2012 Recalls
4,173 federal recalls indexed for 2012 · Page 56 of 84
2012 Recall Year Insight
Federal agencies issued 4,173 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2012. That represents about 4.00% of the 104,423 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 11.4 recalls per day across the FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS, and NHTSA 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 84 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 1 critical, 47 moderate, and 2 lower-severity recalls. The page references 10 distinct recalling firms operating in 2 distinct product categories, with 50 of 50 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Drug (40), FDA Devices (10), 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, USDA FSIS, or NHTSA for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.
DMSO/HEPARIN 50%/20,000U/25ML SOLUTION 100 ML, 25 ML; DMSO/HEPARIN 50%/5000U/50ML SOLUTION 300 ML, 400 ML (4 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
MORPHINE SULFATE 2MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML; MORPHINE SULFATE MDV 10MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML 25 ML 30 ML; MORPHINE SULFATE, P.F. (0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE) 50MG/ML INTRATHECAL 18 ML 40 ML; MORPHINE SULFATE, P.F. (0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE) 15MG/ML INTRATHECAL 40 ML; MORPHINE SULFATE, P.F. (0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE) 20MG/ML INTRATHECAL 18 ML 40 ML; MORPHINE SULFATE, P.F. (0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE) 25MG/ML INTRATHECAL 20 ML
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
DOXORUBICIN HCL, LYOPHILIZED 10MG VIAL 2 VIAL; DOXORUBICIN HCL, LYOPHILIZED 50MG VIAL 1 VIAL, 10 VIAL, 5 VIAL (4 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
PROGESTERONE AQUEOUS 2MG/ML INJECTABLE 3 ML; PROGESTERONE IN COTTONSEED OIL 50MG/ML INJECTABLE 30 ML; PROGESTERONE IN SESAME OIL 100MG/ML INJECTABLE 200 ML; PROGESTERONE IN SESAME OIL 150MG/ML INJECTABLE 1000 ML; PROGESTERONE IN SESAME OIL 50MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 MLS 30 ML (6 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
BUPIVACAINE/CLONIDINE/MORPHINE, P.F. 20MG/400MCG/20MG/ML INTRATHECAL 20 ML (1 PRODUCT)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
LEVOFLOXACIN, P.F. (PREMIXED SOLUTION) 5MG/ML INJECTABLE 1200 ML 500 ML 700 ML 800 ML LEVOFLOXACIN, P.F. 25MG/ML(500MG/20ML) INJECTABLE 300 ML 500 ML (6 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
DMPS 250MG/10ML INJECTABLE 20 ML, 30 ML; DMPS 50MG/ML (500MG/10ML) INJECTABLE 10 ML, 5 ML (4 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
BACLOFEN, P.F. (WITH 0.9% P.F. NORMAL SALINE) 2,000MCG/ML (2MG/ML) INTRATHECAL 40 ML; BACLOFEN, P.F. (WITH 0.9% P.F. NORMAL SALINE) 600MCG/ML INTRATHECAL 40 ML; BACLOFEN, P.F. 1,000MCG/ML (1MG/ML) INTRATHECAL 20 ML, 40 ML; BACLOFEN, P.F. 500MCG/ML (0.5MG/ML) INTRATHECAL 40 ML; BACLOFEN, PRESERVATIVE FREE 3000MCG/ML INJECTABLE 40 ML; BACLOFEN, PRESERVATIVE FREE 3300MCG/ML(3.3MG/ML) INTRATHECAL 20 ML; BACLOFEN, PRESERVATIVE FREE 5000MCG/ML(5MG/ML) INTRATHECAL 40 ML (8 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
RUBIDIUM 200MCG/ML INJECTABLE 30 ML (1 PRODUCT)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
ALTEPLASE, SDPF - (0.05ML SYRINGE, 30G, 1/2") 1000MCG/ML INJECTABLE 0.05 ML; ALTEPLASE, SDPF - (0.15ML LL SYRINGE, NO NEEDLE) 100MCG/ML (10MCG/0.1ML) INJECTA 0.15 ML, 0.3 ML; ALTEPLASE, SDPF - (0.1ML SYRINGE, 30G, 1/2") 1000MCG/ML INJECTABLE 0.1 ML, 0.2 ML, 0.3 ML; ALTEPLASE, SDPF - (0.1ML SYRINGE, 30G, 1/2") 100MCG/ML (10MCG/0.1ML) INJECTABLE 0.1 ML, 0.3 ML; ALTEPLASE, SDPF - (0.1ML SYRINGE, 30G, 1/2") 250MCG/ML (25MCG/0.1ML) INJECTABLE 0.1 ML (9 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
BACLOFEN/BUPIVACAINE/CLONIDINE/MORPHINE, P.F. 1000MCG/7.5MG/1000MCG/50MG/ML INTR 40 ML; BACLOFEN/BUPIVACAINE/CLONIDINE/MORPHINE, P.F. 50MCG/2MG/200MCG/50MG/ML INTRATHEC 18 ML; BACLOFEN/CLONIDINE/BUPIVACAINE/MORPHINE, P.F. 500MCG/1/7.5/50MG/ML INTRATHECAL 40 ML (3 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
METHIONINE / INOSITOL / CHOLINE CHLORIDE 25MG/75MG/75MG/ML INJECTABLE 30 ML; METHIONINE/INOSITOL/CHOLINE CHLORIDE 0.8%/1.6%/1.6% INJECTABLE 180 ML 24 ML 240 ML 270 ML 30 ML 90 ML METHIONINE/INOSITOL/CHOLINE CHLORIDE 25MG/50MG/50MG/ML INJECTABLE 120 ML 300 ML METHIONINE/INOSITOL/CHOLINE CHLORIDE/B1/B2 0.8%/1.6%/1.6% INJECTABLE 60 ML (10 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
CYCLOPENT/LIDOCAINE/PHENYLEPHRINE/TROPICAMIDE 0.5%/0.5%/0.625%/0.25% OPHTHALMIC 20 ML (1 PRODUCT)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
PANTOTHENIC ACID 1MG/ML INJECTABLE 30 ML (1 PRODUCT)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
RANITIDINE 25MG/ML INJECTABLE 200 ML 480 ML 800 ML (3 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
BORON 2MG/ML INJECTABLE 40 ML (2 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
ESTRADIOL 25MG PELLETS 1 PELLET, 15 PEL, 15 PELLET, 2 PELLET, 2 TAB, 3 PELLET, 4 PELLET, 6 PELL, 6 PELLET; ESTRADIOL 50MG PELLETS 1 PELELT, 1 PELLET, 4 PELLET, 6 PELLET; ESTRADIOL CYPIONATE 5MG/ML INJECTABLE 5 ML; ESTRADIOL VALERATE IN COTTONSEED OIL 40 MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML; ESTRADIOL VALERATE IN SESAME OIL 40 MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML (16 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
DMSO/VITAMIN C/GLUTATHIONE SOLUTION 6.25%/1.25%/1.25% OPHTHALMIC 10 ML, 15 ML, 5 ML (3 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
BUDESONIDE (P.F) NASAL IRRIGATION 0.5MG/500ML SOLUTION 1000 ML; BUDESONIDE (P.F) NASAL IRRIGATION 0.6MG/50ML SOLUTION 1500 ML (2 DIFFERENT UNITS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
POVIDONE-IODINE/LIDOCAINE/TETRACAINE 4.6%/4%/0.5% OPHTHALMIC 30 ML (1 PRODUCT)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
CYANOCOBALAMIN (VIT B12 ) 1,000MCG/ML INJECTABLE 1 ML, 10 ML, 100 ML, 12 ML, 120 ML, 15 ML, 150 ML, 180 ML, 2 ML, 200 ML, 3 ML, 30 ML, 300 ML, 32 ML, 4 ML, 5 ML, 6 ML, 60 ML, 90 ML; CYANOCOBALAMIN **1000MCG/ML INJECTABLE 1000MCG/ML INJECTABLE 30 ML; CYANOCOBALAMIN*** (25X10ML VIAL) 1000MCG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML, 20 MLS, 40 ML; CYANOCOBALMIN ***(VIT B-12) 25X1ML 1000MCG/ML INJECTABLE 50 MLS (24 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
RANIBIZUMAB, SDPF - (0.05ML SYRINGE, 31G, 5/16") 10MG/ML INJECTABLE 1 ML 1.25 ML 1.75 ML 2.3 ML 2.35 ML 20 ML 20.15 ML 20.45 ML 20.6 ML 20.9 ML 21.05 ML 21.2 ML 21.25 ML 21.45 ML 21.6 ML 21.7 ML 24.4 ML 28.1 ML (18 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
TRIMIX/LIDOCAINE 11.8MG/0.39MG/10.6MCG/1.7MG/ML INJECTABLE 30 ML; TRIMIX/LIDOCAINE 13.6MG/0.45MG/38.2MCG/7.3MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML; TRIMIX/LIDOCAINE 12MG/1MG/5MCG/1%/ML INJECTABLE 10 MLS; TRIMIX/LIDOCAINE 17.65MG/0.59MG/5.9MCG/2% INJECTABLE 10 ML (4 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE PF 3% INJECTABLE 150 ML, 200 ML, 50 ML, 60 ML (4 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
HYDROCHLORIC ACID INJECTION 2MG/ML INJECTABLE 400 ML, 60 ML (2 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
LIDOCAINE HCL/BUPIVACAINE HCL PF 1%/0.375% OPHTHALMIC 30 ML 48 ML 60 ML 90 ML; LIDOCAINE HCL/BUPIVACAINE/HYALURONIDASE PF 0.83%/0.312%/16.67U/ML OPHTHALMIC 30 ML 48 ML 60 ML 90 ML; LIDOCAINE/BUPIVACAINE/HYALURONIDASE PF 1.776%/0.335%/22.22UNITS/ML OPHTHALMIC 30 ML 60 ML (8 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
THIAMINE HCL 100MG/ML INJECTABLE 300 ML 360 ML 450 ML (3 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
OXYTOCIN 10UNITS/ML INJECTABLE 25 ML; OXYTOCIN**(25X1ML) 10U/ML INJECTABLE 25 MLS (2 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE 100MG/ML INJECTABLE 50 ML; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE 80MG/ML INJECTABLE 1 ML 30 ML 6 ML 60 ML (5 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
DEXPANTHENOL 250MG/ML INJECTABLE 100 ML, 120 ML, 360 ML, 450 ML (4 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
DEPO-TESTOSTERONE, MDV, 10ML** 200MG/ML INJECTABLE 10 ML (1 PRODUCT)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
LIDOCAINE/EPINEPHRINE/BUPIVACAINE, PF 1%/0.00025%/0.375% OPHTHALMIC 30 ML 48 ML 60 ML 90 ML; LIDOCAINE/EPINEPHRINE/BUPIVACAINE, PF 1%/0.0005%/0.25% OPHTHALMIC 30 ML 48 ML 60 ML 90 ML (8 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
CALCIUM CHLORIDE DIHYDRATE, P.F. 100MG/ML (10%) INJECTABLE 200 ML, 240 ML, 500 ML; CALCIUM EDTA 150MG/ML INJECTABLE 1000 ML, 800 ML, 900 ML; CALCIUM EDTA 300MG/ML INJECTABLE 400 ML, 500 ML; CALCIUM GLUCONATE OPHTHALMIC IN ARTIFICIAL TEARS 1% OPHTHALMIC 500 ML (9 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
HEPARIN LOCK SODIUM*** (25X1ML) 100U/ML INJECTABLE 50 ML; HEPARIN LOCK SODIUM*** (25X5ML) 100U/ML INJECTABLE 125 MLS; HEPARIN SODIUM (25X30ML)** 1000U/ML(1MU/ML) INJECTABLE 120 ML, 60 ML, 90 ML; HEPARIN SODIUM **25X1ML 1000U/ML(1MU/ML INJECTABLE 25 ML, 50 ML (7 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
HUMULIN-R INSULIN, 10ML VIAL** 100U/ML INJECTABLE 10 MLS (1 PRODUCT)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
DMSO / BUPIVACAINE HCL 50%/0.5% INJECTABLE 100 ML, 50 ML; DMSO 100% INJECTABLE 100 ML; DMSO FORTIFIED IRRIGATION - W/O HEPARIN SOLUTION 350 ML; DMSO FORTIFIED IRRIGATION 50%/0.01%/44%/1% SOLUTION 1000 ML, 1200 ML, 150 ML, 200 ML, 250 ML, 300 ML, 400 ML, 500 ML, 600 ML; DMSO FORTIFIED IRRIGATION 50%/44%/1% SOLUTION 50 ML; DMSO FORTIFIED IRRIGATION W/LIDOCAINE 50%/0.01%/44%/1%/1% SOLUTION 250 ML; DMSO IRRIGATION - NACHO3 50% SOLUTION 100 ML, 300 ML, 400 ML, 500 ML, 600 ML; DMSO W/LIDOCAINE 50%/0
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (STANDARD) - 21 DAY 200 UNIT VIALS KIT 1 KIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (STANDARD) - 45 DAY 200 UNIT VIALS KIT 1 KIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (STANDARD)-21 DAY 125 UNIT VIALS KIT 1 KIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (STANDARD)-45 DAY 125 UNIT VIALS KIT 1 KIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN + B12, LYOPHILIZED 4,000 UNIT/40MCG/ML KIT 1 KIT, 2 KIT, 3 KIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN + B12, LYOPHILIZED (HCG) 4,000 UNIT VIAL INJECTABLE 1 VIAL, 12 VIALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN KIT 5,000 UNIT VIAL INJ
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
ACETAZOLAMIDE, LYOPHILIZED 500MG INJECTABLE10 VIAL, 4 VIAL, 5 VIAL, 6 VIAL, 8 VIAL (5 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
FOLIC ACID 10MG/ML INJECTABLE 60 ML (1 PRODUCT)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE/LIDOCAINE HCL 40MG/10MG/ML INJECTABLE 100 ML 500 ML; METHYLPREDNISOLONE/LIDOCAINE 80MG/10MG/ML INJECTABLE 24 ML (3 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)
Franck's Lab Inc., d.b.a. Franck's Compounding Lab
BeautyAngel Health Fitness Natural Collagen Stimulation Anti Aging For human use.
JK Products & Services, Inc
00-4309-029-01 - Trabecular Metal Reverse Shoulder Liner 36 mm 65¿¿ Neck Angle Per surgical technique 97-4309-003-00 Revision 4: "Complete Poly Liner insertion by snapping the appropriate 60¿ (Standard) or 65¿ (Retentive) Poly Liner Impactor to the Poly Liner Impactor Handle. Then, place the Poly Liner Impactor on the Poly Liner articular surface and forcefully strike the Poly Liner Handle with a mallet."
Zimmer, Inc.
System 8000 Base Product Usage: The Sarns Modular Perfusion System 8000 is indicated for use for up to 6 hours on the extracorporeal circulation of blood for arterial perfusion, regional perfusion, and cardiopulmonary bypass procedures, when used by a qualified medical professional who is experienced in the operation of this or similar equipment.
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
Edwards Lifesciences Swan-Ganz Thermodilution VIP Catheters Model 151HF7. For use in patients who require hemodynamic monitoring.
Edwards Lifesciences, LLC
Neptune 1 Silver Rover, Part 0700-003-000 Stryker Instruments Neptune Rover IFU part 0700-001-700
Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation
TAUT, Cholangiogram Catheter Intraducer, Peritoneal Catheter, Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC. An introduction/drainage catheter accessory is intended to aid in the manipulation of or insertion of the device into the body.
Teleflex Medical
Edwards Lifesciences Swan-Ganz Thermodilution VIP Catheters Model 131F7J. For use in patients who require hemodynamic monitoring.
Edwards Lifesciences, LLC
Maquet Getinge Group Pediatric Arterial Cannula Maquet Cardiopulmonary AG Kehler Strabe 31 76437 Rastatt Germany Phone +49 7222 932-0 Fax: +49 7222 932-1888 info.cp@maquet.com www.maquet.com Used to introduce blood and sterile solution to the circulation system during extracorporeal circulation procedures
Maquet Inc.
Philips Essenta DR, X-Ray System, Diagnostic, general-purpose Model: 712070. The Essenta DR is a multifunctional stationary X-ray Intended Use From Labeling): system, in which the swivel arm rotation, the vertical movement of the swivel arm and the SID adjustment are motorized. It is designed for radiographic examination of the recumbent, standing or seated patient and also for lateral exposures. It enables the operator to quickly and safely move the unit to all the pre-programmed basic posi
Philips Healthcare Inc.
Carestream DRX-1 System Battery --- Made in U.S.A. for Carestream Health, Inc., Carestream Health, Inc., 150 Verona St, Rochester, NY 14608. --- The battery may be sold with the DRX-1 imaging device or as a stand-alone accessory.
Carestream Health, Inc.
Nearby Recall Years
Browse recalls from adjacent calendar years to see how federal enforcement volume has shifted over time.
Data Sources
- Source: FDA openFDA Enforcement API - calendar-year recall filings for food, drugs, and devices
- Source: USDA FSIS Recalls - calendar-year meat, poultry, and processed egg product recall filings
- Source: CPSC + NHTSA - consumer product and vehicle recall feeds for 2012
Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA recall records; no number is typed in by an editor. Figures cover calendar year 2012 across the FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA federal recall feeds. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.