2016 Recalls

Reviewed by PlainRecalls Editorial, Product Recalls Editorial Team

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2016 Recall Year Insight

Federal agencies issued 8,148 product recalls indexed by PlainRecalls in calendar year 2016. That represents about 9.71% of the 83,949 total recalls we track from 1995 through the present, and averages roughly 22.3 recalls per day across the FDA, CPSC, 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 163 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 2016.

On this page of 48 records, severity classification shows 0 critical, 48 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. The page references 11 distinct recalling firms operating in 3 distinct product categories, with 48 of 48 records disclosing affected-unit counts. Issuing-agency distribution on this slice leans toward FDA Drug (29), FDA Devices (18), CPSC (1), 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 2016 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, or NHTSA for the system-of-record on any specific recall. PlainRecalls indexes this archive for research and consumer awareness purposes.

2016 Recalls

2016 Recall Year Insight

Phytonadione (Vitamin K) 1 mg/0.1mL Syringe, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn) Accuflo bag, a) 18 g/NS 275 mL b) 4.5 g/NS 100 mL Accuflo, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX …

L-Cysteine 800 mg (16 mL) syringe, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Tobramycin 620 mg/NS 100 mL Accuflo, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Primaxin (Imipenem-Cilastatin) 500 mg/NS 100 mL Minibag Plus, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

IVIG Gammagard injection bag, a) 13 gm, b) 20 gm, c) 73 gm, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Folic Acid 1 mg/0.2 mL syringe, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Dextrose 5% and 0.45% Sodium Chloride with KCl 20 mEq 1000 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Clonidine Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 0.1 mg, 100-count bottles, Rx only, Packaged by PD-RX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK 73127, MFG: Mutu…

IVIG Gamunex 40 gm (400 mL) Bag, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Vancomycin Injection in NS, Accuflo bag, a) 500 mg/NS 100 mL, b)1G/NS 100 mL, c) Vancomycin 1G/NS 250 mL, d) 1.5G/NS 250 mL e) 750 mg/NS 100 mL, Rx O…

Famotidine injection syringe a) 10 mg/1 mL b) 80 mg/8 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Nafcillin 12 gm in NS 500 mL bag, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Dextrose 5% and 0.9% Sodium Chloride injection bag a) 1000 mL, b) 3000 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Ceftriaxone 2g/NS 100 mL Minibag Plus, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Heparin injection, Preservative Free, a) 280 units/0.28 mL, b) 350 units/0.35 mL syringe, c) 440 units/0.44 mL, d) 500 units/0.5 mL syringe, e) Hepar…

Meropenem 1 g/NS 100 mL Minibag Plus, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

0.9% Sodium Chloride injection bag, a) 500 mL, b)1000 mL c)2000 mL Bag, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

3-in-1 TPN formula daily+overfill Bag, 2000 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Clindamycin injection, Accuflo bag, a) 500 mg/NS 50 mL b) 900 mg/NS 100 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Remicade (Infliximab) injection, 5 mg/kg bag, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Sodium Ascorbate (Vitamin C) syringe, a) 500 mg/1 mL syringe, b)1000 mg/2 mL c) 800 mg/1.6 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, T…

Milrinone 0.375 mcg/kg/min D5W bag a) 365 mL, b) 400 mL c) 430 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Insulin Regular (Human) syringe, a)15 unit/0.15 mL, b) 24 unit/0.24mL syringe, c) 50 unit/0.5 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio…

Thiamine 100 mg (1 mL) syringe, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Teflaro 600 mg in 100 mL NS Minibag Plus,Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Cefepime 1 g/NS 100 mL Minibag Plus, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

Cefazolin in Accuflo bags, a) 1g/NS 25 mL, b) 2g/NS 25 mL, c) 8g/NS 275 mL, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045 Lack

Pedi MVI a) 5 mL, b) 10 mL syringe, Rx Only, Compounded by Option Care 148, San Antonio, TX 78232-5045

BD Vacutainer PLUS K2EDTA Tubes (Plastic). 13 x 75 mm x 3.0 mL (Lavender) BD Hemogard Additive: K2EDTA (spray dried), 5.4mg Sterile IVD BD, Made in…

Granada Biphasic Broth The product is a selective medium for the screening and identification of Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women using …

BD Vacutainer PLUS K2EDTA Tubes (Plastic). 13 x 75 mm x 4.0 mL (Lavender) BD Hemogard Additive: K2EDTA (spray dried), 7.2mg Sterile IVD BD, Made in…

RenovoCath RC 120; Temporary Intravascular Occluding Catheter Model number: MMRC120-DB-1111; Rx only. Cardiovascular: The RenovoCath RC120 Cath…

Ceiling Mounted Surgical Light System TruLight 3000/5000 and Ceiling Mounted Surgical Light System iLED3/iLED5

MOSAIQ Oncology Information System MOSAIQ is an oncology information system used to manage workflows for treatment planning and delivery. It suppo…

Radiographic Transparency for Certain and External Connection Tapered Implants. Images that assist with measurements for dental implants.

MicroScan Pos Breakpoint Combo Panel Type 20, Part No. B1017-202 MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial…

BD Vacutainer PLUS K2EDTA Tubes (Plastic). 13 x 75 mm x 2.0 mL (Pink) BD Hemogard Additive: K2EDTA (spray dried), 3.6mg Sterile IVD BD, Made in USA…

Merge Hemo with software versions 10.0 LA. Merge Hemo (formerly named HeartSuite Hemodynamics) monitors, measures, and records physiologic data fr…

MicroScan Pos Combo Panel Type 33, Part No. B1017-211 MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial agent susc…

Merge Cardio with software version 10.1 LA.

BD Vacutainer PLUS K2EDTA Tubes (Plastic). 13 x 75 mm x 2.0 mL (Pink) BD Hemogard Additive: K2EDTA (spray dried), 3.6mg Sterile IVD BD, Made in USA …

MicroScan Pos Combo Panel Type 21, Part No. B1017-201 MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial agent susc…

MicroScan Pos Breakpoint Combo Panel Type 23, Part No. B1017-206 MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial…

BD Vacutainer PLUS K2EDTA Tubes (Plastic). 13 x 75 mm x 3.0 mL (Tan) BD Hemogard Additive: K2EDTA (spray dried), 5.4mg Sterile IVD BD, Made in USA …

MicroScan Pos Combo Panel Type 34, Part No. B1017-214 MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial agent susc…

Valve XS Atrium Retractor FC429R 52154756 The Valve XS Atrium Lift Retractor is used in heart surgery. The retractor is used for the temporary d…

KTM North America Recalls Competition/Closed Course Off-Road Motorcycles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)

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