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

In March 2026, FDA's weekly Enforcement Reports listed 118 recall events covering 286 product records, 44 of them Class I (the most serious). CPSC announced 29 consumer-product recalls. The most common food recall cause was undeclared allergens (14 events).

118FDA recall events−6% vs previous month (125)−16% vs a year earlier (140)
44Class I FDA product records−6% vs previous month (47)−25% vs a year earlier (59)
38FDA food recall events−14% vs previous month (44)−7% vs a year earlier (41)
29CPSC consumer-product recalls−53% vs previous month (62)−9% vs a year earlier (32)

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, March 2026
TypeEventsProduct recordsClass IClass IIClass III
Food & cosmetics387433365
Drugs24614534
Medical devices56151713311
All FDA1182864422220

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

Compared with last month and last year

March 2026 compared with the previous month and the same month a year earlier
MeasureMarch 2026February 2026March 2025
FDA recall events118125 (−6%)140 (−16%)
FDA product records286423 (−32%)338 (−15%)
Class I product records4447 (−6%)59 (−25%)
Food recall events3844 (−14%)41 (−7%)
Drug recall events2417 (+41%)27 (−11%)
Device recall events5664 (−12%)72 (−22%)
CPSC recalls2962 (−53%)32 (−9%)

What caused food recalls in March 2026

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

Food recall events by cause, March 2026
CauseEventsShare
Undeclared allergens1437%
Other or labeling issues1026%
Listeria monocytogenes411%
Foreign material (metal, plastic, glass…)411%
Salmonella38%
Chemical contaminants or toxins25%
Processing, temperature or sanitation problems13%

Which allergens were undeclared

One event can name more than one allergen.

Undeclared allergens in food recall events, March 2026
CauseEventsShare
Wheat528%
Soy422%
Sesame317%
Milk211%
Egg16%
Peanut16%
Fish16%
Crustacean shellfish16%

Firms with the most food product records

  1. Made Fresh Salads Inc — 14 product records in 1 event
  2. SAPUTO CHEESE USA, INC — 5 product records in 1 event
  3. Wawa Beverage Company — 4 product records in 1 event
  4. MIN JIANG FOOD STORE INC DBA KOI KOI TRADING — 3 product records in 1 event
  5. SB FOOD LLC — 3 product records in 1 event

Class I food recalls

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Why drugs were recalled in March 2026

Drug recall events by reason, March 2026
CauseEventsShare
Potency, dissolution or specification failures625%
Lack of sterility assurance521%
Impurities, contamination or particulates521%
Unapproved or tainted products417%
Labeling or packaging errors28%
Manufacturing practice (CGMP) deviations28%

Class I drug recalls

Consumer-product (CPSC) recalls in March 2026

CPSC recalls by hazard, March 2026
CauseRecallsShare
Fire or burn1034%
Falls621%
Suffocation, entrapment or strangulation517%
Choking or ingestion517%
Crash or impact injury27%
Laceration13%

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, March 2026: FDA & CPSC Recalls by the Numbers,” analysis of openFDA and CPSC recall data, www.recalledornot.com/recall-report/2026-03

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