Hazard
2,235 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 2,235 sterility compromise recalls we have scored against our rubric, 4 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 260 (12%) 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 sterility compromise 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.
AVID Medical is recalling 192 Halyard IV Start Kits because the included BD ChloraPrep applicators may have open or incomplete packaging seals.
Medline Industries is recalling 341 anesthesia pain kits due to open sterile seals that may compromise sterility and lead to patient infection.
Maquet is recalling Percutaneous Insertion Kits because the packaging may not consistently maintain sterile barrier integrity, posing a risk of infection.
Medline Industries is recalling 60 Myringotomy Pack-LF kits due to open seals that may compromise sterility and lead to patient infection.
Medline Industries is recalling 336 cataract convenience kits because open sterile seals may compromise sterility and lead to patient infection.
Medical Action Industries is recalling Single Shot Epidural kits containing Sodium Chloride ampules due to potentially compromised sterility.
Medical Action Industries is recalling Epidural/Pain TQC kits containing Sodium Chloride ampules due to potentially compromised sterility.
Spectra Medical Devices is recalling Sodium Chloride Injection ampules because manufacturing issues may have compromised sterility, posing a risk of infection or inflammation to patients.
Stryker Corporation is recalling 2,739 units of the Ahto Dual Spike Tube Set packaging due to reported handpiece leaks during use. No injuries have been reported.
Biomet, Inc. is recalling certain Intramedullary Bone Saw Blade Assemblies because an exposed saw blade may have damaged the sterile barrier packaging.
Biomet, Inc. is recalling various sizes of Intramedullary Bone Saw Blade Assemblies because an exposed saw blade may have damaged the sterile barrier packaging.
Biomet, Inc. is recalling certain Intramedullary Bone Saw Blade Assemblies because an exposed saw blade may have damaged the sterile barrier packaging.
Karl Storz Endoscopy is recalling 45 Flexible Hystero-Fiberscope Kits that contain expired Single Use Endoscopic Seals, which could compromise sterility assurance during gynecological procedures.
DePuy Synthes is recalling ATTUNE Revision Hinge Knee Insert Components distributed to Minnesota, North Carolina, and Texas because external sterile packaging was found adhered to internal sterile packaging, potentially compromising sterility.
DePuy Synthes is recalling ATTUNE Revision Hinge Knee Housing Components because external sterile packaging was found adhered to internal packaging, potentially compromising sterility. The recall affects 66 units distributed to Minnesota, North Carolina, and Texas.
Mentor Texas LP is recalling a single lot of expired 10cc Luer Lok syringes distributed to California, Florida, and Pennsylvania due to a distribution system control failure.
Stryker Sustainability Solutions is recalling Daig Livewire Steerable reprocessed electrophysiology catheters due to incomplete seals on sterile product packaging, which could compromise sterility and patient safety.
Stryker Sustainability Solutions is recalling 107 units of Daig Livewire Steerable reprocessed electrophysiology catheters due to incomplete seals on the sterile product packaging. The incomplete seals may compromise sterility assurance.
Stryker Sustainability Solutions is recalling BARD Dynamic XT Steerable reprocessed electrophysiology catheters due to incomplete seals on the sterile product, which could compromise sterility.
Stryker Sustainability Solutions is recalling Daig Livewire Steerable BDB reprocessed electrophysiology catheters due to incomplete seals on the sterile product.
Stryker Sustainability Solutions is recalling 816 units of CS Uni-Directional w Auto ID reprocessed electrophysiology catheters due to incomplete seals on the sterile product packaging.
Stryker Sustainability Solutions is recalling BARD Dynamic Deca Steerable reprocessed electrophysiology catheters (Product Number 201101) distributed nationwide and in Israel and Canada due to incomplete seals on the sterile product packaging. The incomplete seals may compromise sterility.
Stryker Sustainability Solutions is recalling 217 units of BARD EP XT Decapolar Steerable reprocessed electrophysiology catheters due to incomplete seals on the sterile product packaging.
Stryker Sustainability Solutions is recalling BARD Dynamic XT Steerable reprocessed electrophysiology catheters (Product Number 201103) due to incomplete seals on the sterile product packaging.
Stryker Sustainability Solutions is recalling 154 units of BW Webster Duo-Decapolar reprocessed electrophysiology catheters due to incomplete seals on the sterile product packaging, which may compromise sterility.