FDA Recall Terminated

3M Nexcare First Aid High Performance Gauze Pad. Individually wrapped & sterile. catalog # 434-10. 3M Consumer Health Care, St. Paul, MN 55144-1000. Made in USA. UPC 05113166774.

Recall: Z-1234-06 · Initiated February 9, 2006

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1234-06
Event Number
34633
FEI Number
2110898
Product Code
FRL
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Other
Initiated
February 9, 2006
Posted
July 13, 2006
Terminated
January 5, 2007
Address
Bldg 275-05-W-06 3M Company Medical Division 3M Center, South St Paul, MN, 55411

Description

3M Nexcare First Aid High Performance Gauze Pad. Individually wrapped & sterile. catalog # 434-10. 3M Consumer Health Care, St. Paul, MN 55144-1000. Made in USA. UPC 05113166774.

Reason

After reviewing manufacturing records it has been determined that these lots inadvertently were not sterilized after packaging in individual boxes labeled as sterile product.

Action

All product in house and at the distributors was put on hold at the time of discovery. Distributors were contacted by telephone between 2/7/06 & 2/8/06 and asked to hold product from affected lots. Recall Letters to distributors dated 2/9/06 were faxed and mailed via UPS next day air on 2/9/06.

Distribution

Nationwide, with distributors in CA, LA, MI, NJ, OH.

Quantity

432 boxes