28%

Fewer recalls than
Meat & Poultry peers

Hormel Foods — FDA Recall History & Enforcement Records

Established Player · Meat & Poultry

Data Notice: Recall frequency varies by category and firm size; data is comparative and may not indicate actual brand safety or quality. See Methodology.

As of July 16, 2026, Hormel Foods has 10 recorded FDA food enforcement actions in the openFDA database. Their most recent recall was on 2 May 2024. Hormel Foods is categorized under Meat & Poultry based on their predominant recall history.

10
Total FDA recalls
10.7
Years in FDA database
0.9
Recalls per year
805 days(2.2 yrs)
Since last recall
20.0%
Class I (life-threatening)
0.9 recalls/yr vs Meat & Poultry avg 1.5/yrWell Below Average

Recall activity over time for Hormel Foods

How serious are Hormel Foods recalls?

FDA recall classifications by severity

Class I (Life-threatening)
20.0% (2 recalls)
Class II (Moderate risk)
80.0% (8 recalls)
Class III (Minor violation)
0.0% (0 recalls)

Full FDA recall history for Hormel Foods

All 10 FDA enforcement actions sourced from openFDA · Sorted by date, most recent first

Date Product Reason Class & Status
2 May 2024Official FDA Notice PLANTERS¿ Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts 8.75 oz. UPC 2900001621. Packaged in a metal corrugate can with plastic lid. Possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes Class ITerminated
2 May 2024Official FDA Notice PLANTERS¿ Honey Roasted Peanuts 4oz UPC 2900002097. Packaged in a flexible film package. 12 packages per case. Possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes Class ITerminated
28 Sep 2020Official FDA Notice SKIPPY Super Chunk Peanut Butter 16.3oz UPC: 00037600110723 packaged in non-flexible plastic container Aflatoxin level slightly above actionable limit Class IITerminated
22 Feb 2017Official FDA Notice Great Shake Fortified Nutrition, Soy Formula, Vanilla Artificially Flavored, Packaged in 4 fl oz. (118 mL), and 6 fl oz. Hormel Foods is recalling Great Shake and Great Shake Plus, fortified Nutrition drinks, due to presence of undeclared milk. Class IITerminated
22 Feb 2017Official FDA Notice Great Shake Plus Fortified Nutrition, Soy Formula, Strawberry Artificially Flavored, Packaged in 4 fl oz. (118 mL). Sto Hormel Foods is recalling Great Shake and Great Shake Plus, fortified Nutrition drinks, due to presence of undeclared milk. Class IITerminated
22 Feb 2017Official FDA Notice Great Shake Fortified Nutrition, Soy Formula, Strawberry Artificially Flavored, Packaged in 4 fl oz. (118 mL), and 6 fl Hormel Foods is recalling Great Shake and Great Shake Plus, fortified Nutrition drinks, due to presence of undeclared milk. Class IITerminated
22 Feb 2017Official FDA Notice Great Shake Plus Fortified Nutrition, Soy Formula, Chocolate Artificially Flavored, Packaged in 4 fl oz. (118 mL). Stor Hormel Foods is recalling Great Shake and Great Shake Plus, fortified Nutrition drinks, due to presence of undeclared milk. Class IITerminated
22 Feb 2017Official FDA Notice Great Shake Fortified Nutrition, Soy Formula, Chocolate Artificially Flavored, Packaged in 4 fl oz. (118 mL), and 6 fl o Hormel Foods is recalling Great Shake and Great Shake Plus, fortified Nutrition drinks, due to presence of undeclared milk. Class IITerminated
22 Feb 2017Official FDA Notice Great Shake Plus Fortified Nutrition, Soy Formula, Vanilla Artificially Flavored, Packaged in 4 fl oz. (118 mL). Store Hormel Foods is recalling Great Shake and Great Shake Plus, fortified Nutrition drinks, due to presence of undeclared milk. Class IITerminated
29 Oct 2015Official FDA Notice Skippy Creamy 25% Less Fat Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread Net Wt. 16.3 OZ (1 lb 0.3 OZ) 462g in plastic jars, UPC: 037 Potential metal shavings in jars of peanut butter. Class IITerminated

Where have Hormel Foods recalls occurred?

States affected across all recorded FDA enforcement actions

Nationwide

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