The Recall Desk

Hazard

Carbon Build Up recalls

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

What the numbers show

Total
4
Critical
4
Severe
0
Most recent
2026-01-21

Of the 4 carbon build up recalls we have scored against our rubric, 4 (100%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) 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 carbon build up 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.

1–4 of 4

  • CriticalFDA (Devices)·Z-1021-2026·2026-01-21

    Libre 3 Plus sensors recalled in a second lot over carbon build up

    Abbott Diabetes Care is recalling 1,663,241 FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors, REF 78768-01, because carbon build up in the sensor may result in incorrect low glucose results.

    Product
    FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus Sensor REF 78768-01 UDI-DI code: 00357599844011 The FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensor is a component of the FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    36 states
  • CriticalFDA (Devices)·Z-1020-2026·2026-01-21

    Glucose monitoring sensors recalled over carbon build up causing low readings

    Abbott Diabetes Care is recalling 1,060,723 FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors because a manufacturing process issue may cause carbon build up that results in incorrect low glucose results.

    Product
    FreeStyle Libre 3 Sensor REF 72081-01 UDI-DI code: 00357599818005 The FreeStyle Libre 3 sensor is a component of the FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    36 states
  • CriticalFDA (Devices)·Z-1023-2026·2026-01-21

    Libre 3 Plus sensors recalled over carbon build up causing low readings

    Abbott Diabetes Care is recalling 8,062 FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because a manufacturing process issue may cause carbon build up that results in incorrect low glucose results.

    Product
    FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus Sensor REF 72080-01 UDI-DI code: 00357599819002 The FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensor is a component of the FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    36 states
  • CriticalFDA (Devices)·Z-1022-2026·2026-01-21

    Libre 3 Plus sensors, REF 78769-01, recalled over carbon build up

    Abbott Diabetes Care is recalling 258,913 FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors, REF 78769-01, because carbon build up in the sensor may result in incorrect low glucose results.

    Product
    FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus Sensor REF 78769-01 UDI-DI code: 00357599843014 The FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensor is a component of the FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    36 states