Independent register of U.S. FDA drug recalls · updated Oct 10, 2026
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FDA drug recalls in 2020

Every FDA drug recall initiated in 2020, newest first, with its risk class, status and the reason the FDA recorded. Use the cause and risk filters to narrow the year down.

930 recalls, newest first.

Risk Class IClass IIClass III
Status OngoingCompletedTerminated
Year 20262025202420232022 2020 All years
Cause Sterility / contaminationNitrosamine impurityChemical / undeclaredParticulate / foreign matterLabeling / mix-upcGMP deviationMicrobial contamination All causes
Class II · Moderate risk

Lidocaine HCL

Lack of Assurance of Sterility

Terminated Sterility / contamination Fusion IV Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dba Axia Pharmaceutical NDC 71283-1011-5 D-0962-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Glycine Injection

Lack of Assurance of Sterility

Terminated Sterility / contamination Fusion IV Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dba Axia Pharmaceutical NDC 71283-0344-3 D-0955-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Glycerin

Lack of Assurance of Sterility

Terminated Sterility / contamination Fusion IV Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dba Axia Pharmaceutical NDC 71283-0464-1 D-0954-2020
Class II · Moderate risk

Dexamethasone

Lack of Assurance of Sterility

Terminated Sterility / contamination Fusion IV Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dba Axia Pharmaceutical NDC 71283-0630-1 D-0951-2020

Recalls by year