Hazard
18 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 18 sterile packaging breach 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.
Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all sterile packaging breach 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.
Medline Industries is recalling Centurion Sterile Weitlaner Retractor 3 x 4 Prong units because the retractors may puncture through the sterile packaging. The product is distributed nationwide.
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. is recalling Triathlon TS Plus tibial inserts due to potential breaches in sterile packaging that could compromise product sterility. Affected units were distributed nationwide and internationally.
Medline's Femoral Artery Sterile Procedural Trays are being recalled because sterile blades within the kits can puncture the outer foil layer of the sterile packaging. This puncture creates a contamination risk.
MEDLINE is recalling procedural trays because sterile blades within the kits could puncture the outer foil packaging, potentially breaching the sterile barrier.
Medline Industries recalls non-sterile procedural trays (LAPAROTOMY CDS) because sterile blades within the kits may puncture the outer foil packaging, compromising sterility.
Medline Industries is recalling CISION Sterile Blades used in surgical procedures due to potential for the blade to puncture the sterile outer packaging, breaching sterility. No injuries reported.
Zimmer Biomet is recalling 38 Affixus Hip Fracture Nails because sterile packaging was found open during surgery. The recall covers units distributed in the US and two foreign countries.
Zimmer Biomet is recalling 27 Affixus Hip Fracture Nails because sterile packaging was found open during surgery.
Zimmer Biomet is recalling 20 Affixus Hip Fracture Nails because complaints indicated the sterile packaging was already open when the product was opened in surgery.
Zimmer Biomet is recalling 10 units of Affixus Hip Fracture Nails because complaints indicated the sterile packaging was already open when the product was opened in surgery.
Zimmer Biomet is recalling 44 Affixus Hip Fracture Nails because sterile packaging was found open during surgery. The recall covers US and foreign distribution.
Centurion Medical Products is recalling 1,692 Convenience Kits containing eye pads due to a potential breach in sterile packaging.
Centurion Medical Products is recalling 210 ophthalmic dressing kits due to a potential breach in the sterile packaging of the included eye pads.
Centurion Medical Products is recalling 540 Convenience Kits containing eye pads due to a potential breach in sterile packaging.
Centurion Medical Products is recalling 588 Convenience Kits containing Curity Oval Eye Pads due to a potential breach in sterile packaging.
Centurion Medical Products is recalling 476 Post-Op Eye Trays because the sterile eye pads inside may have had a packaging breach.
Centurion Medical Products is recalling Convenience Kits containing Curity Oval Eye Pads due to a potential breach in sterile packaging.
Vital Signs Colorado is recalling LightWand Stylets because sterile packaging may be breached without visible signs, posing a patient safety risk.