The Recall Desk

Hazard

Loss Of Potency recalls

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

What the numbers show

Total
247
Critical
0
Severe
20
Most recent
2025-05-07

Of the 247 loss of potency recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 20 (8%) are Severe.

Which agencies issued them

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all loss of potency 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.

1–25 of 247

  • ModerateFDA (Drugs)·D-0401-2025·2025-05-07

    Infuvite Adult Multiple Vitamins Injection Recalled Due to Cold Chain Failure

    Certain Infuvite Adult injectable vitamins were exposed to inadequate storage conditions after severe thunderstorms caused shipping delays exceeding 48 hours. The affected products' safety, quality, and potency may have been compromised.

    Product
    INFUVITE ADULT — INFUVITE ADULT (MULTIPLE VITAMINS INJECTION)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    2 states
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-0842-2019·2019-02-27

    Smiths Medical Recalls Arterial Blood Sampling Kits with Povidone Iodine Pads

    Smiths Medical ASD Inc. is recalling arterial blood sampling kits because the included povidone iodine prep pads may not maintain potency through their expiration dates.

    Product
    Aplicare Povidone Iodine Prep Pads packaged within Portex Pro-Vent Arterial Blood Sampling Kit with Dry Lithium Heparin for Gases and Electrolytes, models 4589P-1, 4591EG-1, 4591P-1, 4599P-1, 4611LH, 4611P-1, 4620EG-1, 4620P-1, 4640LH, 4640P-1, 4649P-1, 4660EG-1, 4660P-1, 4699LH,
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2371-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Cards Due to Moisture Risk

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility cards because container integrity issues may expose the product to moisture, potentially degrading antibiotic potency.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility card (AST-P613), REF 410027, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2486-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, leading to antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N327), IVD, REF 418515, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2405-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because container integrity may be compromised, exposing the product to moisture and causing antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N227), REF 413144, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2393-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, potentially causing antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N212), REF 413061, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2391-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, leading to antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N209), REF 412938, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2347-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards Due to Moisture Risk

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, potentially causing antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-GN09), REF 22008, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2501-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because container integrity issues may expose the product to moisture, potentially causing antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N340), IVD, REF 419412, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2510-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Streptococcus Susceptibility Cards Due to Moisture Risk

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Streptococcus Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, potentially degrading antibiotic potency.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Streptococcus Susceptibility card (AST-ST02), IVD, REF 420915, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2527-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards

    Biomerieux is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because container integrity issues may expose the product to moisture, potentially degrading antibiotic potency.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-GN67), IVD, REF 413399, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2382-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards Due to Moisture Risk

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, potentially causing antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N190), REF 412548, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2365-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Cards Due to Moisture Risk

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, potentially degrading antibiotic potency.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility card (AST-P606), REF 22330, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2341-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram-Negative Identification Cards Due to Moisture Risk

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram-Negative identification cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, potentially causing antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram-Negative identification card (GN), IVD, REF 21341, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2438-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards Due to Moisture Risk

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, potentially causing antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N263), REF 413755, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2413-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because container integrity issues may expose the product to moisture, potentially causing antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N243), REF 413392, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2507-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because container integrity issues may expose the product to moisture, potentially causing antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N348), IVD, REF 420856, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2369-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Cards Due to Moisture Risk

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, potentially causing antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility card (AST-P612), REF 22359, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2409-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards Due to Moisture Risk

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, potentially causing antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N236), REF 413171, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2446-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Card Container Integrity Recall

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, potentially causing antibiotic degradation and loss of potency.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N270), REF 414162, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2370-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards Due to Moisture Risk

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, leading to antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-XN01), REF 410025, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2386-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, leading to antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N195), REF412609, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2388-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, potentially causing antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N202), REF 412863, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-2514-2017·2017-06-21

    Biomerieux VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Card Container Integrity Recall

    Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, potentially causing antibiotic degradation.

    Product
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N352), IVD, REF 421258, 20 cards per carton.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide