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Cross-border event
Substandard iohexol contrast media
Four authorities acted on substandard iohexol contrast media in 2026. South Africa recalled seventeen days before the WHO alert and Kenya acted on the day of it. Egypt's notice states April 2026 and no day, so no lag to the day can be computed for it.
Substandard iohexol contrast media
Four authorities acted on substandard iohexol contrast media in 2026. South Africa recalled seventeen days before the WHO alert and Kenya acted on the day of it. Egypt's notice states April 2026 and no day, so no lag to the day can be computed for it.
Apr 2026EG—
20 Apr 2026ZA−17 d
07 May 2026KE0 d
07 May 2026WHO0 d
| Authority | Ctry | Action date | Reference date | Lag (days) | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDA | EG | Apr 2026 | 07 May 2026 | not computable | DEA-EG-2026-0025 |
| SAHPRA | ZA | 20 Apr 2026 | 07 May 2026 | -17 | DEA-ZA-2026-0061 |
| PPB | KE | 07 May 2026 | 07 May 2026 | 0 | DEA-KE-2026-0009 |
| WHO | XX | 07 May 2026 | 07 May 2026 | 0 | DEA-XXX-2026-0001 |
A negative lag means the national authority acted before the WHO alert. Where either date is missing the cell says the lag is not computable rather than showing a zero — an undated notice is not a same-day notice.
| Reference | Date | Ctry | Product | Batches | Action | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEA-EG-2026-0025 | Apr 2026 | EG | Omnipaque 300 mg/ml | none published | Recall | Class II | Tier 1 · Regulator-published |
| DEA-ZA-2026-0061 | 20 Apr 2026 | ZA | Contrast media (iohexol) | none published | Recall | Unclassified | Tier 1 · Regulator-published |
| DEA-KE-2026-0009 | 07 May 2026 | KE | Omnipaque 350mg GE HealthCare, Ireland | 17212392 | Recall | Unclassified | Tier 1 · Regulator-published |
| DEA-XXX-2026-0001 | 07 May 2026 | XX | ACCUPAQUE (Iohexol), OMNIPAQUE (Iohexol) and VISIPAQUE (Iodixanol) | none published | Public warning | Unclassified | Tier 1 · Regulator-published |
What the lag shows
- SAHPRA (ZA) acted first, on 20 April 2026.
- The WHO alert is dated 7 May 2026 and is the reference point for every lag on this page.
- 1 of 4 constituent notices carry no date on the authority's listing, so no lag can be computed for them.
- Actions recorded across 4 markets: EG, ZA, KE, XX. An absence is an absence of a recorded published action, not a statement that an authority did nothing.
Why it matters
“Recalled in one market, still on shelves in the next” is the question procurement agencies, donors and insurers actually need answered — and it falls straight out of a join across the register.