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
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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.
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 Heparin Gore Viabahn VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis devices due to packaging defects that may compromise sterility assurance and heparin activity.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ethicon recalls 341,532 units of VICRYL surgical sutures worldwide due to holes in primary packaging that compromise sterility and could result in infection.
Ethicon is recalling VICRYL Plus Antibacterial Sutures due to a packaging machine defect that created holes in the primary packaging, potentially compromising product sterility. Affected sutures may pose an infection risk.
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 One Peg Patella knee implants due to vacuum bags packaged below specification. The recall affects units with multiple lot numbers distributed worldwide.
Integra LifeSciences is recalling 135 CODMAN BACTISEAL EVD Catheter Sets due to defects in sterile packaging that may compromise product sterility.
Integra LifeSciences is recalling 1,822 units of its Cranial Access Kit due to potential holes and tears in the sterile packaging that may compromise device sterility. The kits are used in ventriculostomy procedures.
Andover Healthcare Inc. is recalling CoFlex NL sterile flexible cohesive bandages (model 5400S) due to packaging seal gaps that could compromise product sterility. No illnesses have been reported.
Cook Incorporated is recalling 4,856 Coons Taper Dilators because packaging may have low seal strength, compromising device sterility. These percutaneous dilators are used in vascular and non-vascular procedures and are distributed worldwide.
Cook Incorporated recalled the Yueh Centesis Disposable Catheter Needle due to packaging with low seal strength that may compromise device sterility. The recall affects 296 units distributed worldwide.
Cook Incorporated is recalling 55 Peel-Away Introducers due to packaging with low seal strength that may compromise device sterility.