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Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2012

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Number of Recalls: 82
Number of Pounds Recalled: 3,475,115

Recalls by Class (N=82)

Recalls by Class (N=82)
Class	Number of Recalls	Number of Pounds Recalled
I	46	1,013,972
II	24	472,392
III	12	1,988,751

Recalls by Reason (N=82)

* "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, unapproved source material, and specified risk materials, among others.

Recalls by Reason (N=82)
Reason for Recall	Number of Recalls	Number of Pounds Recalled
STEC*	5	63,467
Listeria monocytogenes	16	439,848
Salmonella	2	107,027
Undeclared Allergen	29	475,358
Extraneous Material	13	312,138
Processing Defect	1	90,975
Undeclared Substance	7	1,883,189
Other**	9	103,113

Recall by Species/Product (N=82)

*** "Mixed" refers to cases in which more than one type of meat or poultry species is included.

Recall by Species/Product (N=82)
Species	Number of Recalls	Numbef of Pounds Recalled
Beef	19	311,232
Mixed***	23	654,555
Pork	16	2,043,207
Poultry	23	445,601
Ovine	1	20,520

Last Updated: Mar 24, 2015

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2012

Recalls by Class (N=82)

Recalls by Reason (N=82)

Recall by Species/Product (N=82)

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