FDA recall D-1520-2012

Product

FLUOROURACIL (5-FU) SOLUTION 5% OPHTHALMIC 100 ML; FLUOROURACIL (5-FU) SOLUTION IN ARTIFICIAL TEARS 1% OPHTHALMIC 15 ML; FLUOROURACIL (5-FU) SOLUTION, P.F. 0.001% (10MCG/ML) OPHTHALMIC 20 ML, 30 ML; FLUOROURACIL P.F. 5% INJECTABLE 1000 ML,500 ML, 600 ML; FLUOROURACIL SOLUTION PF 1% OPHTHALMIC 10 ML, 20 ML, 25 ML, 5 ML; FLUOROURACIL, P.F. 1% INJECTABLE 40 ML (12 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-1520-2012