FDA Recall D-0346-2021
CareFusion 213, LLC · El Paso, TX
Class I — life-threatening Terminated 559 days on record
Highest impact — Class I recall — FDA determination of strong likelihood of serious adverse health consequence or death.
Product
ChloraPrep With Tint 2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA) Non-Sterile Solution - Hi-Lite Orange, 0.10 fl. oz. (3 ml) each, 25 applicators in carton, applicator is sterile if package is intact. CareFusion El Paso, TX 79912, NDC 054365-400-11 Cat. No. 260415
Reason for recall
Microbial Contamination of Non-Sterile Product:.Product is being recalled because at labeled storage conditions of 30*C/75% Relative Humidity, growth of Aspergillus penicillioides, a type of fungus, resulted in a breach of the package integrity.
Recall record
- Recall number
D-0346-2021- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Firm notification
- Press Release
- Distribution
- Distributed Nationwide in the USA and to Singapore, Chile, Oman, Columbia, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Kuwait, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Qatar, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Brazil.
- Recall initiated
- 2021-03-19
- Classified by FDA Center
- 2021-04-26
- FDA published
- 2021-05-05
- Terminated
- 2022-09-29
- Recalling firm
- CareFusion 213, LLC
- Firm location
- El Paso, TX