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

RHINO 7 Platinum 5000

Marketed without an Approved NDA/ANDA: undeclared Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients sildenafil, desmethyl carbodenafil and tadalafil.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared Gadget Island, Inc D-0103-2018
Class I · High risk

Natural Herbal Coffee Ampt

Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: FDA analysis found the product to contain undeclared sildenafil and tadalafil and undeclared milk. The presence of sildenafil and tadalafil makes AMPT Natural Herbal Coffee an unapproved drug for which safety and efficacy have not been established and, therefore, subject to recall. Additionally, this product has been found to contain undeclared milk, milk is recognized as one of the foods reported to have caused deaths due to anaphylactic shock in persons with underlying hypersensitivities.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared The Ampt Life, LLC D-0126-2018
Class II · Moderate risk

Timolol-Latanoprost PF Solution

Incorrect/Undeclared Excipient; non-pharmaceutical grade PEG 40 Castor Oil was used due to a mislabeling by the supplier

Terminated Chemical / undeclared ImprimisRx CA, Inc., dba ImprimisRx D-1132-2017
Class II · Moderate risk

Latanoprost PF Solution

Incorrect/Undeclared Excipient; non-pharmaceutical grade PEG 40 Castor Oil was used due to a mislabeling by the supplier

Terminated Chemical / undeclared ImprimisRx CA, Inc., dba ImprimisRx D-1131-2017
Class I · High risk

MAN OF STEEL capsules

Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: FDA analysis found this product to contain undeclared sildenafil, an FDA approved drug for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, making this an unapproved drug for which safety and efficacy have not been established and therefore, subject to recall.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared Vitility D-0032-2018
Class I · High risk

CaverFlo Natural Herbal Coffee

Marketed without an Approved NDA/ANDA; FDA analysis result found product to contain sildenafil, tadalafil and undeclared milk

Terminated Chemical / undeclared Brian P. Richardson D-1117-2017
Class I · High risk

GEC LX Laxoplex 60 capsules Dietary Supplement

Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: Tainted Product Marketed As a Dietary Supplement: FDA analysis found the product to tainted with undeclared anabolic steroids and steroid like substances.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared Genetic Edge Compounds LLC D-1092-2017
Class I · High risk

Cummor Natural Male Enhancement

Marketed without an Approved NDA/ANDA; FDA analysis found the presence of undeclared tadalafil, sildenafil and/or their analogues and Flibanserin

Terminated Chemical / undeclared Organic Herbal Supply D-0962-2017