The Recall Desk

Hazard

Retained Foreign Object recalls

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

What the numbers show

Total
4
Critical
0
Severe
1
Most recent
2021-01-13

Of the 4 retained foreign object recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 1 (25%) are Severe.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all retained foreign object 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.

1–4 of 4

  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0783-2021·2021-01-13

    Medline Cardiac Pack Recall for Non-X-Ray Detectable Sponge Component

    Medline Industries is recalling Cardiac Pack - LF kits because the cylindrical sponge component is not x-ray detectable. The affected units were distributed only in Canada.

    Product
    Cardiac Pack - LF, Model DYNJ31903I - Product Usage: This is a type of convenience kit used in various surgeries including cardiac, abdominal, and neck surgeries.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    0 states
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0780-2021·2021-01-13

    Medline Simple Neck Dissection Kit Recalled for Non-X-Ray Detectable Sponge

    Medline Industries is recalling 90 units of Simple Neck Dissection kits because the cylindrical sponge component is not x-ray detectable.

    Product
    Simple Neck Dissection, Model DYNJ47481C - Product Usage: This is a type of convenience kit used in various surgeries including cardiac, abdominal, and neck surgeries.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    0 states
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0779-2021·2021-01-13

    Medline Recalls Non-X-Ray Detectable Surgical Sponges in Convenience Kits

    Medline Industries is recalling 88 surgical convenience kits because the cylindrical sponge component is not x-ray detectable. The affected products were distributed only in Canada.

    Product
    Resect. Intest. Laparo-LF, Model DYNJ42667A - Product Usage: This is a type of convenience kit used in various surgeries including cardiac, abdominal, and neck surgeries.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    0 states
  • SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-2769-2020·2020-08-12

    Beacon EUS Access System Needle Recalled Due to Cannula Detachment

    Covidien is voluntarily recalling 269 Beacon EUS Access System needles because the cannula detached during procedures in three reported cases.

    Product
    Beacon EUS Access System Preloaded Access 135degree Needle sterile, single-use, endoscopic ultrasound device consisting of a sharp stylet and an 18.5-gauge, echo-enhanced, tip-shaped, nitinol cannula intended to pierce tissue and then act as an access channel to facilitate guide
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    0 states