FreeStyle Libre 3 and 3 Plus Glucose monitoring sensors
- Reason
- Internal testing determined that some sensors may provide incorrect low glucose readings.
- Product
- FreeStyle Libre 3 and 3 Plus Glucose monitoring sensors
- Product type
- Medical Devices
- Date
- Jan. 15, 2026
- Announced by
- Abbott
- Brand
- FreeStyle Libre
- Product
- FreeStyle Libre 3 and 3 Plus Glucose monitoring sensors
- Reason
- Internal testing determined that some sensors may provide incorrect low glucose readings.
- Product type
- Medical Devices
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“Internal testing determined that some sensors may provide incorrect low glucose readings.”FreeStyle Libre 3 and 3 Plus Glucose monitoring sensors, FDA-posted company announcement, 2026-01-15. The caption is the record's own words.
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This recall among the others
- Abbott: 5 other recalls or notices on this site in the three years before this one (from Jan. 16, 2023).
Counted from the agency records on this site, as on Statistics: a recall event once, by its first notice.
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Source: the company's announcement, posted by the FDA on Jan. 15, 2026. Read the full announcement on FDA.gov. The announcement governs; check it and the company before acting.
Cite this record
FDA record abbott-initiates-medical-device-correction-certain-freestyle-librer-3-and-freestyle-libre-3-plus, Jan. 15, 2026. "FreeStyle Libre 3 and 3 Plus Glucose monitoring sensors." PlainRecords, https://plainrecords.com/recall/fda/abbott-initiates-medical-device-correction-certain-freestyle-librer-3-and-freestyle-libre-3-plus/ (as of the day it was built).At each build a sample of records from each source is compared with the agency's published file and the page; every correction is public. Drawings are chosen by software that reads the record. Built daily. How we check · Corrections