This statistic shows the number of drug recall enforcement reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued in the U.S. for all drug products from 2012 to 2023. In 2019, the FDA issued a record-high of 2,163 enforcement reports for drug product recall.
Total number of all drug product recall enforcement reports issued by the FDA from 2012 to 2023
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According to the FDA's official homepage, drug recall enforcement reports contain, "information on actions taken in connection with FDA regulatory activities. Whereas not all recalls are announced in the media or on our recall press release page all FDA-monitored recalls go into FDA’s Enforcement Report once they are classified according to the level of hazard involved."
The statistic includes recalls of classes I, II, III, and not yet classified.
The statistic includes completed, ongoing and terminated recalls.
The statistic does not include biologics, devices, cosmetics, food, or veterinary products.
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Food and Drug Administration. (January 29, 2024). Total number of all drug product recall enforcement reports issued by the FDA from 2012 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/618383/total-fda-drug-enforcement-reports/
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