The Recall Desk

Hazard

Sterile Field Contamination recalls

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

What the numbers show

Total
2
Critical
0
Severe
0
Most recent
2025-01-29

Of the 2 sterile field contamination 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.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all sterile field contamination 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.

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  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0983-2025·2025-01-29

    HALYARD Laparotomy Surgical Pack Recalled for Additive Residue Contamination

    O&M HALYARD is recalling HALYARD Laparotomy Packs due to elevated residues of anti-block/slip additives found in the sterile packaging. These surgical instruments were distributed nationwide.

    Product
    Brand Name: HALYARD Product Name: Laparotomy Pack Model/Catalog Number: 88231 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Laparotomy Pack Component: N/A
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1475-2023·2023-05-10

    Steris surgical light handle covers may detach during procedures

    Steris surgical light handle covers may detach during use, risking contamination of the sterile field and patient injury. The FDA is recalling approximately 1.4 million affected covers.

    Product
    Steris Lighting and Visualization Systems, Sterile Light Handle Cover (LB53)- Surgical light handle covers, including disposable surgical light handle covers are designed to fit over surgical light handles for sterile surgeon control. REF: LB53
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide