The number of food items recalled by the FDA increased by 232% in Q1 2025, which marks the second-highest recall volume for a quarter in the last two years. (Credit: Celio Messias/Adobe Stock)

The number of recalled products in the United States increased significantly in the first quarter of 2025, Sedgwick reports. Despite a slight decrease in the number of recalls — from 780 in Q4 2024 to 775 in Q1 2025 — the number of products recalled across all sectors rose by 25% to 125.37 million.

Sedgwick reports that this jump in recalled products was driven by increases in the FDA-regulated pharmaceutical and food and drink industries. The number of food items recalled by the FDA increased by 232% in Q1 2025, which marks the second-highest recall volume for a quarter in the last two years.

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