Hazard
1,596 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 1,596 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 82 (5%) are Severe.
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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.
Medline Industries is recalling 80 arthroscopy surgical convenience kits due to incomplete packaging seals. The affected lot numbers are 24GBI464 and 24HBO800.
Medline brand medical procedure convenience kits are recalled because their packaging may allow product sterility to be compromised. The affected units were packaged in breather pouch lot 323080002.
Medline dental procedure kits may contain non-sterile product if the breather pouch seal is compromised. The recall affects 165 units distributed in the US, Canada, and Panama.
Smiths Medical is recalling 27,971 Portex ORATOR speaking valves for tracheostomy tubes due to uncertainty in sterile packaging seal integrity. The affected units may not maintain sterile status, potentially exposing users to contamination.
Medline is recalling 168 Centurion medical procedure kits because packaging defects may allow non-sterile product use if the vendor seal is compromised.
Medline Industries is recalling 498,354 units of Centurion CirClamp sterile surgical clamps due to holes in the packaging that may compromise sterility assurance. No illnesses or injuries have been reported.
Medline is recalling certain convenience kits for medical procedures due to potential non-sterile product risk if the breather pouch seal is compromised. The recall affects 51 units distributed in the US, Canada, and Panama.
Medline brand medical procedure convenience kits packaged in breather pouch lot 323080002 may be non-sterile if the vendor seal is opened or compromised. Affected kits are distributed in the US, Canada, and Panama.
Medline is recalling 88 convenience kits used in gynecological medical procedures due to potential non-sterility if the breather pouch seal is compromised. The affected lots are distributed in the US, Canada, and Panama.
Smiths Medical is recalling 34,141 units of 15mm Double Swivel Connectors worldwide due to uncertainty in the seal integrity of the sterile packaging.
Mckesson Medical-Surgical is recalling Quantimetrix Urine Chemistry Control Sets shipped without validated summer packaging, potentially exposing them to temperatures above 25°C.
Medline Industries is recalling 2,860 units of its ReNewal Reprocessed Covidien LigaSure Maryland Jaw Sealer/Divider due to potential incomplete seals on packaging trays, which could compromise sterility assurance.
Smith & Nephew is recalling Rotation Medical Tendon Staples because packaging defects may compromise sterility. The recall affects 6,465 units distributed worldwide.
Medline is recalling 46 units of reprocessed Ethicon Harmonic ACE+7 Shears due to a potential incomplete seal on the packaging tray.
W L Gore & Associates is recalling specific lots of Heparin, Gore Viabahn VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis because packaging defects may compromise sterility and heparin activity.
W L Gore & Associates is recalling Heparin Gore Viabahn VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis devices due to packaging defects that may compromise sterility assurance and heparin activity.
Microtek Medical's Transfer Device REF 2008S is being recalled due to pin holes and tears in the sterile packaging barrier identified during testing. These defects compromise sterility and could allow contamination.
Microtek Medical Inc. is recalling Bottle Decanter REF 2004S units due to pin holes and tears found in the sterile barrier packaging during testing. Compromised packaging could allow contamination of the medical device.
Olympus is recalling Everest Bipolar Cutting Forceps due to fractures and breakages in packaging trays and Tyvek covers that may compromise sterility. The recall affects 4,364 units distributed worldwide.
Olympus is recalling Everest Bipolar Cutting Forceps due to fractures and breakages in packaging trays and Tyvek covers that may result in a sterility breach. Approximately 6985 units are affected and were distributed worldwide.
Olympus is recalling Everest Bipolar Cutting Forceps surgical instruments due to fractures and breakages in packaging trays and Tyvek covers that may compromise sterility. Affected batches: FR150448, FR154445, FR173022.
Exactech is recalling Acumatch L-Series hip implant liners because some units were packaged without the specified protective ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) layer, which is required for proper device protection.
Ethicon recalls 306,000 MONOCRYL surgical sutures worldwide due to holes in primary packaging from a manufacturing defect that compromises sterility and could result in infection.
Ethicon recalls PDS Plus Antibacterial sutures due to packaging defects that compromised sterility. The affected units may cause infection if used in surgery.
Exactech is recalling OPTETRAK Advanced Patella knee implant components packaged in vacuum bags that did not meet manufacturing specifications. Improper packaging could compromise product sterility.