Independent register of U.S. FDA drug recalls · updated Oct 10, 2026
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Chemical contamination & hidden ingredients

A chemical that should not be there - benzene, methanol, lead - or an undeclared prescription drug hidden in a supplement. The label gives no warning: you may be taking a toxic solvent, a heavy metal, or a drug such as sildenafil that interacts with your other medicines.

709 FDA drug recalls with this cause, newest first.

This category covers two things the label never mentions. One is chemical contamination: benzene in sunscreens and hand sanitizers, methanol in sanitizer, lead or other heavy metals in a finished product. The other is a 'supplement' that secretly contains a prescription drug - sildenafil, tadalafil, sibutramine, phenolphthalein - so that it appears to work, at the cost of dangerous interactions the buyer cannot anticipate. A large share of these recalls are Class I, because the hidden ingredient is the whole risk.

Class I · High risk

Acadia Farms

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1468-2020
Class I · High risk

Recovery Releaf

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1467-2020
Class I · High risk

SP, hemp oil

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1466-2020
Class I · High risk

SP, hemp oil

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1465-2020
Class I · High risk

Pathway To Wellness

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1464-2020
Class I · High risk

Herbzeedy

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1462-2020
Class I · High risk

Goodness Gurus

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1461-2020
Class I · High risk

Goodness Gurus

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1460-2020
Class I · High risk

BC Hemp Co.

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1459-2020
Class I · High risk

BC Hemp Co.

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1458-2020
Class I · High risk

BC Hemp Co.

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1457-2020
Class I · High risk

A Clean Choice CBD

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1456-2020
Class I · High risk

A Clean Choice CBD

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1455-2020
Class I · High risk

A Clean Choice CBD

Chemical contamination: product contains elevated levels of undeclared lead.

Completed Chemical / undeclared Michigan Herbal Remedies D-1454-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Walker Hand Sanitizer

Incorrect/Undeclared Excipients: Notification received from Health Canada that DA-2I Ethanol is a type not an approved for use in Hand Sanitizer.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared Walker Emulsions INC NDC 74940-0415-1 D-1417-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Walker Emulsions Hand Sanitizer

Incorrect/Undeclared Excipients: Notification received from Health Canada that DA-2I Ethanol is a type not an approved for use in Hand Sanitizer.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared Walker Emulsions INC NDC 74940-0415-1 D-1416-2020