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Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2016

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Number of Recalls: 122
Number of Pounds Recalled: 58,140,787

Recalls by Class (N=122)

Recalls by Class (N=122)
Class	Number of Recalls	Number of Pounds Recalled
I	91	56,464,938
II	26	1,063,553
III	5	612,296

Recalls by Reason (N=122)

*STEC includes recalls due to Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). STEC organisms include E. coli O157:H7, E. coli O26, E. coli O45, E. coli O103, E. coli O111, E. coli O121, and E. coli O145.

**""Other" includes producing without inspection, failure to present for import inspection, and labeling issues, among others.

Recalls by Reason (N=122)
Reason for Recall	Number of Recalls	Number of Pounds Recalled
STEC*	14	291,900
Listeria monocytogenes	11	47,398,141
Salmonella	2	19,287
Undeclared Allergen	34	843,536
Extraneous Material	21	6,372,416
Processing Defect	5	1,999,078
Undeclared Substance	7	662,595
Other**	28	553,834

Recall by Species/Product (N=122)

***Poultry includes egg products.

Recall by Species/Product (N=122)
Species	Number of Recalls	Number of Pounds Recalled
Beef	26	591,869
Mixed	24	48,480,195
Pork	30	696,056
Poultry***	39	8,321,486
Lamb	1	15
Siluriformes fish (catfish)	2	51,166

Last Updated: Apr 17, 2017

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2016

Recalls by Class (N=122)

Recalls by Reason (N=122)

Recall by Species/Product (N=122)

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