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Current diabetes related recalls and alerts, including recalls on diabetic drugs, devices, blood glucose meters, medical equipment, food, test strips, supplements and more.

Recall of Blood Pressure and Heart Failure Medicines - Valsartan

Nationwide Recall of Blood Pressure and Heart Failure Medicines

Recall of several medicines containing valsartan, which includes hypertension and heart failure drugs such as Teva, Major, Actavis and more.
Cheese Recalled by Chapel Hill Creamery

Recall: Cheese Products in 5 States Due to Salmonella

  15 different styles of cheese sold in 5 states have been recalled due to the risk of Salmonella contamination. Chapel Hill Creamery in Chapel Hill,...
Recall of Garden of Living Meal Replacements Raw Meal

Recall: Meal Replacements by Garden of Life

Recall of various Garden of Life Meal Replacement products, sold online and in retail stores, due to possible risk of Salmonella, which can cause...

Recall of Colistimethate for Injection USP and Rifampin for Injection USP

Eatontown, NJ, Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Heritage) today announced the voluntary nationwide recall of ten (10) lots of Colistimethate for Injection, USP, 150 mg Single-Dose...
Broccoli and Carrots - Recall by Mann's

Vegetable Recall Hits United States and Canada Due to Listeria

Dozens of vegetable products distributed in the United States and Canada are recalled because they may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes. See the full listing of affected products.
Glucagen Recall

Recall: Novo Nordisk GlucaGen HypoKit for Hypoglycemia

Novo Nordisk Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide recall of GlucaGen HypoKit due to detached needles on the syringe in the kit. Novo Nordisk Inc. is...
Dexcom G5 Mobile Receiver

Dexcom Press Release to Supplement Previous Recall Notification

Dexcom supplemented its previous customer notification to remind its patients to periodically test the audible alarms and alerts on certain receivers manufactured by Dexcom...
Alere is working with the FDA to withdraw Alere INRatio® and INRatio®2 PT/INR Monitoring Systems from the market.

Product Withdrawal: Alere INRatio and INRatio2 PT/INR Monitor System

Alere is working with the FDA to withdraw Alere INRatio® and INRatio®2 PT/INR Monitoring Systems from the market due to safety concerns. Following a collaborative...
Spice Blend Recall Due to Lead

Recall: Lead Found in 377,000 lbs. of Seasoning Blends

More than 188 tons of blended seasoning products sold nationwide in retail stores, as well as online, have been recalled due to lead contamination. Oriental...

Baxter Recalls Select Lots of IV Solutions

Intravenous administration of a solution containing sterile particulate matter may lead to adverse health consequences and should not be used. The lots being recalled...
Researchers Testing Beta Cells

Recovering Insulin-Producing Cells in Diabetics May Be Possible

A new discovery may lead to the recovery of insulin-producing beta cells in people with type 1 diabetes. A Yale-led research team identified how insulin-producing...
Photo of Sabra Hummus Classic

Nationwide Recall on Sabra Hummus Products for Health Risk

Sabra Dipping Company has issued a recall of several of their hummus products because of Listeria monocytogenes, a health risk that can be especially...
Pistachio Recall

Pistachios Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk

Pistachios are being recalled due to the possible risk of Salmonella, which can be especially dangerous for people with diabetes. The pistachios were distributed...
Recall Blood Pressure and Heart Medicine

Recall Expands for Various Heart and Blood Pressure Medications Nationwide

Recent recall of drugs used for high blood pressure and heart failure has been expanded to include all lots, including Amlodipine, Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide.

Alaris Syringe Pump Recall: Alarm Error May Cause Interruption of Therapy

An error in the Alaris Syringe Pump model number 8110 triggers a visual and audible alarm and causes the pump to stop supplying the...

Urgent Recall of Nova Max Blood Glucose Test Strips

The FDA is working with Nova Diabetes Care to recall 21 lots of glucose test strips marketed under the brand names Nova Max Blood Glucose Test Strips and Nova Max Plus Glucose Meter Kits. The test strips under recall may report a false, abnormally high blood glucose result.