Hazard

Blood Exposure recalls

9 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total: 9
Critical: 0
Severe: 5
Most recent: 2025-05-28

Of the 9 blood exposure recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 5 (56%) are Severe.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all blood exposure recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.

A recall can carry multiple tags — a Listeria recall might also be tagged ready-to-eat and undeclared-allergen. Use the full-text search if you want to combine hazard tags with brand or category filters.

1–9 of 9

HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1808-2025·2025-05-28
BD Cathena Safety IV Catheter manufacturing defect hole septum
Becton Dickinson is recalling certain BD Cathena Safety IV Catheter models due to a manufacturing defect that may create a hole in the septum, potentially causing blood leakage during insertion.
Product
BD Cathena Safety IV Catheter BD Multiguard Technology 18 GA x 1.25 IN, REF: 386865; BD Cathena Safety IV Catheter 20GX1.00IN STRAIGHT BC, REF: 386803; BD Cathena Safety IV Catheter BD Multiguard Technology 20 GA x 1.00 IN, 386862
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0400-2024·2023-12-06
BD Insyte Autoguard IV Catheter Needles May Fail to Retract Properly
BD Insyte Autoguard BC IV catheters may have needles that fail to retract properly, potentially causing contaminated needlestick injuries, blood leakage, and repeated insertion attempts.
Product
BD Insyte Autoguard BC Shielded IV Catheter with Blood Control Technology 20GA X 1.00in, REF: 382533
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0350-2020·2019-11-20
PrivaPath Universal Sexual Health Testing Kit Recalled for Damaged Tubes
PrivaPath Diagnostics is recalling Universal Sexual Health Testing Kits due to potential tube damage that may cause blood exposure or erroneous results.
Product
Universal Sexual Health Testing Kit
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-1710-2019·2019-06-12
BD Nexiva IV Catheter System Recalled for Septum Leak Risk
Becton Dickinson is recalling 6,720 units of BD Nexiva Dual Port 20GA IV Catheter Systems due to a potential leak that could expose health care workers to blood.
Product
BD Nexiva Dual Port 20GA 1.00IN -Closed IV Catheter System intended for use in the peripheral vascular system Catalog Number: 383536
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
1 state
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0456-2016·2015-12-30
BD Vacutainer K2 EDTA Blood Collection Tubes Recalled for Stopper Defect
Becton Dickinson is recalling 4.8 million blood collection tubes because stoppers may not be fully inserted, posing a risk of blood exposure.
Product
BD Vacutainer K2 EDTA (K2E) 5.4mg Plus Blood Collection Tubes. Product Usage: BD Vacutainer¿ tubes are used to collect, transport and process blood in a closed system. These tubes are used for testing serum, plasma or whole blood in the clinical laboratory. The BD Vacutainer
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-1716-2015·2015-06-17
Fresenius CRIT-LINE Blood Chamber Recalled for Connection Leaks
Fresenius Medical Care is recalling CRIT-LINE Blood Chambers because the connection may leak during use.
Product
CRIT-LINE Blood Chamber- an accessory to the Crit line III- Monitors in real time blood parameters Model: CL10021021
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-2202-2014·2014-08-20
Gambro Recalls Prismaflex M100 Dialysis Sets Due to Connector Breakage
Gambro Renal Products is recalling Prismaflex M100 dialysis sets because connector breakages can cause leakage of liquid or blood.
Product
Prismaflex M100. Product number 106697. Each set is packaged in a plastic pouch, 4 pouches per carton box
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
0 states
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-2203-2014·2014-08-20
Gambro Recalls Prismaflex M150 Dialysis Sets Due to Connector Breakage
Gambro Renal Products is recalling Prismaflex M150 dialysis sets because connector breakages can cause liquid or blood to leak.
Product
Prismaflex M150. Product number 109990. Each set is packaged in a plastic pouch, 4 pouches per carton box
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
0 states
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-2206-2014·2014-08-20
Gambro Recalls PrisMARS Kits Due to Connector Breakage and Leakage
Gambro Renal Products is recalling PrisMARS Kits because connector breakages can cause liquid or blood to leak.
Product
PrisMARS Kit (component of MARS Treatment Kit Type 1115/1 PrisMARS US), 1 MARS Treatment Kit per carton box, Product Number 800480, Batch
Category
Medical Device
Distribution
0 states