Hazard
3,438 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 3,438 infection risk recalls we have scored against our rubric, 25 (1%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 993 (29%) are Severe.
Which agencies issued them
Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all infection risk 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.
Stryker is recalling Vitallium Wire because the instructions incorrectly state the non-sterile device is sterile, omitting required sterilization steps.
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy is recalling all unexpired lots of sterile compounded products, including papaverine phentolamine prostaglandin, due to FDA inspection findings regarding lack of sterility assurance.
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy is recalling all unexpired lots of sterile compounded products after FDA inspection found concerns regarding the assurance of sterility.
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy is recalling all unexpired lots of compounded Folic Acid, 10 mg/mL, after an FDA inspection identified concerns regarding the assurance of sterility.
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy is recalling all unexpired lots of papaverine prostaglandin 30 mg/30 mcg/mL in California due to FDA inspection findings regarding lack of sterility assurance.
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy is recalling all unexpired lots of sterile compounded products, including papaverine phentolamine prostaglandin, due to FDA inspection findings regarding lack of sterility assurance.
Abbott's Compounding Pharmacy is recalling all unexpired lots of sterile compounded products, including papaverine phentolamine prostaglandin, due to FDA inspection findings regarding lack of sterility assurance.
Sentara Enterprises is recalling specific lots of Dextrose-NaCl (D5-1/2NS) in Homepumps because product sterility cannot be guaranteed.
Sentara Enterprises is recalling Parenteral Amino Acid Infusion 10% bags because product sterility cannot be guaranteed. The recall affects specific lots compounded in September 2015.
Sentara Enterprises is recalling Vancomycin HCL home infusion bags because the product's sterility cannot be guaranteed. The recall affects bags distributed in Virginia and North Carolina.
Sentara Enterprises is recalling 9 bags of Solu-Cortef (hydrocortisone) 1MG in NS syringes because product sterility cannot be guaranteed. The affected lots were compounded in September 2015 and distributed in Virginia and North Carolina.
Sentara Enterprises is recalling specific lots of Intralipid fat emulsion because the product's sterility cannot be guaranteed. The affected bags were distributed in Virginia and North Carolina.
Mylan Pharmaceuticals is recalling specific lots of Bromfenac Ophthalmic Solution 0.09% because the preservative failed an effectiveness test, raising concerns about sterility.
Abeon Medical Corporation is recalling 1,035 units of TLC Self-Retaining Retractor Frames because some sealed pouches contain tears that compromise the product's sterility.
Abeon Medical Corporation is recalling 2,570 units of the TLC Self Retaining Retractor System because some sealed pouches contain tears that compromise the product's sterility.
Abeon Medical Corporation is recalling Wilson Penile Implantation System Retractor Frames because some sealed pouches contain tears that compromise the product's sterility.
Walgreens Infusion Services is recalling compounded Sodium Ascorbate (Vitamin C) syringes in Texas due to a lack of assurance of sterility.
Walgreens Infusion Services is recalling 43 bags of 0.9% Sodium Chloride injection in Texas due to a lack of assurance of sterility.
Walgreens Infusion Services is recalling 49 syringes of Heparin injection, Preservative Free, due to a lack of assurance of sterility. The affected products were distributed in Texas.
Arthrosurface is recalling 3 Total Toe Instrument Kits because a hex driver component failed to pass half-cycle sterilization due to a design oversight.
Hardy Diagnostics is recalling FB Broth (Lot 15231) because of potential Burkholderia fungorum contamination. The product was distributed in California, Wisconsin, Maryland, and Utah.
Cook Medical is recalling specific lots of VentriClear II Ventricular Drainage Catheter Sets because double sterilization may reduce the antibiotic coating below labeled levels.
LeMaitre Vascular is recalling 4,315 Over-the-Wire Embolectomy Catheters due to a manufacturing defect that may compromise packaging sterility.
Western Drug is recalling Squaric Acid 4% Injection because the product lacks assurance of sterility. The recall covers all lots distributed nationwide.
Western Drug is recalling two containers of Tacrolimus 0.02% Opth Sol due to a lack of assurance of sterility. The product was distributed nationwide in eight states.