Food recalls from Connecticut firms

191 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 were issued by firms located in Connecticut, ranking it 32 among states and territories. 57 are Class I. Data last updated 2 September 2026.

Records of 29,386

191

Share of all recalls

0.6%

Class I of 191

57

Reported between

2012 to 2026

What this page counts

The state on an FDA recall record is the address of the recalling firm. It is not where the product was sold: a firm in Connecticut frequently distributes nationally, and food bought in Connecticut is frequently recalled by a firm in another state. Each record below carries its own distribution pattern.

Who regulates food in Connecticut

Who got ill

The CDC recorded 158 foodborne outbreaks in Connecticut between 2012 and 2023, with 2,648 reported illnesses, 103 hospitalisations and 1 deaths. That is 1.7% of the 9,038 foodborne outbreaks in the dataset, and 0.4 in every thousand of those reported ill died.

The cause recorded most often was Norovirus (genogroup II), in 60 of the 141 outbreaks where a cause was recorded at all.

The setting recorded most often was a sit-down restaurant, in 74 of the 144 where a setting was named.

What is different about Connecticut

The hazard that separates Connecticut from the national picture is undeclared allergens: 38.2% of these records name it, against 26.5% of all FDA food recalls.

By product, Connecticut is weighted toward nuts and seeds: 22% of the records here against 10.7% across the corpus.

Recalls in Connecticut skew less severe than the corpus: 29.8% are Class I against 44% nationally.

A recall in Connecticut stays open a median of 134 days between the report and termination, against 215 days for the corpus as a whole. Termination follows the firm accounting for every unit of the affected lot.

The volume is rising: 64 records in the three years to 2025, against 24 in the four before them. A rise in records is not the same as a rise in hazards.

What Connecticut firms recalled for

A single recall can name more than one hazard, so these counts overlap and do not sum to 191.

• Undeclared allergens73
• Listeria monocytogenes38
• Salmonella28
• Foreign material16
• Clostridium botulinum4
• Spoilage and mould2
• Chemical contamination1
• Process deviation1

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.

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.

• Gracie's Kitchens Inc.35
• Aurora Products, Inc.19
• EZ Noble Sushi8
• Pepperidge Farm, Incorporated8
• Gina Marie Bakery LLC7
• Geissler's Supermarket6
• MUNK PACK INC6
• Flying Food Group LLC6
• Nestle Waters North America6
• Prospector Popcorn, LLC5
• Carrot Top Kitchens LLC5
• Fish Family Farm5

Most recently reported

Questions

How many FDA food recalls come from Connecticut?

191 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 were issued by firms located in Connecticut, which ranks it 32 among the states and territories. 57 are Class I.

Does this mean the food was sold in Connecticut?

No. The state on a recall record is the address of the recalling firm, not the distribution area. A firm in Connecticut frequently distributes nationally, and food sold in Connecticut is frequently recalled by a firm in another state. Each record carries its own distribution pattern.

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