The 10 Most Recalled Food Categories of 2026
Counts cover FDA food and cosmetics recall events classified in fiscal year 2026, running October 2025 through early September 2026. Recall events count distinct recall actions, while products recalled counts the individual items, package sizes and labels covered by them. Categories are derived from FDA product descriptions rather than an official FDA taxonomy, and items too generic to classify are excluded from this top 10. Meat, poultry and egg products are regulated by USDA rather than FDA and are counted separately. These 10 categories account for 499 of the 522 food recall events issued in 2026, or 95.6% of the total.