Device recall: FreeStyle Libre 3 Sensor REF 72081-01 UDI-DI code: 00357599818005 The FreeStyle Libre 3 sensor is a component of the…
Class I FDA enforcement event 98049. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Due to a manufacturing process issue that may cause carbon build up in the sensor that may result in incorrect low glucose results
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. started this device recall on 24 Nov 2025. The firm address in the FDA record is in Alameda, CA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 98049 has 4 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 21 Jan 2026. The record gives the status Ongoing.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
U.S.: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. O.U.S.: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Canada,…
Recalling firm
Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc., Alameda, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
4 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1020-2026 | FreeStyle Libre 3 Sensor REF 72081-01 UDI-DI code: 00357599818005 The FreeStyle Libre 3 sensor is a component of the FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System. | 1,060,723 sensors | Class I | Ongoing | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Z-1021-2026 | FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus Sensor REF 78768-01 UDI-DI code: 00357599844011 The FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensor is a component of the FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System. | 1,663,241 sensors | Class I | Ongoing | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Z-1022-2026 | FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus Sensor REF 78769-01 UDI-DI code: 00357599843014 The FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensor is a component of the FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System. | 258,913 sensors | Class I | Ongoing | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Z-1023-2026 | FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus Sensor REF 72080-01 UDI-DI code: 00357599819002 The FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensor is a component of the FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System. | 8,062 sensors | Class I | Ongoing | 21 Jan 2026 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2025
- 945
- Share of these events in Class I
- 13%
- Product records in this event
- 4Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 9
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-1020-2026The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 98049. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/98049/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
U.S.: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, and WY. O.U.S.: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Canada,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 98049?
- The event has 4 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
1,060,723 sensors
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2025 have the same class?
- 13% of the 945 device events that started in 2025 are in Class I.