Foreign Material recalls

4,800 recalls have been issued for foreign material, from 2012 to 22 Oct 2026. 262 of them came in the last 12 months. 444 were classified Class I.

Total recalls4,800since 2012

Last 12 months262reported

Class I4449% of total

Ongoing838latest 22 Oct 2026

Recalls per month, last 24 months

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98Nov '24 43 13 19Feb 47 55 46May 18 24 25Aug 14 27 18Nov 22 42 20Feb 19 39 14May 17 19 9Aug 32 11

Severity split

Class I 444 9%Class II 3,976 83%Class III 342 7%Other/pending 38

Why foreign material is recalled

Foreign Material4,800100%

Companies

Medline Industries LP - Northfield1583%
Avid Medical1042%
C. H. Guenther & Son812%
Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (Crhf)812%
Kerry Foods762%
Newly Weds Foods611%
Kerry581%
Vitality Works541%

Product types

Brands

By year

20262225%
20253287%
202446110%
20233718%
20222585%
20213718%
20202926%
20193788%
20183036%
20172305%

Ongoing foreign material recalls

838 active

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
22 Oct 2026Food	ANNOUNCED	Natural Grocers Mung Beans recalled by Vitamin Cottage Natural FoodNatural Grocers	Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets	Foreign Material	22 states
21 Oct 2026Food	CLASS II	Stewarts Shops Vanilla chocolate Strawberry Ice Cream recalledStewarts Shops	Stewart's Shops	Foreign Material	NH, NY, VT
21 Oct 2026Food	CLASS II	Stewarts Shops Vanilla Heavenly Medley recalledStewarts Shops	Stewart's Shops	Foreign Material	NH, NY, VT
14 Oct 2026Device	CLASS II	Plastics Tray kits recalled by Avid Medical	Avid Medical	Foreign Material	Nationwide
14 Oct 2026Device	CLASS II	Rollator, Bariatric, Basic Steel, Burgundy recalled	Medline Industries	Foreign Material	Nationwide
14 Oct 2026Device	CLASS II	Battle Bandage recalled by Safeguard US Operating	Safeguard US Operating	Foreign Material	Nationwide

All foreign material recalls, newest first

4,800 total

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
22 Oct 2026Food	ANNOUNCED	Natural Grocers Mung Beans recalled by Vitamin Cottage Natural FoodNatural Grocers	Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets	Foreign Material	22 states
21 Oct 2026Food	CLASS II	Stewarts Shops Vanilla chocolate Strawberry Ice Cream recalledStewarts Shops	Stewart's Shops	Foreign Material	NH, NY, VT
21 Oct 2026Food	CLASS II	Stewarts Shops Vanilla Heavenly Medley recalledStewarts Shops	Stewart's Shops	Foreign Material	NH, NY, VT
14 Oct 2026Device	CLASS II	Plastics Tray kits recalled by Avid Medical	Avid Medical	Foreign Material	Nationwide
14 Oct 2026Device	CLASS II	Rollator, Bariatric, Basic Steel, Burgundy recalled	Medline Industries	Foreign Material	Nationwide
14 Oct 2026Device	CLASS II	Battle Bandage recalled by Safeguard US Operating	Safeguard US Operating	Foreign Material	Nationwide
14 Oct 2026Device	CLASS II	Rollator, Bariatric, Basic Steel, Blue recalled by Medline Industries	Medline Industries	Foreign Material	Nationwide
14 Oct 2026Food	CLASS II	Salsa Bean Dip Express Tray recalled by WinCo Foods	WinCo Foods	Foreign Material	8 states
14 Oct 2026Food	CLASS II	Mezzetta Golden Greek Peperoncini Medium Heat G.L. Mezzetta recalledMezzetta	G L Mezzetta	Foreign Material	22 states
7 Oct 2026Device	CLASS II	Ferndale Laboratories recalled by Custom Interventional Pain	Custom Interventional Pain Management	Foreign Material	Nationwide
2 Oct 2026Food	ANNOUNCED	Ice cream recalled by Stewart’s ShopStewart’s Shops	Stewart’s Shop	Foreign Material	NH, NY, VT
30 Sep 2026Food	CLASS II	So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Cashewmilk recalledSo Delicious	WWF Operating	Foreign Material	Nationwide
25 Sep 2026Food	CLASS I	Raw, Frozen Pork Sausage Products recalled by Fontanini Foods	Fontanini Foods	Foreign Material
23 Sep 2026Food	CLASS III	Hexing Haw Balls candy recalled by Tiffany FoodHexing Haw	Tiffany Food	Foreign Material	15 states
23 Sep 2026Device	CLASS II	Scorpio Recessed Metal Backed Patella 3045 recalled	Howmedica Osteonics	Foreign Material	Nationwide
23 Sep 2026Device	CLASS II	IV Non-Dedicated Gravity Administration Sets with drip chambers recalled	ICU Medical	Foreign Material	Nationwide
23 Sep 2026Device	CLASS II	Oncology sets with drip chambers recalled by ICU Medical	ICU Medical	Foreign Material	Nationwide
23 Sep 2026Device	CLASS II	Oncology sets with drip chambers recalled by ICU Medical	ICU Medical	Foreign Material	Nationwide
22 Sep 2026Food	ANNOUNCED	Wholesome Pantry Organic Unsweetened Apple Sauce recalledWholesome Pantry	Wakefern Food	Foreign Material
21 Sep 2026Food	ANNOUNCED	Niwali Tejocote Capsules and Pieces recalled by Global MixNiwali	Global Mix	Foreign Material	Nationwide
16 Sep 2026Food	CLASS I	Crown Farms Dried Suri Cut, 200 gm per, keep frozen recalledCrown	Euro Foods Group USA NJ	Foreign Material	4 states
15 Sep 2026Food	ANNOUNCED	So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy recalledSo Delicious Dairy Free	Danone USA	Foreign Material
9 Sep 2026Device	CLASS II	Presource Packs Containing CliniClean Pericare Wipes within recalled	Cardinal Health 200	Foreign Material	Nationwide
9 Sep 2026Food	CLASS II	Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce recalled by Ukrop's Homestyle Foods	Ukrop's Homestyle Foods	Foreign Material	KY, NC, VA
9 Sep 2026Food	CLASS II	Weis (Fresh From the Orchard ) Pasteurized Apple Cider recalledWeis	Weis Markets	Foreign Material	PA
9 Sep 2026Food	CLASS II	Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce - KIT recalled	Ukrop's Homestyle Foods	Foreign Material	KY, NC, VA
2 Sep 2026Device	CLASS II	Convenience Kits, CV B PACK recalled by American Contract Systems	American Contract Systems	Foreign Material	Nationwide
2 Sep 2026Device	CLASS II	Convenience Kit, CV B PACK recalled by American Contract Systems	American Contract Systems	Foreign Material	Nationwide
2 Sep 2026Device	CLASS II	Convenience Kit, CV B PACK recalled by American Contract Systems	American Contract Systems	Foreign Material	Nationwide
2 Sep 2026Device	CLASS II	Halyard Total Joint recalled by AVID Medical	Avid Medical	Foreign Material	Nationwide

About this list

Records come from FDA enforcement reports and USDA FSIS notices, grouped by normalised name. A company operating under several names may appear more than once.