Aplicare Povidone Iodine Prep Pads recall
Aplicare Povidone Iodine Prep Pads packaged within Portex Pro-Vent Arterial Blood Sampling Kit with Dry Lithium Heparin for Gases and Electrolytes…
Why was Aplicare Povidone Iodine Prep Pads recalled?
The povidone iodine prep pads packaged with the arterial blood sampling kits will not maintain the iodine potency through its labeled 36-month expiration dating.
What should I do if I have this product?
Review the official FDA enforcement record for current instructions.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official FDA record. Only products that match the listed product and lot, UPC or model codes are part of this recall.
Which lot codes, UPCs or models are affected?
Product with expiration dates between 11/30/2016 and 5/31/2020.
- Product
- Aplicare Povidone Iodine Prep Pads packaged within Portex Pro-Vent Arterial Blood Sampling Kit with Dry Lithium Heparin for Gases and Electrolytes…
- Recalling firm
- Smiths Medical ASD Inc.
- Quantity
- Approx. 28,578,939 kits for both products
- Distribution
- Distribution was nationwide, including Puerto Rico. There was also military/government distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Canada, United Arab Emirates, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Latvia, and Saudi Arabia.
- Recall date
- February 27, 2019
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Agency
- FDA (device)