{"chart":{"slug":"food-recalls-by-month","title":"How many food recalls are there each month?","takeaway":"The FDA classified 46 food recalls in September 2026. Since January 2025, the monthly count has ranged from 30 in May 2025 to 69 in October 2025. Each recall counts once, in the month of the weekly Enforcement Report where FDA first listed it, often weeks after the company announced it, so months with five weekly reports tend to count more. The month in progress is left off the chart; its newest recalls are listed below it. Meat, poultry and most egg products are USDA's to recall and aren't included.","topic":"Food and drug safety","chart_type":"line","ranking":false,"x_label":"Month FDA classified the recall","y_label":"Food recalls","unit":null,"points_count":21,"source":{"name":"U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data)","url":"https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/enforcement/"},"license":{"name":"Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA","url":"https://open.fda.gov/license/"},"data_as_of":"2026-10-28","updated_at":"2026-11-03T17:24:26.679Z","url":"https://chart.ly/charts/food-recalls-by-month","api_url":"https://chart.ly/api/v1/charts/food-recalls-by-month","csv_url":"https://chart.ly/charts/food-recalls-by-month/data.csv","image_url":"https://chart.ly/charts/food-recalls-by-month/image.png","embed_url":"https://chart.ly/charts/food-recalls-by-month/embed","credit":"U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data), via Chartly (https://chart.ly/charts/food-recalls-by-month)","credit_html":"U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data), via \u003ca href=\"https://chart.ly/charts/food-recalls-by-month\"\u003eChartly\u003c/a\u003e","average_label":null,"zero_axis":true,"data":[{"label":"Jan 2025","value":46},{"label":"Feb 2025","value":40},{"label":"Mar 2025","value":41},{"label":"Apr 2025","value":55},{"label":"May 2025","value":30},{"label":"Jun 2025","value":50},{"label":"Jul 2025","value":62},{"label":"Aug 2025","value":44},{"label":"Sep 2025","value":41},{"label":"Oct 2025","value":69},{"label":"Nov 2025","value":40},{"label":"Dec 2025","value":57},{"label":"Jan 2026","value":40},{"label":"Feb 2026","value":44},{"label":"Mar 2026","value":38},{"label":"Apr 2026","value":42},{"label":"May 2026","value":44},{"label":"Jun 2026","value":46},{"label":"Jul 2026","value":42},{"label":"Aug 2026","value":34},{"label":"Sep 2026","value":46}],"annotations":[],"latest_heading":"The newest food recalls","latest_items":[{"tag":"Class I (most serious)","date":"2026-10-28","event":"100040","title":"EAK Distribution LLC (Casper, WY): Heirloom Homegrown Green Sprouting Calabrese Broccoli Sprouts Seed","details":"Salmonella.","summary":"Salmonella"},{"tag":"Class I (most serious)","date":"2026-10-28","event":"99727","title":"El Ruisenor De Mexico, Inc. (Vernon, CA): Soybeans (61 products)","details":"undeclared allergen ingredient (Soy)","summary":"Allergen not on the label"},{"tag":"Class I (most serious)","date":"2026-10-28","event":"100077","title":"Gardeners Basics (Spanish Fork, UT): Gardners Basics brand Waltham 29 Broccoli Sprouting Seeds packaged in a white and green resealable pouch","details":"Salmonella","summary":"Salmonella"},{"tag":"Class I (most serious)","date":"2026-10-28","event":"98583","title":"PRIMAL SUPPLEMENTS GROUP LLC (Albuquerque, NM): PRIMAL HERBS, VOLUME, HERBAL SUPPLEMENT","details":"FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that Primal Herbs Volume contains sildenafil not listed on the product label.","summary":"Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems"},{"tag":"Class I (most serious)","date":"2026-10-28","event":"99985","title":"Wild West Seed Inc (Albany, OR): Wild West Seeds Broccoli Seeds Green Sprouting Calabrese lot #4105","details":"Salmonella","summary":"Salmonella"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-10-28","event":"99942","title":"EVEXIAS HEALTH SOLUTION (Southlake, TX): Evexias Health Solutions Amino Ultra","details":"The product is mislabeled and fails to declare fish oil.","summary":"Allergen not on the label"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-10-28","event":"99944","title":"Gearharts Fine Chocolates, Inc. (Charlottesville, VA): GEARHARTS FINE CHOCOLATES Net Wt","details":"Foreign Object - Broken glass was found in a piece of finished product.","summary":"Metal, plastic, glass or other objects"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-10-28","event":"100125","title":"Pacific Coast Producers (Lodi, CA): Great Value Fruit Cocktail in Fruit Juice from Concentrate NET WT 15 OZ (425g) DISTRIBUTED BY","details":"Potential contamination with elevated levels of lead.","summary":"Lead or other chemicals"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-10-28","event":"100068","title":"Pacific Health Sciences Llc (Oxnard, CA): Babies' Magic Tea","details":"Adulterated (elevated levels of alcohol) infant dietary supplement","summary":"Lead or other chemicals"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-10-28","event":"99981","title":"Sempio Food Services, Inc (Cerritos, CA): Sempio Yellow Peach","details":"elevated level of lead in canned peaches","summary":"Lead or other chemicals"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-10-28","event":"100052","title":"Trader Joe's Company (Monrovia, CA): Trader Joe's Crispy Rice Milk Chocolate Bar","details":"Undeclared wheat. Product outer label incorrect; contains wrong allergen ingredients.","summary":"Allergen not on the label"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-10-28","event":"100060","title":"Voila Juice Company (Oakland, CA): Voila! juice 100% SQUEEZED ORANGE VOILA! OAKLAND, CA 94601 16 OZ (2 products)","details":"Product not processed to achieve 5-log pathogen reduction.","summary":"Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-10-28","event":"99958","title":"Walker Foods, Inc (Los Angeles, CA): Marca El Pato Salsa para Enchiladas","details":"Undeclared salt, garlic, and onions","summary":"Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)"},{"tag":"Class I (most serious)","date":"2026-10-21","event":"99966","title":"DEANO'S PASTA (Somerville, MA): Deano's Pasta","details":"Undeclared Lobster","summary":"Allergen not on the label"},{"tag":"Class I (most serious)","date":"2026-10-21","event":"99833","title":"Made Fresh Salads Inc (Bay Shore, NY): Made Fresh brand Black Bean and Corn Salad","details":"Products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.","summary":"Listeria"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-10-21","event":"99992","title":"DARING FOODS INC (Long Beach, CA): Made From Plants","details":"defective packaging; packaging can rupture/explode during cooking.","summary":"Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-10-21","event":"100002","title":"Holsum De Puerto Rico, Inc. (Toa Baja, PR): Holsum Spinach Flour Tortillas Large","details":"Undeclared colors (FD\u0026C Blue No. 1 and FD\u0026C Yellow No. 5)","summary":"Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-10-21","event":"99898","title":"Saratoga Potato Chips LLC (Fort Wayne, IN): J","details":"Undeclared soy.","summary":"Allergen not on the label"},{"tag":"Class II","date":"2026-10-21","event":"100041","title":"Stewart's Shops Corp. (Saratoga Springs, NY): Stewarts Shops Vanilla Heavenly Medley 1/2 Gallon (1.89 L) (2 products)","details":"Foreign object: May contain pieces of metal","summary":"Metal, plastic, glass or other objects"},{"tag":"Class III (least serious)","date":"2026-10-21","event":"100096","title":"Refresco Beverages US Inc (Tampa, FL): Pur Aqua Sparkling Frost Cherry Limeade 17 oz.","details":"May contain undeclared aspartame.","summary":"Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)"}]},"docs":"https://chart.ly/developers","terms":"Free to use with credit: wherever you show or quote a chart's data, name Chartly with a link to that chart's url (each chart's credit line does both) and credit its source as its license asks.","credit":"U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data), via Chartly (https://chart.ly/charts/food-recalls-by-month)"}