Product recall report: September 2026 — 546 recalls across the CPSC, FDA, NHTSA and FSIS

The month in numbers

• 546 recalls in total, up from 468 in August (about +17%).
• FDA: 463 recalls, about 85% of the month. This agency covers food, drugs, supplements, cosmetics and medical devices.
• CPSC: 50 recalls of consumer products.
• NHTSA: 29 recalls of vehicles and vehicle equipment.
• FSIS: 4 recalls of meat, poultry and egg products, all Class I.

Risk classes and causes

Of the 463 FDA recalls, 97 were Class I (the most serious class, where use of the product could cause serious harm or death), 348 were Class II and 18 were Class III. Adding the four FSIS recalls, the month had 101 Class I recalls.

Searching the hazard text of the 467 FDA and FSIS recalls for key terms, we found 57 tied to sterility problems, 46 to Salmonella, 24 to potency or dissolution failures, 21 to undeclared allergens, 4 to Listeria and 1 to E. coli. The other 314 cover different reasons, such as device defects, labeling and manufacturing issues. Keyword counts are a guide, not an official classification.

Class I examples worth knowing

• Listeria monocytogenes in a packaged lemon alfredo fettuccine (FDA H-1396-2026).
• Undeclared egg allergen in cheese products (FDA H-1395-2026).
• Salmonella in packaged broccoli sprouts (FDA H-1390-2026).
• Infant nasal CPAP sets with a potential loose connection between the tubing and the nasal cannula (FDA Z-3139-2026 and Z-3140-2026).
• An angiographic catheter whose tip may fracture or detach (FDA Z-3214-2026).

CPSC: what consumer-goods sellers saw

A cluster published on September 24 shows the usual mix: lithium-ion battery packs for reclining chairs that can overheat, 8-drawer dressers that tip over if they are not anchored to the wall, mattresses that violate the mandatory flammability standard, children's bike helmet sets that violate the mandatory safety standard, and smart glasses whose temple can overheat during extended use.

Several notices name overseas firms, a reminder that marketplace and import sellers need to watch recalls too.

NHTSA: 29 vehicle recalls

Ford had the most entries among named makes with 6, followed by Jeep, Nova Bus and Toyota with 2 each and Tesla with 1. Those five account for 13 of the month's 29 NHTSA recalls.

What the data tells sellers

• Only 59 of the 546 recalls (about 11%) include a UPC. Matching by UPC alone would miss most recalls, so brand, product name, model and lot or date code matter as much.
• One product can appear many times: FDA published 12 separate entries for levothyroxine sodium in September. When a recall touches a product you carry, check every lot against your stock, not just the first notice you find.
• Counts are dated by each recall's effective date. FDA data can be published weeks after a recall begins, so September's totals may still grow.

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