Hazard
204 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 204 packaging error recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) 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 error 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.
Implant Direct is recalling 53 dental implants because an internal quality inspection found that an incorrect healing collar could have been packaged in the assembly kit.
Implant Direct is recalling 23 dental implants because a QA inspection found a healing collar was packaged instead of the implant.
Datascope Corp. is recalling seven low level output cables for intra-aortic balloon pumps because they were packaged with incorrect cables.
Conformis, Inc. is recalling two iTotal Hip Replacement femoral stems (sizes 13 and 15) because they were packed in each other's packaging.
Implant Direct Sybron Manufacturing is recalling 158 dental implants because the incorrect device was packaged in the vial.
Alkermes is recalling 16,231 Vivitrol kits because 1-inch needles were incorrectly placed in sleeves labeled for 1.5-inch needles. The drug vials are not affected.
Getinge is recalling one HEMASHIELD GOLD vascular graft that was incorrectly packed in a carton labeled for a HEMASHIELD PLATINUM graft.
Smith & Nephew is recalling 12 units of Legion Hemi Step Tibial Wedges because they were inadvertently packaged with an incorrect screw component.
Abbott Nutrition is recalling specific cartons of Similac Pro-Sensitive that may contain Similac Pro-Advance bottles due to a packaging error.
Alkermes is recalling 6,514 Vivitrol kits because 1-inch needles were incorrectly placed in sleeves labeled for 1.5-inch needles. The drug vials are not impacted.
Johnson & Johnson is recalling 392 units of 25GA Vitrectomy Cutters because 20GA cutters may be found in the packaging, posing a surgical risk.
Smiths Medical ASD Inc. is recalling 7,840 Portex Blue Line Ultra Tracheostomy Tubes because they were packaged with an incorrect size inner cannula.
King Systems Corp. dba Ambu, Inc. is recalling 270 King LTS-D Kit Size 1 units because they were incorrectly packaged and labeled as size 1 products.
Collagen Matrix, Inc. is recalling Neomem Resorbable Collagen Membranes because they were packaged in the wrong box, potentially inside a Neomem FLEXPLUS box.
Zimmer Trabecular Metal Technology is recalling 24 units of NexGen Tibial Half Block Augments because the product in the box may not match the label.
Canadian Hospital Specialties is recalling 750 pediatric polyurethane feeding tubes because they may be packaged with a 5FR tube instead of the labeled 6.5FR size.
COVIDIEN LLC is voluntarily recalling 1,522 Salem Sump Dual Lumen Stomach Tubes because one lot of 10 Fr tubes was incorrectly packaged in 16 Fr pouches.
Collagen Matrix, Inc. is recalling 569 units of BioMend Extend synthetic bone grafting material because the product may have been packaged in the wrong box.
Zimmer Biomet is recalling 16 Vanguard 360 Revision Knee System tibial block augments because the sterile packages contained only one bolt instead of the required two.
Zimmer Biomet is recalling 16 Vanguard 360 Revision Knee System tibial block augments because the sterile packages contained one bolt instead of the required two.
Zimmer Biomet is recalling 2.5mm orthopedic pegs because a larger 22mm peg was found in the package. The error affects 25 units distributed to Japan and the Netherlands.
Medline Industries is recalling 90,870 units of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection due to incorrect overwrap packaging. The product is intended for flushing IV catheters and tubing.
Smith & Nephew is recalling 72 units of Legion CR XLPE Articular Inserts because the inner and outer packaging pouches were inadvertently sealed together.
Smith & Nephew is recalling Legion CR XLPE High Lexion Articular Inserts due to a packaging error where inner and outer pouches were sealed together.
Smith & Nephew is recalling 47 units of Legion CR XLPE Articular Inserts due to a packaging error where inner and outer pouches were sealed together.