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U.S. product recalls in September 2025: the numbers

In September 2025, FDA's weekly Enforcement Reports listed 151 recall events covering 405 product records, 68 of them Class I (the most serious). CPSC announced 20 consumer-product recalls. The most common food recall cause was undeclared allergens (18 events).

151FDA recall events+6% vs previous month (143)+23% vs a year earlier (123)
68Class I FDA product records−31% vs previous month (98)+1% vs a year earlier (67)
41FDA food recall events−7% vs previous month (44)+32% vs a year earlier (31)
20CPSC consumer-product recalls−17% vs previous month (24)+11% vs a year earlier (18)

FDA recalls by product type and class

An FDA recall event is one firm's recall action; it can list many product records (sizes, flavors, lots). Class I means a reasonable probability of serious harm or death; Class II, temporary or reversible harm; Class III, unlikely to cause harm.

FDA recall events and product records by type and class, September 2025
TypeEventsProduct recordsClass IClass IIClass III
Food & cosmetics4193264918
Drugs30637551
Medical devices802493514371
All FDA1514056824790

Class columns count product records, as FDA classifies each record.

Compared with last month and last year

September 2025 compared with the previous month and the same month a year earlier
MeasureSeptember 2025August 2025September 2024
FDA recall events151143 (+6%)123 (+23%)
FDA product records405422 (−4%)596 (−32%)
Class I product records6898 (−31%)67 (+1%)
Food recall events4144 (−7%)31 (+32%)
Drug recall events3027 (+11%)9 (+233%)
Device recall events8072 (+11%)83 (−4%)
CPSC recalls2024 (−17%)18 (+11%)

What caused food recalls in September 2025

Counted per recall event, by the main cause named in FDA's reason for recall.

Food recall events by cause, September 2025
CauseEventsShare
Undeclared allergens1844%
Other or labeling issues922%
Processing, temperature or sanitation problems512%
Listeria monocytogenes410%
Salmonella37%
Other pathogens (Cyclospora, hepatitis A, botulism…)25%

Which allergens were undeclared

One event can name more than one allergen.

Undeclared allergens in food recall events, September 2025
CauseEventsShare
Wheat622%
Soy622%
Tree nuts415%
Sesame415%
Milk311%
Peanut27%
Egg14%
Sulfites14%

Firms with the most food product records

  1. Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Inc. — 16 product records in 1 event
  2. The Candy Barn — 9 product records in 1 event
  3. PRIMO NO. 1 IN PRODUCE, INC — 5 product records in 1 event
  4. Fresh & Ready Foods LLC — 4 product records in 1 event
  5. Gelsons — 4 product records in 1 event

Class I food recalls

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Why drugs were recalled in September 2025

Drug recall events by reason, September 2025
CauseEventsShare
Impurities, contamination or particulates1137%
Potency, dissolution or specification failures620%
Manufacturing practice (CGMP) deviations413%
Other reasons310%
Lack of sterility assurance310%
Labeling or packaging errors310%

Class I drug recalls

Consumer-product (CPSC) recalls in September 2025

CPSC recalls by hazard, September 2025
CauseRecallsShare
Fire or burn1050%
Suffocation, entrapment or strangulation525%
Choking or ingestion315%
Laceration15%
Crash or impact injury15%

Largest CPSC recalls by units

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Method and sources

  • FDA: openFDA enforcement data for food, drugs and devices, by report_date — the weekly FDA Enforcement Report the record appeared in, not the day the firm began the recall. FDA also publishes records after classification, so a recall can appear weeks after it started.
  • CPSC: the CPSC Recalls API, by recall date. Unit counts are the largest figure CPSC states for each recall.
  • Causes are grouped by keyword matching on the official reason or hazard text, first match wins. Treat category shares as approximate; the linked records are authoritative.
  • Not included: USDA FSIS meat, poultry and egg-product recalls, and NHTSA vehicle recalls.
  • Recent months are refreshed every six hours for about six weeks while agencies add late records; older months are refreshed monthly.

How to cite this report

You are welcome to quote these figures with a link to this page:

Recalled or Not?, “U.S. Recall Report, September 2025: FDA & CPSC Recalls by the Numbers,” analysis of openFDA and CPSC recall data, www.recalledornot.com/recall-report/2025-09

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