Industries: Medical Devices, Spices, Meat
Current FDA & USDA Recall Trends
FDA
Recalls / Contributing Factor(s)
- 8/13/24 – Food & Beverage – “Canela Molida” Ground Cinnamon – Due to Elevated Levels of Lead.
- “The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) collected samples in February 2024 from Lot: E-054, EX 0225 and D-181, EX 0624 El Chilar Ground Cinnamon, which tested high in lead. These additional lots of El Chilar Ground Cinnamon have been added to the original recall.” 1
- 8/12/24 – Medical Devices – T:Connect Mobile App for iOS Devices – Rapid Depletion of a User’s t:slim X2 Insulin Pump Battery.
- “SAN DIEGO – August 12, 2024 – Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (Nasdaq: TNDM) today provided an update on the March 2024 recall of its Apple iOS t:connect mobile app in the United States relating to an issue that can cause rapid depletion of a user’s t:slim X2 insulin pump battery. This battery depletion can result in the pump shutting down sooner than expected, which some customers have continued to experience following the release of version 2.7.1 of the app in March. Notices were emailed to impacted customers on August 9, 2024 with updated information and recommendations for helping avoid pump battery depletion. Tandem plans to release a new version of the app to address the remaining issues and will notify all users by email and app push notifications following its release.” 2
USDA
- 8/16/24 – Food – Ready-to-Eat Chicken Breast Nuggets and Tender Products – Possible Foreign Matter Contamination.
- “The problem was discovered after the firm received consumer complaints about metal wire embedded in the product and notified FSIS of the issue.” 3
- 8/16/24 – Food – Ineligible Meat and Poultry Products – Illegally Imported.
- “The problem was discovered when FSIS was performing routine surveillance activities at a retailer and found meat and poultry products from Myanmar that are not eligible to be exported to the U.S.” 4
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