FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class ID-1550-2014

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that use of or exposure to the drug will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

0.9 % Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, 1000 mL in VIAFLEX Plastic Container, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015

Affected lot / code info
Lot C931923, exp 8/31/2015

Why it was recalled

Presence of Particulate Matter; blue polyisoprene shavings found inside the bag port tubes

Recalling firm

Firm
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1 Baxter Pkwy, Deerfield, Illinois 60015-4625

Distribution

Quantity
4,200 containers
Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2014-05-12
FDA classified
2014-08-21
Posted by FDA
2014-08-27
Terminated
2015-06-29
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1550-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.