Independent register of U.S. FDA drug recalls · updated Oct 10, 2026
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Temperature excursions

The product was stored or shipped outside its labeled temperature range. Heat or freezing can degrade a drug without any visible change, so it may be weaker than labeled.

569 FDA drug recalls with this cause, newest first.

Vaccines, insulin, many injectables and some tablets must stay within a narrow temperature band from factory to pharmacy. A truck without working refrigeration, a freezer failure or a warehouse heatwave is enough: the product looks normal but may have lost potency or formed degradation products. FDA files these under 'CGMP deviations' or 'temperature abuse'; we track them separately because the question to ask - how was my medication stored? - is different from every other cause.

Class II · Moderate risk

Acetaminophen Injection

Temperature Abuse: Product distributed in refrigerated trucks with labels attached to pallets indicating "Refrigerate Upon Arrival", however product is labeled to be stored in a controlled room temperature environment.

Terminated Temperature excursion Baxter Healthcare Corporation NDC 36000-306-60 D-1348-2022