Last year, the total number of recalls decreased...Recall of medicines and medical devices increases
Aug 05, 2025
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According to the Fair Trade Commission's analysis of 2024 defect compensation (hereinafter referred to as 'recall') results released by the Korea Consumer Agency on the 5th, the number of recalls in 2024 was 2537, down 276 (9.8%) from 2,813 in 2023.
By detailed type, recall orders decreased by 614 (37.8%) from 1,623 in 2023 to 1,009 in 2024, but voluntary calls increased by 209 (30.3%) from 689 in 2023 to 898 in 2024 and recall recommendations also increased by 129 (25.8%) from 501 in 2023 to 630 in 2024.
By related laws, the number of recalls under seven laws, including the Chemical Product Safety Act, the Basic Consumer Act, the Automobile Management Act, the Basic Product Safety Act, the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, the Medical Device Act, and the Food Sanitation Act, was 2448, accounting for 96.5%, the majority of the total number of recalls (2,537 cases).
Looking at the number of recalls by major items, the number of industrial products decreased by 374 (24.1%) to 1,180 in 2023, compared to 1,554 in 2023, while the number of drugs (including herbal medicine and non-drug) increased by 81 (31.2%) to 260 in 2023, and medical devices increased by 49 (20.9%) to 235 in 2023. For drugs, recall orders fell 29.9%, but the number of voluntary calls increased by 379.4%. The number of medical devices increased both by recall order (35.3%) and voluntary recall (18.4%).
According to the recall status of local governments, 55 (85.9%) increased from 64 in 2023 to 119 in 2024, and most of them were related to food products based on the Food Sanitation Act, the Livestock Products Management Act, and the Sanitary Products Management Act.
Meanwhile, a total of 11,436 overseas hazardous products were blocked from domestic distribution last year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
