149 U.S. food recall notices so far in 2026 — May was the peak month with 30
Asked:“Food that are so far recalled this year in USA?”
This tracker compiles 149 distinct official recall notices announced January 6 – August 26, 2026 (research cutoff September 1): 146 from FDA and 3 from USDA-FSIS, involving 112 extracted companies across human food, dietary supplements, infant food, and pet food or animal feed. Recalls can be expanded or updated — open the linked official notice to verify lot codes, UPCs, dates, and distribution areas.
Recall notices by month announced
Stacked by agency · number of official notices, not packages or SKUs
FDAUSDA-FSIS
What was recalled — notices by food category
Categories extracted from notice text · supplements, infant food and pet food shown separately from conventional human food
May 2026 alone had 30 notices from 29 different companies — nearly one per day — while March saw only 8. fda.gov
FDA issued 146 of the 149 notices; USDA-FSIS issued just 3, all between February 19 and March 3. fsis.usda.gov
Bakery and sweets lead the categories with 27 notices from 20 companies; dietary supplements had 23 notices concentrated in just 14 companies. fda.gov
Not everything is human food: 12 notices covered pet food or animal feed and 5 covered infant food, including an all-lots infant formula recall. fda.gov
What to do if you may have a recalled item
Stop using the item only if its exact identifying details — lot code, package size, UPC, expiration date — match the official notice.
Follow the official notice's return or disposal directions; most offer a refund at the place of purchase.
Seek medical advice for any symptoms or serious allergen exposure.
Check FDA and USDA-FSIS recall pages directly for notices added after this report's September 1, 2026 cutoff.
All 149 notices, newest first
Date
Agency
Category
Company
Recalled food
Reason
Official notice
Best-effort compilation from live searches of official FDA and USDA-FSIS recall pages, food-related notices only (including dietary supplements, infant food, pet food and animal feed). 149 rows, one per official notice announced Jan 6 – Aug 26, 2026; research cutoff Sep 1, 2026. Counts are notices, not products or packages, and a notice may cover multiple products; it does not mean every product by that company is recalled. Not a legal guarantee of exhaustiveness — recalls can be expanded or updated after publication.