# FDA recall Z-1661-2022

> **MERCHSOURCE LLC** · Class II · device recall initiated 2022-08-01.

## Product

The product is a handheld ultraviolet-C germicidal wand and contains two, narrow-diameter, tubular lamps with a peak emission wavelength in the 254 nm range.

## Reason for recall

Excessive ultraviolet-C radiation

## Distribution

US Nationwide Distribution

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-1661-2022
- **Recalling firm:** MERCHSOURCE LLC
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Ongoing
- **Initiation date:** 2022-08-01
- **Report date:** 2022-09-14

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** FDA Mandated
- **Location:** Irvine, CA, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1661-2022

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-1661-2022. Retrieved 2026-07-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-1661-2022. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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