How many food recalls are for listeria each year?
The FDA classified 63 food recalls for listeria in 2025; the most since 2013 was 139 in 2016. Listeria is a germ that can grow in the refrigerator and is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weak immune systems. A recall counts once however many products it covers, in the year FDA first listed it in its weekly Enforcement Report. Chartly sorted FDA's written reasons by their key words, so a recall naming listeria and another germ counts here. Meat, poultry and most egg products are USDA's to recall and aren't included. The newest listeria recalls, this year's included, are listed below.
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Key facts
Measure: Food recalls for listeria. Written from the data below.
- The latest figure, for 2025, is 63.
- That is up 29% from 49 in 2013.
- The highest was 139 in 2016.
- The lowest was 34 in 2023.
The newest listeria recalls
Newest first, as of September 30, 2026. The source's own words are in quotes.
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Class I (most serious)
GIAS FOOD INC. (New York, NY): Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine packed in a yellow plastic sealed bag with pink and black lettering
“Contamination with Listeria monocytogenes”
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Class II
Elegant Foods, LLC (Madison, WI): Pecorino Toscano D.O.P
“Potential Listeria contamination from dripping condensation in cooler.”
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Class I (most serious)
Optimus Inc. d/b/a/ Markys Caviar (Miami Gardens, FL): Mon Sire Brie, soft-ripened French cheese
“The firm was notified by their Brie Cheese supplier that sample results revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class II
CUISINE, KETTLE (Savage, MD): Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit, Tomato Bisque with Cheese Croutons & White Cheddar Cheese, Ready to Heat
“Product had a presumptive positive test result for Listeria monocytogenes”
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Class I (most serious)
Clover Hill Dairy, LLC (Mechanicsville, MD): Clover Hill Dairy LLP, Pepper Jack Cheese Varieties (Jalapeno Cheddar, Pepper Jack, Sizzlin Colby with Habanero Peppers) (18 products)
“Product contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
La Colonia Foods Llc (Rockville, MD): Selectos Latinos Requeson Salvadoreno Ricotta Style Salvadorean Cheese (4 products)
“Products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Nelson & Isa Lacteos LLC (Bay Shore, NY): Requeson (soft ricotta) 1 lb
“Products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
HH FRESH TRADING CORP (Los Angeles, CA): HH Fresh Trading Corp
“Imported Enoki Mushrooms tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
IQ PRODUCE, LLC (Vernon, CA): Enoki Mushroom
“Imported Enoki Mushrooms samples collected by Florida Department of Health tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
HEMU TRADING INC (Los Angeles, CA): Black label with blue lettering
“product tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Made Fresh Salads Inc (Bay Shore, NY): Made Fresh Salads brand Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese (14 products)
“Products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class II
Willamette Valley Pie Company, LLC (Silverton, OR): Frozen Raw Bulk 9 inch Blueberry Crumble Pie ES (4 pies/case) (2 products)
“Potential contamination with listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Oregon Potato Company LLC (Salem, OR): IQF frozen Blueberry (30lbs
“Listeria monocytogenes”
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Class II
SLADE GORTON & CO., INC. (Waltham, MA): Wellsley Farms Farm- Raised Atlantic Salmon Net WT
“Contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes”
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Class II
Prima Vera Nueva, Inc. (Sonoma, CA): Black Bean Bonanza Tamales with Black Beans NO DAIRY Ingredients (10 products)
“Potential contamination with biological hazards (Listeria monocytogenes).”
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Class II
Southern Rocklobster LTD USA (Vernon, CA): Australian Greenlip Abalone, Frozen
“Potential Listeria Monocytogenes contamination”
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Class I (most serious)
Ambriola Co., Inc., The (West Caldwell, NJ): Locatelli Grated Pecorino Romano (8 products)
“Product tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
GBC Food Services, LLC (Farmers Branch, TX): EverRoast Chicken Caesar Salad 850042244142 Net Wt (2 products)
“Potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. (Rochester, NY): Locatelli Pecorino Romano Cheese Grated (Wegmans #270010) Packaged and sold by the pound Packaged in cylindrical...
“Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Boss Dairy Farms (Charlevoix, MI): Charlevoix Cheese Company Mild Cheddar Cheese
“Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.”
What was recalled lately? See every food recall in October 2026, or any month since 2020, in plain words.
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Chartly. “How many food recalls are for listeria each year?” Chart. Data: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data), https://open.fda.gov/apis/food/enforcement/ (data as of September 30, 2026). https://chart.ly/charts/listeria-food-recalls-per-year (accessed October 23, 2026).
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| Year FDA classified the recall | Food recalls for listeria |
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| 2013 | 49 |
| 2014 | 49 |
| 2015 | 74 |
| 2016 | 139 |
| 2017 | 106 |
| 2018 | 71 |
| 2019 | 64 |
| 2020 | 45 |
| 2021 | 43 |
| 2022 | 44 |
| 2023 | 34 |
| 2024 | 66 |
| 2025 | 63 |
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