What's been pulled, and why — for the medications, devices, and food in your life.

The FDA regularly recalls medications, medical devices, and food products when problems are discovered — contamination, mislabeling, dosing errors, defects, allergens. We surface them here so you can quickly check whether anything you take, use, or eat has been flagged, in plain English. The page defaults to drug recalls — switch to devices or food with the chips below.

Source: openFDA · U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Heads up — the FDA's own site search is finicky. When you click Show details on a recall, you'll see two search options. If Search FDA.gov returns "nothing found," click Search via Google next to it — Google's index of fda.gov is far more reliable and usually surfaces the press release at the top of results, if one exists. Many routine recalls also simply don't have a press release; the details we already show on each card are the canonical FDA record either way.

How this list is ordered

Recalls of medications a lot of patients actually take — common BP, cholesterol, diabetes, thyroid, antidepressant, and other primary-care meds — float to the top. Within that, more serious recalls (Class I > II > III) come first, then still-active ones before resolved, then most recent. The "Most-watched" strip at the top of the page highlights Class I recalls in active, broad distribution.

The FDA sorts every recall into one of three classes by how serious the risk is. Most of what you'll see day-to-day is Class II — the company found a problem and is pulling the product as a precaution, not because anyone has been harmed. Class I recalls are the rare, urgent ones.

Each card also shows a status: Ongoing means the recall is still active, Completed means the firm finished pulling product, and Resolved means the FDA has formally closed the recall. Resolved and Completed cards are dimmed because no further action is typically needed; the Most-watched strip at the top of the page only ever shows Ongoing recalls.

Class I Serious risk — reasonable chance the product could cause major injury or death. Stop using and contact your doctor.

Class II Moderate risk — may cause temporary or reversible harm. Worth checking with your care team if it applies to you.

Class III Low risk — unlikely to cause harm. Often a packaging or labeling fix, not a safety problem with the product itself.

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Note: This page is informational only and does not replace medical advice. The full, unfiltered FDA list — which also covers food, cosmetics, biologics, and veterinary products — is at fda.gov/safety/recalls. Last refreshed: —.