Tampax (UDI 00073010421103)Recalls & reported problems
Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company, The · Tampax OEF Super Plus · Class 2
All models of Tampax (40)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00073010421103), received between Apr 23, 2026 and Apr 23, 2026 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 23, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information
THEY (TAMPON) STAYED RETAINED IN THE BODY, GOT STUCK BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT- VAGINA [FOREIGN BODY IN REPRODUCTIVE TRACT] 6- 7 OF THE TAMPONS, THE STRING WAS ATTACHED IN THE WRONG WAY¿INCORRECTLY MADE, THE STRING WENT THE WRONG WAY LIKE THE STRING WAS AT THE TOP [DEVICE PHYSICAL PROPERTY ISSUE]. CASE NARRATIVE: CONSUMER REPORTED VIA PHONE THAT THE TAMPON STRINGS WERE ATTACHED IN THE WRONG WAY. NO SERIOUS INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 24967103 ↗
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- U by Kotex TamponKimberly-Clark Global Sales, Inc. · TAMPON, MENSTRUAL, UNSCENTED1 recall2 reports
- U by Kotex TamponKimberly-Clark Global Sales, Inc. · TAMPON, MENSTRUAL, UNSCENTED1 recall1 report
- TampaxProcter & Gamble Manufacturing Company, The · TAMPON, MENSTRUAL, UNSCENTED1 recall0 reports
- TampaxProcter & Gamble Manufacturing Company, The · TAMPON, MENSTRUAL, UNSCENTED1 recall0 reports
- U by Kotex TamponKimberly-Clark Global Sales, Inc. · TAMPON, MENSTRUAL, UNSCENTED1 recall0 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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