kernel products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall covers multiple production dates and distribution states.
SunOpta is recalling roasted sunflower kernel products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall covers multiple package sizes distributed across the US and internationally.
ConAgra Foods is recalling specific lots of Watts Brothers Farms Organic Peas due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
General Mills is recalling Gold Medal flour products due to a potential link to a multistate E. coli O121 outbreak, although the bacteria has not been found in the products.
Atlantic Spice Co. is recalling Tropical Mix because it was processed on equipment used for product contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
General Mills is recalling specific lots of Gold Medal Self-Rising Flour due to a multistate E. coli O121 outbreak potentially linked to flour products.
SunOpta is recalling specific lots of sunflower kernels due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall has been expanded to include products shipped to multiple US states and international markets.
General Mills is recalling flour products due to a multistate E. coli O121 outbreak. The company states the bacteria has not been found in its products or facilities.
SunOpta is recalling various roasted and salted sunflower kernel products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall covers multiple brands and package sizes distributed across the US and internationally.
General Mills is recalling specific Gold Medal flour products due to a potential link to a multistate E. coli O121 outbreak, although the bacteria has not been found in the products.
Newly Weds Foods is recalling bulk flour breader contaminated with E. Coli O121 from General Mills flour. The recall began on July 7, 2016.
General Mills is recalling three flavors of Betty Crocker cake mix due to possible E. coli O121 contamination linked to a flour recall.
Golden Crown Bakery is recalling Tramezzino bread products in Washington State due to undeclared soy and wheat allergens and missing ingredient labels.
Gardner Pie Company is recalling 163 key lime pies sold in Ohio because the graham cracker crumbs used in the crust may contain peanut residue.
Country Home Bakers is recalling All Natural Chocolate Chunk with Salty Caramel Cookie Dough because metal shavings were found in the product.
Sunrise Foods is recalling Pre-Thickened Spicy General Tso Sauce because the flour used in the product may be contaminated with E. Coli.
National Frozen Foods Corporation is recalling IQF Mixed Vegetables due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed in the US, Canada, and Japan.
Bake'n Joy Foods is recalling 16-lb pails of sanding sugar due to potential metal fragments from a supplier.
Drews LLC is recalling SimplyNature Organic Chipotle Ranch Dressing because it contains undeclared wheat. The product was distributed in five states.
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