Food recalls from Minnesota firms

862 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 were issued by firms located in Minnesota, ranking it 14 among states and territories. 298 are Class I. Data last updated 2 September 2026.

Records of 29,386

862

Share of all recalls

2.9%

Class I of 862

298

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 Minnesota frequently distributes nationally, and food bought in Minnesota is frequently recalled by a firm in another state. Each record below carries its own distribution pattern.

Who regulates food in Minnesota

Who got ill

The CDC recorded 456 foodborne outbreaks in Minnesota between 2012 and 2023, with 5,729 reported illnesses, 195 hospitalisations and 3 deaths. That is 5% of the 9,038 foodborne outbreaks in the dataset, and 0.5 in every thousand of those reported ill died.

The cause recorded most often was Norovirus (genogroup II), in 150 of the 428 outbreaks where a cause was recorded at all.

The setting recorded most often was a sit-down restaurant, in 236 of the 437 where a setting was named.

What is different about Minnesota

The hazard that separates Minnesota from the national picture is spoilage and mould: 23.9% of these records name it, against 2.7% of all FDA food recalls.

By product, Minnesota is weighted toward nuts and seeds: 16.8% of the records here against 10.7% across the corpus.

Recalls in Minnesota skew less severe than the corpus: 34.6% are Class I against 44% nationally.

A recall in Minnesota stays open a median of 127 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.

What Minnesota firms recalled for

A single recall can name more than one hazard, so these counts overlap and do not sum to 862.

• Spoilage and mould206
• Listeria monocytogenes171
• Undeclared allergens103
• Salmonella87
• Foreign material61
• Chemical contamination42
• E. coli36
• Clostridium botulinum3

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.

• Target Corporation202
• Midwest Northern Inc66
• Parkers Farm Inc48
• Russ Davis Wholesale, LLC39
• General Mills, Inc36
• Cargill, Inc Corporate Headquarters30
• Russ Davis Wholesale, Inc.19
• Cut Fruit Express, Inc.18
• SunOpta Grains and Foods Inc.18
• J & J Distributing Company18
• QualiTech, Inc18
• E.A. Sween Co.16

Most recently reported

Questions

How many FDA food recalls come from Minnesota?

862 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 were issued by firms located in Minnesota, which ranks it 14 among the states and territories. 298 are Class I.

Does this mean the food was sold in Minnesota?

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

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