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Material/Component Contamination

An FDA-recorded root-cause determination. The FDA lists 43 recalls with this root cause since 2025, 4 of them Class I (most serious). Most recent report: Jul 8, 2026.

Class I: 4Class II: 39
Class IOngoingZ-2619-2026

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. recalls A M S

Kits contain Webcol Large Alcohol Prep Pad which were recalled by Cardinal Health following the discovery of a contaminant (Paenibacillus phoenicis) during a routine sterilization dose audit.

  • General Surgery Tray
  • Material/Component Contamination
Windstone Medical Pack…MTJul 8, 2026
Class IOngoingZ-2622-2026

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. recalls A M S

Kits contain Webcol Large Alcohol Prep Pad which were recalled by Cardinal Health following the discovery of a contaminant (Paenibacillus phoenicis) during a routine sterilization dose audit.

  • General Surgery Tray
  • Material/Component Contamination
Windstone Medical Pack…MTJul 8, 2026
Class IOngoingZ-2620-2026

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. recalls A M S

Kits contain Webcol Large Alcohol Prep Pad which were recalled by Cardinal Health following the discovery of a contaminant (Paenibacillus phoenicis) during a routine sterilization dose audit.

  • Nose And Throat Surgical Tray Ear
  • Material/Component Contamination
Windstone Medical Pack…MTJul 8, 2026
Class IOngoingZ-2621-2026

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. recalls A M S

Kits contain Webcol Large Alcohol Prep Pad which were recalled by Cardinal Health following the discovery of a contaminant (Paenibacillus phoenicis) during a routine sterilization dose audit.

  • General Surgery Tray
  • Material/Component Contamination
Windstone Medical Pack…MTJul 8, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-2459-2026

AMD Medicom Inc. recalls Ritmed Neurological Sponges

Neurological sponges used to moisten or absorb biological fluid during neurological surgery and may also be used to protect the brain during incision, may not consistently meet endotoxin specification for devices that co…

  • Internal Gauze/Sponge
  • Material/Component Contamination
AMD Medicom Inc.Jun 24, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-2458-2026

AMD Medicom Inc. recalls Ritmed Neurological Sponges

Neurological sponges used to moisten or absorb biological fluid during neurological surgery and may also be used to protect the brain during incision, may not consistently meet endotoxin specification for devices that co…

  • Internal Gauze/Sponge
  • Material/Component Contamination
AMD Medicom Inc.Jun 24, 2026

Source: U.S. FDA openFDA device enforcement + RES recall records. Informational only — verify against the FDA before acting.