Recalls by hazard
Agencies file recalls by product and by classification, not by what went wrong. Hazard tags cut the archive the other way: every recall caused by Listeria monocytogenes, or by an undeclared milk allergen, or by a lithium battery that can overheat, regardless of which agency issued it or what aisle the product sits in.
The most common hazards are listed first. For what these pathogens actually do and who is most at risk, see the pathogen risk guide and the glossary.
- mis labeling9,753
- listeria7,480
- crash risk5,799
- fire5,539
- salmonella3,669
- infection risk3,438
- allergen milk3,199
- infection2,579
- sterility2,422
- sterility compromise2,235
- structural defect2,116
- burn injury2,115
- contamination2,099
- structural failure2,075
- undeclared allergen2,033
- device malfunction1,820
- choking1,744
- mechanical failure1,705
- sterility failure1,693
- loss of control1,629
- packaging defect1,612
- allergen soy1,584
- cgmp deviation1,572
- allergen wheat1,491
- manufacturing defect1,482
- class ii1,428
- lack of sterility1,423
- injury1,378
- software defect1,377
- microbial contamination1,325
- injury risk1,309
- foreign object1,197
- allergen peanut1,185
- brake failure1,093
- crash1,084
- contamination risk997
- device failure882
- laceration862
- foreign material855
- gmp violation823
- allergen egg783
- overheating747
- leakage719
- fuel leak714
- class i702
- falling object684
- fall hazard678
- sterility assurance664
- fall injury646
- temperature abuse643
- metal fragments626
- entrapment586
- sterilization failure583
- unapproved drug547
- regulatory non compliance538
- labeling error536
- road hazard512
- leak495
- software error488
- sterility breach473
- inaccurate results473
- impurity459
- device defect451
- fall444
- bacterial contamination441
- cross contamination439
- documentation error429
- particulate matter422
- chemical contamination420
- subpotent drug407
- strangulation405
- diagnostic error398
- mislabeling395
- pathogen contamination390
- electrical short382
- electric shock379
- engine stall375
- impact injury370
- quality control354
- metal contamination351
- serious injury345
- cGMP violation337
- loss of sterility333
- crash injury331
- electrical shock328
- tire failure322
- penicillin cross contamination315
- degradation302
- functional defect300
- data integrity299
- pathogen298
- manufacturing deviation296
- sterility risk290
- temperature excursion289
- death286
- mechanical defect283
- gas leak283
- foreign matter278
- reduced visibility275
- class iii275
- dissolution failure274
- explosion269
- clostridium botulinum265
- out of specification261
- sterile barrier breach255
- air bag failure250
- surgical complication250
- undeclared ingredient248
- loss of potency247
- e coli246
- listeria monocytogenes241
- adverse reaction238
- malfunction231
- plastic contamination228
- improper storage226
- suffocation225
- allergen tree nut224
- misbranding219
- radiation exposure218
- quality defect217