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Live health numbers from public government data, refreshed weekly: what the FDA is recalling, and whether the pile is growing. The headlines are satire; the numbers are exactly what the sources report.
Recalls per week, by class · weeks starting May 4 to Oct 19 (latest week may be partial)
FDA recalls per week, stacked by class
In the last four full weeks the FDA posted 486 recalls, up from 324 in the four weeks before; 89 were Class I (50 before).
0 100 200 300 Class III: 4 Class II: 110 Class I: 6 Week of May 4: 120 recalls (Class I 6, II 110, III 4) Class III: 8 Class II: 151 Class I: 31 Week of May 11: 190 recalls (Class I 31, II 151, III 8) Class II: 68 Class I: 19 Week of May 18: 87 recalls (Class I 19, II 68, III 0) Class III: 6 Class II: 57 Class I: 39 Week of May 25: 102 recalls (Class I 39, II 57, III 6) Class III: 2 Class II: 14 Class I: 18 Week of Jun 1: 34 recalls (Class I 18, II 14, III 2) Class III: 56 Class II: 157 Class I: 39 Week of Jun 8: 252 recalls (Class I 39, II 157, III 56) Class III: 8 Class II: 96 Class I: 7 Week of Jun 15: 111 recalls (Class I 7, II 96, III 8) Class III: 2 Class II: 139 Class I: 43 Week of Jun 22: 184 recalls (Class I 43, II 139, III 2) Class III: 2 Class II: 91 Class I: 35 Week of Jun 29: 128 recalls (Class I 35, II 91, III 2) Class III: 1 Class II: 110 Class I: 18 Week of Jul 6: 129 recalls (Class I 18, II 110, III 1) Class II: 39 Class I: 8 Week of Jul 13: 47 recalls (Class I 8, II 39, III 0) Class II: 50 Class I: 39 Week of Jul 20: 89 recalls (Class I 39, II 50, III 0) Class III: 7 Class II: 75 Class I: 10 Week of Jul 27: 92 recalls (Class I 10, II 75, III 7) Class III: 3 Class II: 45 Class I: 3 Week of Aug 3: 51 recalls (Class I 3, II 45, III 3) Class III: 4 Class II: 82 Class I: 33 Week of Aug 10: 119 recalls (Class I 33, II 82, III 4) Class III: 1 Class II: 56 Class I: 32 Week of Aug 17: 89 recalls (Class I 32, II 56, III 1) Class III: 5 Class II: 56 Class I: 24 Week of Aug 24: 85 recalls (Class I 24, II 56, III 5) Class II: 82 Class I: 9 Week of Aug 31: 91 recalls (Class I 9, II 82, III 0) Class III: 13 Class II: 96 Class I: 8 Week of Sep 7: 117 recalls (Class I 8, II 96, III 13) Class III: 2 Class II: 20 Class I: 9 Week of Sep 14: 31 recalls (Class I 9, II 20, III 2) Class III: 1 Class II: 81 Class I: 64 Week of Sep 21: 146 recalls (Class I 64, II 81, III 1) Class III: 2 Class II: 69 Class I: 7 Week of Sep 28: 78 recalls (Class I 7, II 69, III 2) Class III: 1 Class II: 146 Class I: 11 Week of Oct 5: 158 recalls (Class I 11, II 146, III 1) Class III: 12 Class II: 85 Class I: 7 Week of Oct 12: 104 recalls (Class I 7, II 85, III 12) Class III: 2 Class II: 65 Class I: 4 Week of Oct 19: 71 recalls (Class I 4, II 65, III 2) May 4 Jun 1 Jun 29 Jul 27 Aug 24 Sep 21 Oct 19
In the last four full weeks the FDA posted 486 recalls, up from 324 in the four weeks before; 89 were Class I (50 before).
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Week of Class I Class II Class III Total
Oct 19 4 65 2 71 Oct 12 7 85 12 104 Oct 5 11 146 1 158 Sep 28 7 69 2 78 Sep 21 64 81 1 146 Sep 14 9 20 2 31 Sep 7 8 96 13 117 Aug 31 9 82 0 91 Aug 24 24 56 5 85 Aug 17 32 56 1 89 Aug 10 33 82 4 119 Aug 3 3 45 3 51 Jul 27 10 75 7 92 Jul 20 39 50 0 89 Jul 13 8 39 0 47 Jul 6 18 110 1 129 Jun 29 35 91 2 128 Jun 22 43 139 2 184 Jun 15 7 96 8 111 Jun 8 39 157 56 252 Jun 1 18 14 2 34 May 25 39 57 6 102 May 18 19 68 0 87 May 11 31 151 8 190 May 4 6 110 4 120
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