Sodasorb Carbon Dioxide Absorbent, Medical Grade (16%) Soda Lime USP-NF with an ethyl violet indicator which turns from white to violet as absorber is depleted; Manufactured by: W.R. Grace & Company, 6050 West 51st Street, Chicago, IL 60638; the product is packaged in pre-paks(pre-filled 2.5 lb. canisters, 12 per carton), canister paks (pre-measured 2.5 lb. bags, 12 per carton), 5-gallon pails and 55-gallon drums under the W.R. Grace label and the Portex label distributed by Sims Portex Inc., Keene, NH 03431
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-0731-03
- Event Number
- 25673
- Firm
- Darex Container Products Div of W.R. Grace & Co.
- FEI Number
- 3003940942
- Product Code
- CBL
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Other
- Initiated
- February 11, 2003
- Posted
- April 17, 2003
- Terminated
- January 26, 2004
- Address
- 6050 W. 51st Street, Chicago, IL, 60639
Description
Sodasorb Carbon Dioxide Absorbent, Medical Grade (16%) Soda Lime USP-NF with an ethyl violet indicator which turns from white to violet as absorber is depleted; Manufactured by: W.R. Grace & Company, 6050 West 51st Street, Chicago, IL 60638; the product is packaged in pre-paks(pre-filled 2.5 lb. canisters, 12 per carton), canister paks (pre-measured 2.5 lb. bags, 12 per carton), 5-gallon pails and 55-gallon drums under the W.R. Grace label and the Portex label distributed by Sims Portex Inc., Keene, NH 03431
Contaminated with epoxy chips.
Recalled by letter dated 2/11/03 on W.R. Grace-Conn. letterhead. The accounts were informed that the product was contaminated with trace amounts of material from their processing equipment, which posed no hazard to health. The accounts were requested to return all unopened packages of Sodasorb with the affected lot numbers for replacement.
Nationwide, Canada, the Philippines, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, Korea and Japan.
32,232 pre-paks; 50,748 canister paks; 1,400 5-gallon pails; 49 55-gallon drums