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U.S. product recalls in January 2026: the numbers

In January 2026, FDA's weekly Enforcement Reports listed 129 recall events covering 277 product records, 38 of them Class I (the most serious). CPSC announced 50 consumer-product recalls. The most common food recall cause was undeclared allergens (17 events).

129FDA recall events−24% vs previous month (170)−28% vs a year earlier (180)
38Class I FDA product records−62% vs previous month (101)−58% vs a year earlier (91)
40FDA food recall events−30% vs previous month (57)−13% vs a year earlier (46)
50CPSC consumer-product recalls+52% vs previous month (33)+100% vs a year earlier (25)

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, January 2026
TypeEventsProduct recordsClass IClass IIClass III
Food & cosmetics406823432
Drugs21532465
Medical devices68156131430
All FDA129277382327

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

Compared with last month and last year

January 2026 compared with the previous month and the same month a year earlier
MeasureJanuary 2026December 2025January 2025
FDA recall events129170 (−24%)180 (−28%)
FDA product records277602 (−54%)474 (−42%)
Class I product records38101 (−62%)91 (−58%)
Food recall events4057 (−30%)46 (−13%)
Drug recall events2124 (−12%)34 (−38%)
Device recall events6889 (−24%)100 (−32%)
CPSC recalls5033 (+52%)25 (+100%)

What caused food recalls in January 2026

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

Food recall events by cause, January 2026
CauseEventsShare
Undeclared allergens1743%
Other or labeling issues820%
Chemical contaminants or toxins513%
Foreign material (metal, plastic, glass…)410%
Listeria monocytogenes38%
Salmonella25%
Other pathogens (Cyclospora, hepatitis A, botulism…)13%

Which allergens were undeclared

One event can name more than one allergen.

Undeclared allergens in food recall events, January 2026
CauseEventsShare
Soy630%
Milk315%
Peanut315%
Egg210%
Tree nuts210%
Wheat210%
Fish210%

Firms with the most food product records

  1. Ambriola Co., Inc., The — 8 product records in 1 event
  2. Rovira Biscuit Corporation — 6 product records in 1 event
  3. CATAO MARKET LLC — 4 product records in 1 event
  4. Fresh & Ready Foods LLC — 4 product records in 1 event
  5. Ukrop's Homestyle Foods, LLC — 3 product records in 1 event

Class I food recalls

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Why drugs were recalled in January 2026

Drug recall events by reason, January 2026
CauseEventsShare
Impurities, contamination or particulates733%
Potency, dissolution or specification failures629%
Manufacturing practice (CGMP) deviations314%
Lack of sterility assurance210%
Labeling or packaging errors210%
Other reasons15%

Class I drug recalls

Consumer-product (CPSC) recalls in January 2026

CPSC recalls by hazard, January 2026
CauseRecallsShare
Choking or ingestion1530%
Suffocation, entrapment or strangulation1428%
Fire or burn1020%
Falls510%
Other injury hazards24%
Electric shock12%
Laceration12%
Drowning12%
Crash or impact injury12%

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, January 2026: FDA & CPSC Recalls by the Numbers,” analysis of openFDA and CPSC recall data, www.recalledornot.com/recall-report/2026-01

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