How many FDA food recalls involve foreign material?

2,432 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 name foreign material, which is 8.3% of all of them. 23 are Class I, the class the FDA uses when there is a reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death.

Which clause covers foreign material?

A preventive controls plan under 21 CFR 117 covers foreign material under 21 CFR 117.40, 21 CFR 117.80(c), 21 CFR 117.150. Equipment and utensils: plant equipment designed and maintained so it cannot contaminate food with lubricants, fuel, metal fragments or contaminated water. This is where the control belongs; a recall record states a reason rather than a regulatory finding, and most FDA food recalls are initiated by the firm itself.

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Foreign material in FDA food recalls

2,432 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 name foreign material. That is 8.3% of every food recall the agency has reported, and 23 of them are Class I. Data last updated 2 September 2026.

Records of 29,386: 2,432
Share of all recalls: 8.3%
Class I of 2,432: 23
Reported between: 2012 to 2026

What is different about these records

By product, Foreign material is weighted toward bakery: 19.1% of the records here against 12.9% across the corpus.

Recalls involving foreign material skew less severe than the corpus: 0.9% are Class I against 44% nationally.

The volume is falling: 440 records in the three years to 2025, against 747 in the four before them. 2026 is excluded because the agency reports an enforcement action months after a firm begins a recall, so the most recent year is always incomplete.

What the FDA says

“From 1972 through 1997, the FDA Health Hazard Evaluation Board evaluated approximately 190 cases of hard or sharp foreign objects in food.”

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, CPG Sec 555.425 Foods, Adulteration Involving hard or Sharp Foreign Objects May 2005, updated 2018-08-24. Read 2026-09-16.

A quarter of a century of cases, and the 7 mm figure below is what the Board concluded from them. The guide has not been revised since May 2005.

“The Board found that foreign objects that are less than 7 mm, maximum dimension, rarely cause trauma or serious injury except in special risk groups such as infants, surgery patients, and the elderly.”

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, CPG Sec 555.425 Foods, Adulteration Involving hard or Sharp Foreign Objects May 2005, updated 2018-08-24. Read 2026-09-16.

The criterion the guide then sets for seizure is an object of 7 mm to 25 mm in a product that is ready to eat or needs only heating: two conditions, both required. Below 7 mm it turns instead on whether a special-risk group is among the intended consumers, which is why an infant or hospital-feeding product is judged against a smaller object than a retail snack. Read the guide itself before relying on this.

What Foreign material means in a recall record

A foreign material recall means something that is not food was found in food: metal, plastic, glass, wood or insect matter, usually shed by equipment during processing.

The firm with the most records of this kind is C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc.dba Morrison Milling, with 82. A high count usually reflects one event split across many product codes rather than many separate failures, which is why the table below is ordered by date rather than by firm.

The clause this maps to

A preventive controls plan covers foreign material under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.

21 CFR 117.40: Equipment and utensils: plant equipment designed and maintained so it cannot contaminate food with lubricants, fuel, metal fragments or contaminated water.
21 CFR 117.80(c): Manufacturing operations: the measures that protect food from contamination during processing, including the effective ones against metal and other extraneous material.
21 CFR 117.150: Corrective actions: what a facility does when a preventive control was not properly implemented, including identifying and correcting the problem and evaluating the food for safety.

By year

Counts are by the date the FDA reported the enforcement action. That date runs behind the date a firm started a recall, so the most recent year is always partial.

Year	Recalls reported
2012	132
2013	179
2014	59
2015	136
2016	386
2017	126
2018	125
2019	227
2020	142
2021	246
2022	132
2023	153
2024	118
2025	169
2026	102

Firms with the most records

A firm appears here because it reported recalls, which is what a working recall procedure produces. A high count frequently reflects a single event split across many product codes rather than many separate failures.

Where the recalling firms are

The state is the location of the recalling firm, not where the product was sold. Distribution is recorded separately on each record.

Most recently reported

The 60 most recent of 2,432 records. Every record has its own page and is reachable from its year, state and firm.
Reported	Product	Firm	Reason	Class
2026-09-02	Outshine Fruit Bar Watermelon, 6-Count 2.5 ounce with UPC 041548413624, packaged in paper outer cartons; individual fruit bars in plastic wrapper. Keep at 0F (-18C) or colder.	Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.	Foreign object: products may contain glass pieces	Class II
2026-09-02	Outshine Fruit Bars Grape, 6-Count 2.5 ounce, with UPC 041548244044, packaged in paper outer cartons; individual fruit bars in plastic wrapper. Keep at 0F (-18C) or colder.	Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.	Foreign object: products may contain glass pieces	Class II
2026-09-02	Outshine Fruit Bars Strawberry, 6-Count 2.5 ounce, with UPC 041548610047, packaged in paper outer cartons; individual fruit bars in plastic wrapper. Keep at 0F (-18C) or colder.	Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.	Foreign object: products may contain glass pieces	Class II
2026-09-02	Outshine Fruit Bars Black Cherry, 6 Bars, 2.5 ounce, with UPC 041548000121, packaged in paper outer cartons; individual fruit bars in plastic wrapper. Keep at 0F (-18C) or colder.	Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.	Foreign object: products may contain glass pieces	Class II
2026-09-02	Outshine Fruit Bars Strawberry, Pineapple, Grape, Tangerine. 24-Count 2.5 ounce, UPC 041548816678, packaged in paper outer cartons; individual fruit bars in plastic wrapper. Keep at 0F (-18C) or colder.	Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.	Foreign object: products may contain glass pieces	Class II
2026-09-02	Outshine Fruit Bars Tangerine, 6-Count 2.5 ounce, with UPC 041548612041, packaged in paper outer cartons; individual fruit bars in plastic wrapper. Keep at 0F (-18C) or colder.	Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.	Foreign object: products may contain glass pieces	Class II
2026-08-26	Gifford's HomeMaine ice cream brand POWER PLAY FUDGE; ONE QUART (946 mL); UPC: 8 60864 00030 7	Gifford's Dairy, Inc.	Potential foreign object contamination: rubber pieces	Class II
2026-08-26	Product is Potato Sourdough Bread and sold under three following names: Potato Market Loaf 20oz. UPC 733163001576, product is sold at grocery stores with paper packaging. Label declares Potato Grand Central Rustic Breads *A hearty sourdough loaf made with house-roasted potatoes. *" Potato Table Loaf 20oz. No UPC. Product is sold direct to consumer at Grand Central Cafe stores and wholesalers without paper packaging. Mini Potato Loaf 12oz. No UPC. Product is sold at grocery stores and wholesalers without paper packaging.	Grand Central Bakery - Oregon Inc. dba Grand Central Bakery, Inc.	Foreign object: May contain metal pieces	Class II
2026-08-12	Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organics Banana & Strawberry fruit puree, 4oz/113g pouch, UPC 815367010780, PTO Item 10720. Distributed by: PT Organics Ltd, 333 South State St, Suite V-142, Lake Oswego, OR 97034. Product is pasteurized blend of banana and strawberry purees sold in single serve spouted flexible film pouch (4oz/113g) with red cap. It is intended for consumption by children aged +6 months. Each master case contains 10/4oz. pouches of PT Organics Banana Strawberry 1006034. The bar code on master case label is 00815367010797.	PT Organics Limited	Possible foreign object (thin, soft plastic strands).	Class II
2026-08-12	Flexible food pouch (3-layer foil, spouted, #CP6088), manufactured for packaging Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organics Banana & Strawberry, 4 oz food puree, UPC 815367010780.	CHEER PACK	Flexible food pouch may release thin plastic strips into food.	Class II
2026-08-05	DQ Chocolate Reduced Fat Ice Cream Mix, 5 GAL (18.9L). Keep refrigerated.	Galliker Dairy Co, Inc.	Foreign material found in product (identified as metal shavings)	Class II
2026-07-22	Ruby, Artichoke Hearts Quartered, 5 LB 8 OZ (2500 G) DRAINED WT 3 LBS 6 OZ (1550G), Can, 6 cans per case, Store in dry conditions .	GELLERT GLOBAL GROUP	Foreign material (Glass) was found in the product.	Class II
2026-07-22	WY Duck Sauce, 0.35 oz. (10 g), flexible film packets, 500 packets per case.	W.Y. Industries, Inc.	Product may contain metal fragments.	Class II
2026-07-22	Pillsbury Bread Rolls, Hard Roll Dough. 180 units / 2.25oz each. Net Wt. 25.31 lb (11.48kg) Package UPC 721582-13283 4. Case UPC 107-21582-13283-1. Keep Frozen. Case Qty 180. Distributed by: General Mills Sales, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55440.	General Mills James Ford Bell Technical Center	Potential foreign material (glass)	Class II
2026-07-22	Pillsbury Bread Rolls, Kaiser Roll Dough. 144 units / 2.5oz each. Net Wt. 22.5 lb (10.2kg) Package UPC 7 21582-13288 9. Case UPC 107-21582-13288-6. Keep Frozen. Case Qty 144. Distributed by: General Mills Sales, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55440.	General Mills James Ford Bell Technical Center	Potential foreign material (glass)	Class II
2026-07-15	Alabama Banana Pudding Marshmallow, 4 ounce 16 pieces of individual marshmallows packaged in a sealed plastic bag inside a printed cardboard box	Wondermade LLC	Foreign material: small metal pieces	Class II
2026-07-08	MorningStar Farms Buffalo Chik'n Nuggets, 100% Plant Protein Vegan Nuggets, Net Wt. 10.5 oz. (298g), packaged in a resealable plastic bag with UPC 028989101105, packed 6 bags per case	MARS SNACKING	Potential contamination with plastic material	Class II
2026-07-08	MorningStar Farms Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties, 100% Plant Protein Vegan Sausage Patties, Net Wt. 8 oz. (228g), packaged in a resealable plastic bag with UPC 028989100948, packed 6 bags per case	MARS SNACKING	Potential contamination with plastic material	Class II
2026-06-17	Farm Rich Pizza Cheese Crunchers	Rich Products Corp	May contain metal pieces	Class II
2026-06-10	STRAUS FAMILY CREAMERY Cookie Dough ORGANIC SUPER PREMIUM ICE CREAM ONE PINT (473mL) Produced and Distributed by Straus Family Creamery, Petaluma, CA 94952 UPC: 784830101044	Straus Family Creamery	Potential contamination with foreign objects (metal pieces).	Class II
2026-06-10	STRAUS FAMILY CREAMERY Mint Chip ORGANIC SUPER PREMIUM ICE CREAM ONE PINT (473mL) Produced and Distributed by Straus Family Creamery, Petaluma, CA 94952 UPC: 784830100504	Straus Family Creamery	Potential contamination with foreign objects (metal pieces).	Class II
2026-06-10	Betaine Anhydrous, 2055kg, material packed in foil bags inside 15kg cardboard box Label reads in part as "*BETAINE ANHYDROUS 98%Distributed by Creative Compounds, LLC Scott City, Missouri USA 63780**"	Creative Compounds, LLC	Possible carbon steel foreign material (1-2mm)	Class II
2026-06-10	STRAUS FAMILY CREAMERY Strawberry ORGANIC SUPER PREMIUM ICE CREAM ONE QUART (946mL) ONE PINT (473mL) Produced and Distributed by Straus Family Creamery, Petaluma, CA 94952 UPC for QUART: 784830100979 UPC for PINT: 784830100955	Straus Family Creamery	Potential contamination with foreign objects (metal pieces).	Class II
2026-06-10	STRAUS FAMILY CREAMERY Vanilla Bean ORGANIC SUPER PREMIUM ICE CREAM ONE PINT (473mL) Produced and Distributed by Straus Family Creamery, Petaluma, CA 94952 UPC: 784830100306	Straus Family Creamery	Potential contamination with foreign objects (metal pieces).	Class II
2026-06-10	STRAUS FAMILY CREAMERY Dutch Chocolate ORGANIC SUPER PREMIUM ICE CREAM ONE QUART (946mL) Produced and Distributed by Straus Family Creamery, Petaluma, CA 94952 UPC: 784830100122	Straus Family Creamery	Potential contamination with foreign objects (metal pieces).	Class II
2026-06-10	001165: Standard Pasteurized Donor Human Milk; 100 mL bottles 001198: Pediatric Pasteurized Donor Human Milk; 200 mL bottles No UPC	University of California Health Milk Bank	Product is potentially contaminated with foreign material (plastic particles).	Class II
2026-05-27	Vitamin B-Complex, Vitamin C & Folic Acid Dietary Supplement, Net Wt. 8 FL Oz (237mL) Amber PET modern round 24-400 bottle, 47 SERVING PER BOTTLE, 24 bottles- 8 FL Oz (237mL) Amber PET modern round bottles per package, Store at room. Mnfg by: Llorens Pharmaceutical Miami, FL	Llorens Pharmaceuticals International Division, Inc.	Foreign object: black particulate matter	Class II
2026-05-20	Dakota Honey Company Spreadable Spun Honey, Salted Caramel. Stir before use. Produced in Winner, SD. Packaged in the following sized plastic jars: 1. Net Wt 4 oz (113g) UPC 8 60012-41981 4. 2. Net Wt 12 oz (340g) UPC 8 60010-57964 0.	Dakota Honey Company	Foreign object (stainless steel dust/flakes or shreds of plastic)	Class II
2026-05-20	Alain MILLIAT; MARMELADE ORANGE; 300 g 10.6 oz; packaged in glass jars	FINESALER LLC	Product may contain foreign objects, specifically glass.	Class II
2026-05-20	Dakota Honey Company Spreadable Spun Honey, Jalapeno. Stir before use. Produced in Winner, SD. Packaged in the following sized plastic jars: 1. Net Wt 4 oz (113g) UPC 8 60012-41982 1. 2. Net Wt 12 oz (340g) UPC 8 60010-57965 7.	Dakota Honey Company	Foreign object (stainless steel dust/flakes or shreds of plastic)	Class II
2026-05-20	Dakota Honey Company the Honey Flight. 4 Flavors of Spreadable Spun Honey Original - Salted Caramel - Cinnamon - Jalapeno. UPC 8 60010-57968 8. 4 - 4 oz (340g) jars. Net Wt 16 oz (454g). Produced in Winner, SD.	Dakota Honey Company	Foreign object (stainless steel dust/flakes or shreds of plastic)	Class II
2026-05-20	Dakota Honey Company Spreadable Spun Honey, Cinnamon-Infused. Stir before use. Produced in Winner, SD. Packaged in the following sized plastic jars: 1. Net Wt 4 oz (113g) UPC 8 60012-41980 7. 2. Net Wt 12 oz (340g) UPC 8 60010-57963 3.	Dakota Honey Company	Foreign object (stainless steel dust/flakes or shreds of plastic)	Class II
2026-05-20	Dakota Honey Company Spreadable Spun Honey, Original. Stir before use. Produced in Winner, SD. Packaged in the following sized plastic jars: 1. Net Wt 4 oz (113g) UPC 8 60010-57969 5. 2. Net Wt 12 oz (340g) UPC 8 60010-57961 9.	Dakota Honey Company	Foreign object (stainless steel dust/flakes or shreds of plastic)	Class II
2026-05-13	LUNDBERG FAMILY FAMRS WHITE RICE JASMINE NET WT 32 OZ (2 lb) 907 g Manufactured and Distributed by: Lundberg Family Farms Richvale, CA 95974 UPC: 073416040281	Wehah Farms	Potential contamination with foreign materials.	Class II
2026-05-13	Fain s Blackberry Honey Spread, 12oz net wt., UPC 01832213862	Walker Honey Co	Creamed honey products may contain stainless steel dust/flakes and/or small particles or shreds of plastic.	Class II
2026-05-13	Natural Creamed Honey, 671333101377 *These product labels may also say Whipped Honey instead of Creamed Honey as labels and size were changed in this timeline from 14 oz Creamed Honey to 11 oz Whipped Honey. The UPC codes remained the same. Packaged in Glass jars UPC Code: 671333101377	Walker Honey Co	Creamed honey products may contain stainless steel dust/flakes and/or small particles or shreds of plastic.	Class II
2026-05-13	Lemon Creamed Honey, 671333101353 *These product labels may also say Whipped Honey instead of Creamed Honey as labels and size were changed in this timeline from 14 oz Creamed Honey to 11 oz Whipped Honey. The UPC codes remained the same. Packaged in Glass jars UPC Code: 671333101353	Walker Honey Co	Creamed honey products may contain stainless steel dust/flakes and/or small particles or shreds of plastic.	Class II
2026-05-13	Blackberry Creamed Honey 671333101308 * These product labels may also say Whipped Honey instead of Creamed Honey as labels and size were changed in this timeline from 14 oz Creamed Honey to 11 oz Whipped Honey.The UPC codes remained the same. Packaged in Glass jars UPC Code: 671333101308	Walker Honey Co	Creamed honey products may contain stainless steel dust/flakes and/or small particles or shreds of plastic.	Class II
2026-05-13	Hatch Creamed Honey 671333101339 * These product labels may also say Whipped Honey instead of Creamed Honey as labels and size were changed in this timeline from 14 oz Creamed Honey to 11 oz Whipped Honey. The UPC codes remained the same. Packaged in Glass jars UPC Code: 671333101339	Walker Honey Co	Creamed honey products may contain stainless steel dust/flakes and/or small particles or shreds of plastic.	Class II
2026-05-13	Cinnamon Creamed Honey 671333101360 * These product labels may also say Whipped Honey instead of Creamed Honey as labels and size were changed in this timeline from 14 oz Creamed Honey to 11 oz Whipped Honey. The UPC codes remained the same. Packaged in Glass jars UPC: 671333101360	Walker Honey Co	Creamed honey products may contain stainless steel dust/flakes and/or small particles or shreds of plastic.	Class II
2026-05-13	Darkside of the Hive Creamed Honey/Salted Chocolate Creamed Honey 671333101414 *These product labels may also say Whipped Honey instead of Creamed Honey as labels and size were changed in this timeline from 14 oz Creamed Honey to 11 oz Whipped Honey. The UPC codes remained the same. Packaged in Glass jars UPC Code: 671333101414	Walker Honey Co	Creamed honey products may contain stainless steel dust/flakes and/or small particles or shreds of plastic.	Class II
2026-05-13	Hatch Green Chile Creamed Honey 671333101339 * These product labels may also say Whipped Honey instead of Creamed Honey as labels and size were changed in this timeline from 14 oz Creamed Honey to 11 oz Whipped Honey. The UPC codes remained the same. Packaged in Glass jars UPC Code: 671333101339	Walker Honey Co	Creamed honey products may contain stainless steel dust/flakes and/or small particles or shreds of plastic.	Class II
2026-05-13	Raspberry Creamed Honey 671333101322 ¿ These product labels may also say Whipped Honey instead of Creamed Honey as labels and size were changed in this timeline from 14 oz Creamed Honey to 11 oz Whipped Honey, UPC Code: 671333101322	Walker Honey Co	Creamed honey products may contain stainless steel dust/flakes and/or small particles or shreds of plastic.	Class II
2026-05-13	Publix Bran Flakes, Wheat Cereal. Net Wt 18oz (1 lb 2 oz) 510g. UPC 0 41415-24305 7. Distributed by Publix Super Markets, Inc. Lakeland, FL 33802.	Post Consumer Brands, LLC	Foreign Material (plastic)	Class II
2026-05-13	Woodstock Organic Shelled Edamame 10 oz. and 48 oz.	Green Organic Vegetables	Foreign object: metal pieces	Class II
2026-05-13	Dark Pecan Creamed Honey/Pecan Creamed Honey 671333101407 * These product labels may also say Whipped Honey instead of Creamed Honey as labels and size were changed in this timeline from 14 oz Creamed Honey to 11 oz Whipped Honey. The UPC codes remained the same. Packaged in Glass jars UPC Code: 671333101407	Walker Honey Co	Creamed honey products may contain stainless steel dust/flakes and/or small particles or shreds of plastic.	Class II
2026-05-06	Specially SELECTED brand Vanilla Creme Brulee; NET WT 3.6oz (103g); INGREDIENTS: CREAM (MILK, CREAM), FROZEN YOLK MIX (EGG YOLK, SUGAR) SUGAR, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, TAPIOCA STARCH, CARRAGEENAN; TOPPING INGREDIENTS: CARAMEL FLAKES (SUGAR, GLUCOSE SYRUP); CONTAINS: MILK, EGGS. MAY CONTAIN: WHEAT, SOY; DIST.SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY: ALDI BATAVIA, IL; packaged in glass jars	LACTALIS CANADA, INC	Product may contain foreign objects, specifically glass.	Class II
2026-05-06	My Mochi Strawberry flavored Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert; 7.5 oz; 6 pieces per container. UPC# 0-70934-99645-8	The Mochi Ice Cream Company, LLC	Foreign object found inside retail container.	Class II
2026-04-08	" Dumpling Vegetable 4.5 oz 011110658067 " Loaded Dumpling Vegetable 5.7 oz 011110696953	JFE FRANCHISING INC	Foreign Object (Glass)	Class II
2026-04-08	" Dumpling Party Tray (20pcs) Vegetable 13 oz 011110661173 " Dumpling Party Tray (40pcs) Vegetable 26 oz 011110661180 " Cheetos Flamin Hot Loaded Dumpling Vegetable 6oz 011110663474	JFE FRANCHISING INC	Foreign Object (Glass)	Class II
2026-04-01	Item 6430093 Ajinomoto Green Gyoza Vegetable & Edamame Dumplings 12ct. Retail bag UPC: None. Product packaging is flexible bags in a master case or flexible bags in cartons in a master case. There are 20/12ct. bags per case. Case UPC 10071757080246. All products are intended to be stored frozen and fully cooked to 165F before eating.	Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc.	Foreign objects are glass varying in size from 1-3cm long and 2-4mm wide.	Class II
2026-04-01	Item 81097 Ajinomoto Ling Ling Restaurant Style Fried Rice Savory Vegetable - A Chinese Style Fried Rice with Edamame, Carrots, Fire Roasted Corn & Red Bell Peppers Prepared with Sweet Soy Sauce Infused Rice. Net wt. 17oz. Retail box UPC 010878810915. Product packaging is flexible bags in a master case or flexible bags in cartons in a master case. There are 6/17oz. boxes per case. Case UPC 10010878810912. All products are intended to be stored frozen and fully cooked to 165F before eating.	Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc.	Foreign objects are glass varying in size from 1-3cm long and 2-4mm wide.	Class II
2026-04-01	14" Margarita Thin Crust Pizza; 8 units per case. Keep Frozen UPC code: 1713940060	Rose and Shore, Inc.	potential foreign object (metal pieces) in ingredient (Tomatoes)	Class II
2026-04-01	Item 6430143 Ajinomoto Vegetable Gyoza Dumplings 12ct. Net wt. 8.92oz. per package. Retail package UPC: 071757055483. Product packaging is flexible bags in a master case or flexible bags in cartons in a master case. There are 20/8.92oz. packages or 11.15 lbs. per case. Carton UPC 10071757055480. All products are intended to be stored frozen and fully cooked to 165F before eating.	Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc.	Foreign objects are glass varying in size from 1-3cm long and 2-4mm wide.	Class II
2026-04-01	Item 81146 Ajinomoto Tai Pei Shrimp Fried Rice - Shrimp, vegetables & fried rice with oyster flavored sauce. Net wt. 48oz or 3lbs. per box. Retail box UPC 070077811465. Product packaging is flexible bags in a master case or flexible bags in cartons in a master case. There are 4/48oz. boxes or 12lbs. per case. Case UPC 10070077811462. All products are intended to be stored frozen and fully cooked to 165F before eating.	Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc.	Foreign objects are glass varying in size from 1-3cm long and 2-4mm wide.	Class II
2026-04-01	Item 5650233 Trader Joe's Vegetable Fried Rice, net wt. 1lb per bag. Retail bag UPC 00521482. Product packaging is flexible bags in a master case or flexible bags in cartons in a master case. There are 24/1lb. bags per case. Case UPC 10052148200001. All products are intended to be stored frozen and fully cooked to 165F before eating.	Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc.	Foreign objects are glass varying in size from 1-3cm long and 2-4mm wide.	Class II
2026-04-01	Lucerne 2% Cottage Cheese 2% Milkfat Small Curd Vitamin A Added Grade A. Net wt.24oz. Perishable and keep refrigerated. Consumer package is a plastic cup with foil lid and clear plastic lid. UPC 0 21130 07662 8. Distributed by Lucerne Foods, Inc PO Box 99, Pleasanton, CA. Product is distributed in a 6-pack case that consists of a flat cardboard tray and clear plastic film. There are no graphics on the distribution unit. The cases are broken down and product is merchandised as a single 24 oz.	Albertsons Companies LLC	Metal fragments. The potential foreign object is a hard, metal (stainless steel), curled spring. Dimensions of a similar spring measure 2.27mm in cross-sectional thickness and 25.38mm in coil width. Spring ends are not sharp but may be sharp if broken/ cut.	Class II
2026-04-01	Chilli Spanish Peanuts, Treasured Harvest brand, 25lb clear plastic bag container. UPC:none Item code: 2608-25	Western Mixers Produce & Nuts, Inc.	Foreign object (glass) found inside sealed container of finished product.	Class II
2026-04-01	King Harvest brand Roasted Red Pepper Hummus. Product is packed in 10 and 17 oz plastic tubs with a clear film seal and a lid. Keep Refrigerated - Handcrafted in Portland OR kingharvesthummus.com. Roasted Red Pepper Hummus 10 oz. UPC 025726 311278 Roasted Red Pepper Hummus 17 oz. UPC 025726 311261	Pacific Coast Fresh CO	Foreign material (aluminum pieces).	Class II
2026-04-01	Roasted Tomato Parmesan Focaccia Bread sold under the brand names of FREDERIK'S by meijer SLOW-ROASTED TOMATO & SHREDDED PARMESAN CHEESE NET WT 13.75 OZ (390g) UPC 7 13733 88387 0 DIST. BY MEIJER DISTRIBUTION, INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49544; fresh & simple Roasted Tomato & Parmesan Focaccia NET WT. 13.75 oz (390g) UPC 8 50061 35318 4 Distributed By: Bakkavor Foods USA Inc., Charlotte, NC 28273; HT Traders Roasted Tomato & Parmesan FOCACCIA NET WT. 13.75 oz (390g) UPC 0 72036 95631 6 PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY: HARRIS TEETER, LLC MATTHEWS, NC 28105 TRADER JOE'S FOCACCIA BREAD Roasted Tomato & Parmesan NET WT. 14 OZ (397g) UPC 0064 4358 DIST. & SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY: TRADER JOE'S, MONROVIA, CA 91016	Bakkavor	Metal fragments in bread. The firm discovered metal fragments in various bread products. They determined the cause to be roasted tomatoes provided by one of their ingredient suppliers.	Class II

Questions

How many FDA food recalls involve foreign material?: 2,432 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 name foreign material, which is 8.3% of all of them. 23 are Class I, the class the FDA uses when there is a reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death.
What is Foreign material?: A foreign material recall means something that is not food was found in food: metal, plastic, glass, wood or insect matter, usually shed by equipment during processing.
Which clause covers foreign material?: A preventive controls plan under 21 CFR 117 covers foreign material under 21 CFR 117.40, 21 CFR 117.80(c), 21 CFR 117.150. Equipment and utensils: plant equipment designed and maintained so it cannot contaminate food with lubricants, fuel, metal fragments or contaminated water. This is where the control belongs; a recall record states a reason rather than a regulatory finding, and most FDA food recalls are initiated by the firm itself.

All FDA food recall data

21 CFR 117.40 is a clause somebody has to produce evidence for at their next audit. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.

Early access

Recall records come from the openFDA food enforcement API, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the public domain. Krolda adds the hazard classification and the clause mapping; neither is an FDA determination. Always check the FDA notice before acting on a recall.