Eye drop recall update: Products sold at major grocery chain are the latest to spark ‘sterility assurance concerns’

Since at least the last year, numerous eye drop products have been recalled due to concerns that they lack adequate sterility. Now, more eye drops are being recalled over those same fears. This time, the products were sold at a major retailer with locations in nine states. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? On September 13, the popular grocery store chain Wegmans announced that two of the eye drop products sold in its stores are being recalled by their manufacturer, TopCo, a private-label food and household products company based in Illinois. The items in question were produced under TopCo’s TopCare brand, which focuses on beauty and healthcare products. According to Wegmans’ recall notice, two TopCare eye drop products are being recalled due to “Potential sterility assurance concerns.” If that sounds familiar, it’s because the past few years have seen a wave of eye drop product recalled due to similar concerns. As Fast Company previously reported, nearly 76,000 cases of eye care products were recalled in May 2025 by BRS Analytical Service LLC over concerns around “unacceptable quality.” A report by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned that the recalled pro…