Container, Sharps
FDA adverse event reports and recall history for container, sharps (product code MMK), from the public MAUDE/AEMS corpus and the live FDA recall database.
- Total reports
- 978
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 147
- Malfunctions
- 585
Reports per year
Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.
Recent recalls
- 2006-11-16TerminatedOther
5 Qt. Wallmount Sharps Container, Model 150, Regular Size; colors 202 Beige, 030 Red, 040 Yellow, 24 count containers; Made in USA for: Medline Industries; BEMIS label has Manufactured by Bemis Mtg. Co., Sheboygan Falls, WI.
The 5 Quart Wall Safes are shipped as two pieces (bottom & top) that customers are unable to assemble because of excess warp in the back wall of the container.
- 2006-10-20TerminatedOther
Model EMI 82691, Stic Kit Needle Containment Device. These devices are packaged 60 per case. Stick-on label on device and User Instruction sheet are attached to the case with a rubber band.
The firm failed to include User Instructions with the Stic Kit Needle Containment Device, Model EMI 82691, which they shipped to distributor/customers.
- 2004-07-20TerminatedOther
Bemis Two-Gallon Sharps Container, Models #102 020, #102 030, and #102 040. (The only difference between the models is in color. Model 102 040 is yellow, Model 102 020 is beige and Model 102 030 is red. )
The closure flap of the recalled sharps containers have two tabs that fit into slots on the cover for final closure and locking but some of the covers have one of the tabs that will not fit into the designated slot because the slot is occluded with plastic.
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