Food recalls from Ohio firms

1,219 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 were issued by firms located in Ohio, ranking it 9 among states and territories. 664 are Class I. Data last updated 2 September 2026.

Records of 29,386

1,219

Share of all recalls

4.1%

Class I of 1,219

664

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

Who regulates food in Ohio

Who got ill

The CDC recorded 644 foodborne outbreaks in Ohio between 2012 and 2023, with 7,723 reported illnesses, 233 hospitalisations and 5 deaths. That is 7.1% of the 9,038 foodborne outbreaks in the dataset, and 0.6 in every thousand of those reported ill died.

The cause recorded most often was Norovirus (genogroup II), in 146 of the 502 outbreaks where a cause was recorded at all.

The setting recorded most often was a sit-down restaurant, in 265 of the 603 where a setting was named.

What is different about Ohio

The hazard that separates Ohio from the national picture is listeria monocytogenes: 36.6% of these records name it, against 25.5% of all FDA food recalls.

By product, Ohio is weighted toward ice cream and frozen desserts: 18.4% of the records here against 5.9% across the corpus.

Recalls in Ohio are more often the serious kind: 54.5% are Class I, where the FDA judges there is a reasonable probability of serious health consequences, against 44% of all records.

These recalls stay local: 6.6% state nationwide distribution, against 20.7% across the corpus.

What Ohio firms recalled for

A single recall can name more than one hazard, so these counts overlap and do not sum to 1,219.

• Listeria monocytogenes446
• Undeclared allergens210
• Salmonella145
• Foreign material107
• Spoilage and mould56
• E. coli36
• Chemical contamination29
• Process deviation21
• Viral and parasitic contamination5
• Unapproved ingredients1

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.

• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams LLC137
• The Kroger Co91
• Velvet Ice Cream Company59
• Greco Sidari36
• Herold Salads, Inc.32
• Garden Harvest32
• Jenis Splendid Ice Creams LLC32
• Wiers Farm Inc27
• The JM Smucker Company LLC26
• Mennel Milling Company26
• Classic Delight LLC25
• Produce Packaging Inc25

Most recently reported

Questions

How many FDA food recalls come from Ohio?

1,219 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 were issued by firms located in Ohio, which ranks it 9 among the states and territories. 664 are Class I.

Does this mean the food was sold in Ohio?

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

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