Alcon Research recalls

Alcon Research has 107 recalls on record with the FDA and USDA, the earliest in 2012 and the latest reported on 6 May 2026. 70 are still ongoing. 10 were reported in the last 12 months. The most frequent reason is device malfunction.

Total recalls107since 2012

Last 12 months10reported

Class I87% of total

Ongoing70latest 6 May 2026

Recalls per month, last 24 months

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1Oct '24 1 0 2Jan '25 0 1 0Apr 0 0 3Jul 0 0 0Oct 6 2 0Jan '26 0 0 0Apr 2 0 0Jul 0 0

Severity split

Class I 8 7%Class II 98 92%Class III 1 1%

Why alcon research is recalled

Product types

Brands

Systane11%
Genteal Tears11%

By year

202622%
20251413%
20244542%
202387%
202211%
202033%
201866%
201766%
20161110%
201566%

Ongoing alcon research recalls

70 active

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
6 May 2026Drug	CLASS II	Systane, Lubricant Eye Gel, Night Gel, Sterile, Processed recalledSystane	Alcon Research	Sterility	Nationwide
6 May 2026Drug	CLASS II	GenTeal Tears, Lubricant Eye Gel, Sterile recalled by Alcon ResearchGenteal Tears	Alcon Research	Sterility	Nationwide
31 Dec 2025Device	CLASS I	Alcon Laboratories, Inc Custom Pak recalled by Alcon Research	Alcon Research	Sterility	Nationwide
3 Dec 2025Device	CLASS II	Constellation Ultravit 10K and Constellation Hypervit 20K recalled	Alcon Research	Other	Nationwide
5 Nov 2025Device	CLASS II	Alcon Laboratories, Inc Accessory devices for Unity recalled	Alcon Research	Sterility	Nationwide
5 Nov 2025Device	CLASS II	Alcon Laboratories, Inc Accessory devices for Unity recalled	Alcon Research	Sterility	Nationwide

All alcon research recalls, newest first

107 total

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
6 May 2026Drug	CLASS II	Systane, Lubricant Eye Gel, Night Gel, Sterile, Processed recalledSystane	Alcon Research	Sterility	Nationwide
6 May 2026Drug	CLASS II	GenTeal Tears, Lubricant Eye Gel, Sterile recalled by Alcon ResearchGenteal Tears	Alcon Research	Sterility	Nationwide
31 Dec 2025Device	CLASS I	Alcon Laboratories, Inc Custom Pak recalled by Alcon Research	Alcon Research	Sterility	Nationwide
3 Dec 2025Device	CLASS II	Constellation Ultravit 10K and Constellation Hypervit 20K recalled	Alcon Research	Other	Nationwide
5 Nov 2025Device	CLASS II	Alcon Laboratories, Inc Accessory devices for Unity recalled	Alcon Research	Sterility	Nationwide
5 Nov 2025Device	CLASS II	Alcon Laboratories, Inc Accessory devices for Unity recalled	Alcon Research	Sterility	Nationwide
5 Nov 2025Device	CLASS II	Alcon Laboratories, Inc Accessory devices for Unity recalled	Alcon Research	Sterility	Nationwide
5 Nov 2025Device	CLASS II	Alcon Laboratories, Inc Accessory devices for Unity recalled	Alcon Research	Sterility	Nationwide
5 Nov 2025Device	CLASS II	Alcon Laboratories, Inc Accessory devices for Unity recalled	Alcon Research	Sterility	Nationwide
5 Nov 2025Device	CLASS II	Alcon PRECISION1 One-Day Contact Lenses, -2.25D recalled	Alcon Research	Sterility	19 states

About this list

Records come from FDA enforcement reports and USDA FSIS notices, grouped by normalised name. A company operating under several names may appear more than once.