FDA Recall Terminated

ReliOn Insulin Syringe 0.5cc 30 Gauge 5/16 inch (8mm) Needle (U-100 Insulin). NDC 81306-0515-23.

Recall: Z-0569-05 · Initiated October 22, 2004

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0569-05
Event Number
30390
Firm
Becton Dickinson & Company
FEI Number
2243072
Product Code
FMF
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Other
Initiated
October 22, 2004
Posted
March 3, 2005
Terminated
April 14, 2006
Address
1 Becton Dr, Franklin Lakes, NJ, 07417-1815

Description

ReliOn Insulin Syringe 0.5cc 30 Gauge 5/16 inch (8mm) Needle (U-100 Insulin). NDC 81306-0515-23.

Reason

Syringes labeled as 5/16 inch product (30 ga) actually contained the 1/2 inch product (28 ga).

Action

BD has sent letters to the distributor McKesson Inc and the retailer Wal-Mart Inc.

Distribution

The syringes were sent to McKesson Corp, 120 Senlac Drive, Carrollton, TX 75006 who then sold them to Wal-Mart Corp, 702 SW 8th Street, Bentonville, AR 72716. There are no other customers.

Quantity

1543000 syringes