FDA recall D-1512-2012

Product

EDTA DISODIUM SOLUTION 33.6MG/ML (0.1 MOLAR) OPHTHALMIC 15 ML; EDTA CALCIUM DISODIUM (PRESERVATIVE FREE) 150MG/ML INJECTABLE 100 ML, 2400 ML, 500 ML; EDTA CALCIUM DISODIUM SOLUTION 2% OPHTHALMIC 5 ML; EDTA DISODIUM (P.F.) 150MG/ML INJECTABLE 1000 ML, 1200 ML, 1500 ML, 400 ML, 500 ML, 900 ML; EDTA DISODIUM (PRESERVATIVE FREE) 150MG/ML INJECTABLE 1000 ML, 2000 ML, 8000 ML; EDTA DISODIUM (PRESERVATIVE FREE) 3%/ML INJECTABLE 12 ML; EDTA DISODIUM IN NATURAL TEARS 1.5% OPHTHALMIC 5 ML; EDTA DISODIUM IN NATURAL TEARS 3% OPHTHALMIC 15 ML, 30 ML (18 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS)

Reason for recall

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Franck's Lab Inc. initiated a recall of all Sterile Human Drugs distributed between 11/21/2011 and 05/21/2012 because FDA environmental sampling revealed the presence of microorganisms and fungal growth in the clean room where sterile products were prepared.

Distribution

Nationwide, Bahamas, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Guatemala, Poland, Santo Domingo, Venezuela, and West Indies

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2012-05-25

Report date

2012-08-22

Termination date

2014-08-13

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Ocala, FL, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-1512-2012