Hazard
2 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 2 increased mortality recalls we have scored against our rubric, 1 (50%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 1 (50%) are Severe.
Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all increased mortality 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.
Medtronic recalled the HeartWare HVAD Implant Kit due to higher rates of neurological adverse events and mortality compared to other left ventricular assist devices. The pump may also fail to restart.
Medtronic is recalling the HeartWare HVAD left ventricular assist pump after observational data showed higher rates of neurological adverse events and mortality compared to alternative devices, plus reports of pump restart failure.