The Recall Desk

Hazard

Sterilization Risk recalls

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

What the numbers show

Total
29
Critical
0
Severe
0
Most recent
2025-02-05

Of the 29 sterilization risk 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 sterilization risk 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.

26–29 of 29

  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-0695-2015·2014-12-24

    Stryker Laparoscopic Forceps Recalled Due to Sterilization Instructions

    Stryker Endoscopy is recalling 180,573 units of bipolar forceps because the instructions for use do not support specific sterilization methods.

    Product
    PKG, BIPOLAR FORCEPS, PADDLE, 33CM, P/N 0250080361. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of tissue, organs, organ areas and surgical auxiliaries such as suturing material. Some instruments have radio frequency (RF) ports…
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-0612-2015·2014-12-24

    Stryker Endoscopy Recalls Metzenbaum Scissors Due to Sterilization Instructions

    Stryker Endoscopy is recalling 180,573 Metzenbaum Scissors because the instructions for use do not support specific sterilization methods.

    Product
    PKG, METZENBAUM SCISSORS, STRAIGHT, P/N 0250080024. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of tissue, organs, organ areas and surgical auxiliaries such as suturing material. Some instruments have radio frequency (RF)…
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-0631-2015·2014-12-24

    Stryker Pennington Forceps Recalled Due to Sterilization Instructions Error

    Stryker Endoscopy is recalling 180,573 Pennington Forceps units because the instructions for use do not support specific sterilization methods.

    Product
    PKG, PENNINGTON FORCEPS, P/N 0250080242. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of tissue, organs, organ areas and surgical auxiliaries such as suturing material. Some instruments have radio frequency (RF) ports which allow…
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • LowFDA (Devices)·Z-0745-2015·2014-12-24

    Stryker Laparoscopic Scissors Recalled Due to Sterilization Instructions Error

    Stryker Endoscopy is recalling Metzenbaum curved scissors because the instructions for use do not support specific sterilization methods.

    Product
    PKG, 5MM X 45CM, INSERT, METZENBAUM CURVED SCISSORS, LONG JAW, P/N 0250080752 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of tissue, organs, organ areas and surgical auxiliaries such as suturing material. Some instruments have…
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide