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CareFusion 213, LLC — BD ChloraPrep Clear 1mL Applicators, 2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA), Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation, Sterile Solution, 0.03 fl. oz (1 mL) each, 60 Applicators per Carton
Do not stop taking this without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor.
What’s wrong
Non-Sterility: contamination of Aspergillus penicillioides, due to breach in package lidding.
The Recall Registry rates this highest risk — FDA Class I: reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
What to do
Check the lot numbers below against what you have. Do not stop taking a prescription medicine because of a recall without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor first — for many medicines stopping is more harmful than continuing, and they can tell you whether yours is affected and what to do about it.
Who to contact: Recalling firm: CareFusion 213, LLC
The product
BD ChloraPrep Clear 1mL Applicators, 2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA), Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation, Sterile Solution, 0.03 fl. oz (1 mL) each, 60 Applicators per Carton, CareFusion 213, LLC, El Paso, TX 79912, Subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson and Co., REF 930480, NDC 54365-400-31.
Details
- Units affected
- 205,440 applicators
- Recall date
- February 14, 2025
- Brand
- CareFusion 213, LLC
Nationwide and Canada
The official notice
This recall was issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Recall Registry summarises it — always confirm the details at the source.
Their exact wording: “CareFusion 213, LLC — BD ChloraPrep Clear 1mL Applicators, 2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA), Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation, Sterile Solution, 0.03 fl. oz (1 mL) each, 60 Applicators per Carton”
Worried about the other things in your house? You can write down what you have and be told if one is recalled — or, if you sell second-hand, check your whole stock at once.
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