FDA Recall Terminated

Medline Blue O.R. Towel, Sterile; Reorder MDT2168204; 4 towels per pack, 20 packs per case; Medline Industries, Inc., Mundelein, IL 60060-4486

Recall: Z-0114-04 · Initiated October 7, 2003

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0114-04
Event Number
27507
Firm
Medline Industries Inc
FEI Number
1417592
Product Code
KKX
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Other
Initiated
October 7, 2003
Posted
November 13, 2003
Terminated
November 12, 2003
Address
1 Medline Pl, Mundelein, IL, 60060-4485

Description

Medline Blue O.R. Towel, Sterile; Reorder MDT2168204; 4 towels per pack, 20 packs per case; Medline Industries, Inc., Mundelein, IL 60060-4486

Reason

The product, labeled as sterile, had not gone through the sterilization process at the time of shipment.

Action

Medline telephoned their sales represntatives on 10/7/03, instructing them to visit their accounts who received lot 03IA0532 and retrieve all cases of the lot distributed due to a quality issue. The accounts were informed that replacement product would be provided for the returned product.

Distribution

Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana

Quantity

44 cases