2012 Recalls

Reviewed byPlainRecalls Editorial, Product Recalls Editorial Team · June 7, 2026

3,552 recalls · Page 45 of 72

2012 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 3,552 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2012. That represents about 4.23% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 9.7 recalls per day across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA, and USDA FSIS combined. Year-level views are the cleanest way to see macro patterns: volume spikes often correlate with new regulatory priorities (e.g., infant-sleep products after 2021, lithium-ion batteries after 2022), supply-chain contamination events, or changes in agency enforcement intensity, while quiet years can reflect either genuine product-safety improvements or reduced agency staffing and reporting lag. With 72 pages at 50 recalls each, browsing this year end-to-end gives a statistically representative sample of what the federal recall pipeline looked like in 2012.

On this page of 50 records, severity classification shows 0 critical, 49 moderate, and 1 lower-severity recalls. The page references 2 distinct recalling firms operating in 1 distinct product categories, with 49 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Drug (50), which matters because each agency's recall authority, hazard framing, and remedy mechanism differ — an FDA food recall, a CPSC consumer-product recall, and a NHTSA vehicle recall are legally distinct instruments even when the underlying hazard language sounds similar. Reviewing the dominant agency for a given year is one of the fastest ways to understand where federal attention was concentrated.

Year-indexed browsing serves three practical purposes: historical research (tracking how a hazard class evolved over time), consumer action (finding whether a product purchased in 2012 was later recalled), and journalistic or regulatory context (understanding what the enforcement landscape looked like in a given period). Every record on this page links to a full detail view with the hazard, remedy, distribution, and agency-assigned recall number — always use that recall number to verify current status directly with the issuing agency before acting on time-sensitive remedies, because agencies amend, terminate, and expand recalls in the months and years after initial publication. Data on this page reflects federal agency public filings; the agency's live record remains authoritative for legal, medical, or safety decisions. Verify with FDA openFDA, CPSC, NHTSA, or USDA FSIS for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.

2012 Recalls

2012 Recall Year Insight

PAPAVERINE/ALPROSTADIL 30MG/10MCG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML; PAPAVERINE/ALPROSTADIL 30MG/15MCG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML (2 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

ONDANSETRON HCL, MDV 2MG/ML (40MG/20ML) INJECTABLE 200 ML 40 ML 400 ML 48 ML 600 ML 800 ML; ONDANSETRON HCL, P.F. 2MG/ML (4MG/2ML) INJECTA…

ULTRA-TEST 200 (CYP 80%/PROP 20%) 200MG/ML INJECTABLE 1 ML 10 ML …

METHIONINE/INOSITOL/CHOLINE CHLORIDE/CHROM/B12 (C) 0.8/1.6/1.6/0.0001/0.03% INJE 10 ML 200 ML 30 ML 5…

SODIUM BICARBONATE 4% INJECTABLE 10 ML 5 ML; SODIUM BICARBONATE 8.4% INJECTABLE 150 ML 50 ML 5000 ML; SODIUM BICARBONATE, 50ML SDV** 8.4% …

VORICONAZOLE OPHTHALMIC 1% (10MG/ML) SOLUTION 15 ML; VORICONAZOLE OPHTHALMIC, (0.5ML, LL SYRINGE), P.F. 0.1% (100MCG/0.1ML) INJECTABL 0.5 ML …

HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE 250MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML, 12 ML, 13 ML, 15 ML, 3 ML, 30 ML, 4 ML, 5 ML, 6 ML, 7 ML, 9 ML (11 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

VERAPAMIL HCL 10MG/ML INJECTABLE 80 ML; VERAPAMIL HCL 20MG/ML INJECTABLE 50 ML; VERAPAMIL HCL, SDV*** (5X2ML VIAL) 2.5MG/ML INJECTABLE 20 MLS 40 …

LORAZEPAM 2MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML 20 ML 200 ML (3 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

TETRACAINE HCL OPHTHALMIC 0.05% SOLUTION 3 ML 6 ML; TETRACAINE HCL P.F. OPHTH…

FENTANYL, P.F. 100MCG/ML INJECTABLE 12 ML, 2 ML, 30 ML, 60 ML; FENTANYL, P.F. 50MCG/ML (100MCG/2ML) INJECTABLE 100 ML, 120 ML, 150 ML, 20 ML, 200 ML…

PHENYLEPHRINE/TROPICAMIDE (P.F.) SOLUTION 2.5%/1% OPHTHALMIC 5 ML (1 PRODUCT)

HYDROMORPHONE P.F. 20MG/ML INTRATHECAL 40 ML; HYDROMORPHONE P.F. 25MG/ML INTRATHECAL 18 ML; HYDROMORPHONE P.F. 30MG/ML INTRATHECAL 18 ML; HYDROMORP…

TRYPAN BLUE SOLUTION, P.F. 0.04% OPHTHALMIC 10 ML; TRYPAN BLUE SOLUTION, P.F. 0.05% OPHTHALMIC 0.5 ML 1.5 ML 10 ML 12 ML 2 ML …

HYALURONIDASE - PRESERVATIVE FREE 150 U/ML INJECTABLE 1 MLS, 10 MLS, 100 MLS, 12 MLS, 12.5 ML, 120 MLS, 15 MLS, 16 ML, 16 MLS, 2 MLS, 20 ML, 20 MLS, …

ACETYLCYSTEINE, OPHTHALMIC IN ARTIFICIAL TEARS 10% SOLUTION 10 ML, 2 ML, 5 ML, 6 ML; ACETYLCYSTEINE, OPHTHALMIC IN ARTIFICIAL TEARS 2.5% SOLUTION 20 …

METHYLCOBALAMIN/FOLIC ACID - KIT 10MG/0.4MG/ML INJECTABLE 1 KIT METHYLCOBALAMIN/FOLIC ACID 1000MCG/0.4MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML METHYLCOBALAMIN/…

BUPIVACAINE/SUFENTANIL, P.F. 15MG/150MCG/ML INTRATHECAL 20 ML (1 PRODUCT)

TETRACOSACTIDE ACETATE (COSYNTROPIN) 0.25MG/ML INJECTABLE 1 ML (1 PRODUCT)

INSULIN, LO-DOSE (FROM HUMALOG) 10 UNITS/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML (1 PRODUCT)

BRILLIANT BLUE G, P.F. 0.025% OPHTHALMIC 10 ML, 20 ML, 26 ML, 4 ML; BRILLIANT BLUE G, P.F. (0.5ML SYRINGE) 0.25MG/ML OPHTHALMIC 2 ML, 2.5 ML, 5 ML;…

BIEST(80/20) 6.25MG/GM (1.25MG/0.2ML) I-CREAM 6 ML (5 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

RIBOFLAVIN SOLUTION 0.1% OPHTHALMIC 10 ML 5 ML; RIBOFLAVIN SOLUTION, P.F. 0.1% OPHTHALMIC 90 ML (3 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

BUPIVACAINE/CLONIDINE/HYDROMORPHONE, P.F. 20MG/400MCG/2MG/ML INTRATHECAL; BUPIVACAINE/CLONIDINE/HYDROMORPHONE, P.F. 7.5MG/1.5MCG/50MG/ML INTRATHECAL;…

LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM 325MCG/ML (0.325MG/ML) INJECTABLE 15 ML (1 PRODUCT)

MITOMYCIN/BUPIVACAINE WITH EPI 1:200,000 0. 04MG/0.5% PER 0.3ML SYR INJECTABLE 3 ML (1 PRODUCT)

CYCLOPENT/FLURBIPR/PHENYLEPH/PROPARACAINE .25%/0.0075%/0.625%/0.125% OPHTHALMIC 56 ML, 70 ML (2 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

TAURINE 50MG/ML INJECTABLE 120 ML 30 ML 40 ML 60 ML (4 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

INDOCYANINE GREEN - KIT 15MG INJECTABLE 1 KIT, 100 KIT, 12 KIT, 20 KIT, 50 KIT, 6 KIT, 75 KIT, 8 KIT; INDOCYANINE GREEN - KIT 1MG INJECTABLE 1 KIT, …

Topiramate Tablets, 50 mg, 30-count (3 x 10) unit-dose blisters per carton, Rx only, Mfd by: Cadila Healthcare Ltd., Ahmedabad, India; Dist By: Zydus…

GLUTATHIONE INHALATION 30MG/ML SOLUTION 120 ML, 60 ML; GLUTATHIONE P.F. 200MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML, 100 ML, 14 ML, 150 ML, 175 ML, 20 ML, 30 ML, 30…

L-ARGININE 500MG/ML INJECTABLE 2500 ML 500 ML (2 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

BUPIVACAINE/LIDOCAINE/METHYLPREDNISOLONE 0.17% / 0.67% / 2.7% INJECTABLE 15 ML, 18.75 ML, 26.25 ML, 37.5 ML, 45 ML; BUPIVACAINE/LIDOCAINE/METHYLPREDN…

CYCLOPENTALATE/PHENYLEPHRINE 1%/2.5% OPHTHALMIC 5 ML (1 PRODUCT)

BUPIVACAINE/CLONIDINE/MORPHINE/ZICONOTIDE, P.F. 20MG/400MCG/20MG/1.5MCG/ML INTRA 20 ML (1 PRODUCT)

FLUORESCEIN/INDOCYANINE, LYOPHILIZED 200MG/10MG VIAL INJECTABLE 12 VIAL, 20 VIAL, 24 VIAL; FLUORESCEIN/INDOCYANINE, LYOPHILIZED 200MG/15MG VIAL INJEC…

VANCOMYCIN (INTRAOCULAR) OPHTHALMIC, P.F. (BSS) 0.4% (4MG/ML) (0.4MG/0.1ML) INJE 400 ML; VANCOMYCIN (INTRAOCULAR) OPHTHALMIC, P.F. 1MG/0.1ML (10MG/M…

CYCLOPENT/KETOROLAC/PHENYLEPH/TROPICAMIDE 1%/0.5%/2.5%/1% OPHTHALMIC 70 ML (1 PRODUCT)

PYRIDOXINE 100MG/ML INJECTABLE 150 ML 180 ML 300 ML 360 ML 450 ML (5 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

IOHEXOL 200MG IODINE/ML INJECTABLE 120 ML 300 ML 50 ML 600 ML 72 ML; IOHEXOL, 4ML VIAL 240MG IODINE/ML INJECTABLE 200 ML; IOHE…

CISPLATIN 1MG/ML INJECTABLE 1000 ML, 2000 ML (2 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

BUPIVACAINE HCL & EPINEPHRINE, P.F. 0.25% / 1:200,000 INJECTABLE 900 ML; BUPIVACAINE HCL & EPINEPHRINE, P.F. 0.5% / 1:200,000 INJECTABLE 900 ML; BUPI…

PHENYLEPH/DICLOF/TROPIC/PROPARAC/POVIDONE IODINE SOL. 10%/0.1%/1%/0.5%/5% OPHTHA 10 ML 2 ML 20 ML 3 ML (4 DIFFERENT…

BUPIVACAINE/FENTANYL IN SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% P. F. 30 MG/200 MCG/ML INTRATHECAL 40 ML (1 PRODUCT)

PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM 10,000U/ML INJECTABLE 1 ML (1 PRODUCT)

TWINJECT*** 0.3 MG INJECTABLE 1 PK (1 PRODUCT)

BACLOFEN/MORPHINE, P.F. 1,000MCG/25MG/ML INTRATHECAL 18 ML; BACLOFEN/MORPHINE, P.F. 1,500MCG/1.5MG/ML INTRATHECAL 40 ML; BACLOFEN/MORPHINE, P.F. 2,…

VANCOMYCIN/DEXAMETHASONE, LYOPHILIZED 1%/0.1% KIT 2 KIT 20 KIT 24 KIT (3 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

DICLOFENAC SODIUM, SDPF - (0.1ML SYRINGE, 30G, 1/2") 500MCG/0.1ML INJECTABLE 0.5 ML, 2 ML, 4 ML (3 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

COPPER GLUCONATE 2MG/ML INJECTABLE 30 ML, 60 ML (2 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

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