Food recalls from Wisconsin firms

1,421 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 were issued by firms located in Wisconsin, ranking it 5 among states and territories. 829 are Class I. Data last updated 2 September 2026.

Records of 29,386

1,421

Share of all recalls

4.8%

Class I of 1,421

829

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

Who regulates food in Wisconsin

Who got ill

The CDC recorded 256 foodborne outbreaks in Wisconsin between 2012 and 2023, with 4,529 reported illnesses, 146 hospitalisations and 1 deaths. That is 2.8% of the 9,038 foodborne outbreaks in the dataset, and 0.2 in every thousand of those reported ill died.

The cause recorded most often was Norovirus (genogroup II), in 80 of the 242 outbreaks where a cause was recorded at all.

The setting recorded most often was a sit-down restaurant, in 80 of the 235 where a setting was named.

What is different about Wisconsin

The hazard that separates Wisconsin from the national picture is listeria monocytogenes: 51.7% of these records name it, against 25.5% of all FDA food recalls.

By product, Wisconsin is weighted toward fresh produce: 39.5% of the records here against 23.5% across the corpus.

Recalls in Wisconsin are more often the serious kind: 58.3% 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: 8.8% state nationwide distribution, against 20.7% across the corpus.

A single recall here covers far more records than usual: 7.4 enforcement records per FDA event, against 3.7 across the corpus. The agency opens one record per product code, so this is a sign of broad product lines rather than of repeated failures.

What Wisconsin firms recalled for

A single recall can name more than one hazard, so these counts overlap and do not sum to 1,421.

• Listeria monocytogenes735
• Foreign material193
• Undeclared allergens147
• Salmonella113
• Process deviation41
• Viral and parasitic contamination24
• E. coli8
• Spoilage and mould7
• Clostridium botulinum7
• Chemical contamination3
• 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.

• Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc.633
• Kerry Foods92
• Kerry, Inc68
• JCB Flavors, LLC52
• Wienke LLC47
• Springside Cheese Corp36
• Sargento Foods, Inc.33
• Oskri Corp.25
• Elegant Foods, LLC22
• Snapchill, LLC20
• Clasen Quality Chocolater, Inc18
• Eillien's Candies, Inc.18

Most recently reported

Questions

How many FDA food recalls come from Wisconsin?

1,421 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 were issued by firms located in Wisconsin, which ranks it 5 among the states and territories. 829 are Class I.

Does this mean the food was sold in Wisconsin?

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

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