# FDA recall D-0551-2018

> **Kareway Products Inc** · Class I · drug recall initiated 2017-11-09.

## Product

GERICARE Eyewash, sterile eye irrigating solution, packaged in a 4 fl oz (118 mL) bottle, OTC, Distributed by Geri-Care Pharmaceuticals Corp., Brooklyn, NY 11204, NDC 57896-0186-04

## Reason for recall

Non-sterility: confirmed microbial contamination with Achromobacter xylosoxidans

## Distribution

Product was shipped to one customer (Geri-Care Pharmaceuticals Corp.) who further distributed the product U.S.A. nationwide.

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** D-0551-2018
- **Recalling firm:** Kareway Products Inc
- **Classification:** Class I
- **Product type:** drug
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2017-11-09
- **Report date:** 2018-03-07
- **Termination date:** 2019-08-07

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Compton, CA, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-0551-2018

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall D-0551-2018. Retrieved 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/D-0551-2018. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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