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Stay informed with the latest U.S. product recalls. The ConsumerSun Recall Index tracks weekly recalls from the FDA, CPSC, and NHTSA, covering food, medical products, vehicles, and consumer goods to help consumers identify potential safety hazards and affected products.
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Toy recalls: how to check the toys already in your house
Toy recalls are run by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and they reach backward — a toy bought years ago, handed down, or bought secondhand can be recalled today. The risks cluster in five places: lead, small parts, magnets, button batteries and cords. Here is how to check what you own. -
Lettuce and leafy greens recalls: how to check bagged salads
No food lands on the recall list more often than leafy greens — romaine and bagged salads, usually for E. coli or Listeria that starts in the field or the packing plant. Here is how to match the bag or head in your fridge to a notice, and why the lot code — not the store — decides. -
Takata airbag recall: how to check your car by VIN and get the free repair
Roughly 67 million Takata air bags were recalled — the largest recall in U.S. history — and NHTSA still cannot account for about one in ten of them. The oldest cars are the most dangerous, the repair is free at any age, and some models should not be driven at all until it is done. Here is the check and the fix. -
How to read a CPSC recall notice: hazard, remedy and units sold
Every CPSC notice is assembled from the same blocks, and they are not equally important. The hazard tells you what can hurt you, the remedy tells you what you get, and the units number — the one that makes headlines — matters least of all. Here is the one-minute reading order. -
Peanut butter recalls: how to check the jar code and best-by date
Peanut butter recalls are decided by the lot code stamped beside the best-by date, not by the brand name alone. Here is where to find that code, how to read it against an FDA notice, and what to do if your jar matches. -
Blueberry recalls: current notices and how to check fresh and frozen berries
Blueberries are recalled in both the produce aisle and the freezer case — usually for hepatitis A or Listeria in frozen bags, and for the parasite Cyclospora in fresh clamshells. Here is how to match the berries you own to a notice, and why washing cannot make a recalled berry safe. -
Cheese recalls: current notices and how to check your block, bag or wheel
Cheese recalls are almost always about one bacterium — Listeria — and they turn on codes, not names. Here is how to match the block, bag or wheel in your fridge to an FDA notice, and why raw-milk cheese gets its own warning. -
Trader Joe's recalls: current notices and how refunds work
Trader Joe's posts its recalls as announcements on its own website, product by product — and nearly every notice ends with the same line: discard it or return it to any Trader Joe's for a full refund. Here is where the notices live, how to match your package to one, and why your receipt matters more here than at any other chain. -
Check a vehicle recall by VIN: step by step
Your 17-character VIN is the only way to know whether your exact car — not just your model — has an unrepaired safety recall. Here is the two-minute NHTSA check, what the result does and does not cover, and how to get the free repair booked. -
Target recalls: current notices and how refunds work
Target keeps its own recall list with a search by keyword, manufacturer or model number — and its notices say to return recalled items to any Target store for a full refund. Here is where to check, how to match your item, and what to say at Guest Services.
