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Microbial contamination

Bacteria, mold, yeast or other microorganisms detected in the product. Contamination can occur from water systems, equipment or handling, and can cause infection.

1,002 FDA drug recalls with this cause, newest first.

These recalls involve bacteria, mold, yeast or other microorganisms actually found in the finished product. This overlaps with sterility issues but is tracked separately because it usually points to a specific breakdown - a water system, an unsealed container, a contaminated raw material - rather than a general process failure. It carries a large share of Class I recalls: an organism such as Burkholderia cepacia or Pseudomonas in an eye drop, nasal spray or oral liquid can cause serious infection.

Class II · Moderate risk

Daptomycin for Injection

Microbial Contamination of Sterile Products: Product associated with reports of adverse events indicative of infusion reactions related to microbiological contamination.

Terminated Microbial contamination Pfizer NDC 0409-0106-01 D-1023-2018
Class I · High risk

Blissful Remedies

Microbial Contamination of Non-Sterile Products: The firm is initiating a recall of some of its products due to the potential of high microbial loads.

Terminated Microbial contamination World Organix, LLC D-1123-2018