06/18/2026
Recalls
Recalls that may affect seniors and the disabled primarily include medical devices, prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs, and mobility or daily-living aids. These products are heavily monitored by federal agencies to prevent serious injury or death.
Critical Categories of Recalls
Medical Devices: Equipment used daily can occasionally have dangerous malfunctions. Examples include recalls on sleep apnea machines (such as certain CPAPs), electric wheelchair joysticks and power assist devices, and portable adult bed rails that pose asphyxiation or entrapment risks.
Medications & Drugs: Drugs with incorrect dosages, contamination, or dangerous side effects. Recent issues have involved contaminated blood pressure medications, extended-release capsules, and routine recalls on over-the-counter tablets.
Food & Dietary Supplements: Foods contaminated with Listeria or Salmonella, which pose a severe risk to individuals with compromised immune systems or underlying health conditions.
Household & Safety Items: Consumer products like mattresses that fail flammability standards or electronics with shock/fire hazards.
How to Check and Report
Search Databases: You can search for official alerts through the Consumer Product Safety Commission or the Food and Drug Administration.
Sign up for Alerts: Receive direct email notifications regarding the latest updates on food, medicine, and medical devices by registering on Recalls.gov.13 sitesRecall Responses | Food Safety |
Health & Senior Services
These categories are based on the level of hazard involved with the product. * Class I recalls are those where dangerous or defect...Department of Health and Senior Services (.gov)
Recall Handbook (revised) - CPSC• Likelihood of injury. ... number of injuries that have occurred, or that could occur, the intended or reasonably foreseeable use...CPSC.gov
Also check with AARP, Aamazon Recalls, FDA,
