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Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Initiated Aug 2, 2023 (3 years ago)

Protex Foaming Hand Sanitizer

Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.

Why it was recalled

CGMP Deviations

Cause type: cGMP deviation

Departures from current Good Manufacturing Practice found in production or during FDA inspection. A broad quality-system cause: the batch was made under conditions that fall short of FDA manufacturing standards. All cgmp deviation recalls.

What was recalled

Protex Foaming Hand Sanitizer (Benzalkonium Chloride 0.13%), packaged in a) 2 fl oz/60 mL Pump bottles (NDC 30775-040-02) and b)18 fl. oz./550 ml Pump Bottles (NDC 30775-040-18), Parker Laboratories, Inc. 286 Eldridge Road, Fairfield, NJ 07004

Affected NDCs 30775-0040-02 30775-0040-18

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Drug: Benzalkonium

Recalling firm
Parker Laboratories, Inc.
NDC code
30775-040-02
Origin
NJ, United States
Initiated by
Voluntary: Firm initiated
FDA recall number
D-1089-2023 · FDA notice

Check, then ask. Class II means harm is possible but usually temporary or reversible. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches, ask your pharmacist about a replacement. Do not simply stop a prescribed medication on your own - the gap can be riskier than the recall. This recall is now terminated, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.

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Class II · Moderate risk

Revitaderm Wound Care

CGMP Deviations; product manufactured in the same facility under the same conditions as the product found to be contaminated

Ongoing cGMP deviation Blaine Labs Inc NDC 63347-120-02 D-0699-2026
Class I · High risk

Revitaderm Wound Care Gel

Microbial contamination of Non-Sterile Product: samples identified the presence of Lysinibacillus fusiformis and other Bacillus spp

Ongoing Microbial contamination Blaine Labs Inc NDC 63347-120-02 D-0692-2026

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