Hazard
1,612 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 1,612 packaging defect recalls we have scored against our rubric, 2 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 87 (5%) 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 packaging defect 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.
Gourmet International Inc. is voluntarily recalling L'Italy Sparkling Pomegranate Juice Beverages due to packaging concerns and reports of leaking caps.
Gourmet International Inc. is voluntarily recalling L'Italy Sparkling Mandarin Juice Drink because of packaging concerns and reports of leaking caps.
Gourmet International Inc. is voluntarily recalling L'Italy Sparkling Grapefruit Juice Drink because of packaging concerns and reports of leaking caps.
Gourmet International Inc. is voluntarily recalling LItaly Sparkling Sour Cherry Juice Drink due to packaging concerns and reports of leaking caps.
Arrow International Inc. is recalling 7,024 units of Hands-Off Multi-Lumen Central Venous Catheters because packaging may not be sealed, potentially compromising sterility.
Orexigen Therapeutics is recalling 95,296 bottles of Contrave extended-release tablets due to customer complaints of punctures in the bottles.
Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals is recalling 38,280 bottles of Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate Oral Solution because the tamper-evident foil seal is not completely intact.
Life Technologies is recalling Gibco CTS OpTmizer T Cell Expansion Serum Free Medium due to compromised fill port tube seals that may allow mold growth.
Life Technologies is recalling 141 units of GIBCO CTS AIM V Serum-Free Media because compromised seal integrity may allow media to leak and grow mold.
Life Technologies is recalling 91 units of Gibco DMEM tissue culture medium because compromised fill port seals may allow media to leak and grow mold.
Ethicon is recalling specific Prolene suture products because a packaging design issue may allow needles to perforate the package, posing injury and infection risks.
Ethicon is recalling specific Proline sutures because a packaging design issue allows the needle to perforate the package, posing a risk of injury or infection.
Ethicon is recalling specific PRONOVA suture needles because a packaging design issue may allow the needle to perforate the package, posing injury or infection risks.
Ethicon is recalling specific Proline suture products because the needle may perforate the packaging, posing a risk of soft tissue injury or infection.
Ethicon is recalling specific Prolene suture products because a packaging design issue allows needles to perforate the package, posing risks of soft tissue injury or infection.
Ethicon is recalling 300 units of Proline Suture 30" 6-0 Blue because a packaging design issue may allow the needle to perforate the package, posing injury or infection risks.
Cardinal Health is recalling 8,928 Presource PBDS kits because a defect in the Gatorade pouch seal caused the pouch to leak within the kit.
Cardinal Health is recalling Presource PBDS kits because a defect in the Gatorade pouch seal caused the pouch to leak within the kit.
Cardinal Health is recalling 8,928 Presource PBDS kits because a defect in the Gatorade pouch seal caused the pouch to leak within the kit.
Sandoz and Novartis are recalling about 470,000 blister packages of prescription drugs because the packaging failed to meet child-resistant closure requirements, posing a poisoning risk to children.
Zimmer Biomet is recalling trauma guide wires because packaging defects may allow sterile barrier breaches, posing a risk of infection.
Arrow International Inc is recalling Pressure Injectable ARROWg+ard Blue PLUS(R) Two-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kits because unsealed packaging may compromise product sterility.
Medline is recalling Sterile Needle Counters because packaging seal creep may compromise sterility. The recall covers 38,464 units distributed in the US, Canada, and other countries.
Arrow International is recalling 416,055 units of Peel Away Sheath over Dilator because unsealed packaging may compromise product sterility.
Medline Industries Inc is recalling MEDLINE O.R. Necessities Sterile Needle Counters because packaging seal creep may compromise sterility.