Claim: The FDA recalls 1,270 drugs every year that were previously approved but are then subsequently deemed unsuitable.
Fact-check: The FDA recalls drugs for a wide range of reasons - Full Fact
Verdict: the fda recalls medications for a wide variety of reasons. these include lots of different manufacturing, storage, or labelling concerns. just under 1,000 have been recalled in 2021.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Daniella De Block Golding
Date published: 2021-12-16T00:00:00