The Recall Desk

Hazard

Ineffective Disinfection recalls

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

What the numbers show

Total
1
Critical
0
Severe
0
Most recent
2022-02-23

Of the 1 ineffective disinfection recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) 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 ineffective disinfection 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.

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  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0638-2022·2022-02-23

    Endoscope Reprocessor Tubing Assembly Error May Reduce Disinfection Effectiveness

    Olympus OER-Elite Endoscope Reprocessors may have incorrectly assembled detergent and alcohol tank tubing, causing solutions to be dispensed in reversed cycles. This results in ineffective endoscope disinfection and potential patient exposure to residual detergent.

    Product
    OER-Elite Endoscope Reprocessor-for use in cleaning and high-level disinfection of heat sensitive Olympus flexible endoscopes, their accessories, and endoscope reprocessor accessories
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide