FDA Recall Terminated

ITW Dymon Medaphene Plus Disinfectant Spray, Pseudomonacidal, Virucidal, Mildewcidal, Fungicidal, Staphylocidal, Tuberculocidal, packaged in 20-oz. steel aerosol cans, net wt 16-oz. (1-lb.), 12 cans/case, containing 0.19% o-phenylphenol and 68.00% ethyl alcohol, Product 34720. The firm name on the label is ITW Dymon, Olathe, KS. The product is also sold under the following private labels: (1) Renown Disinfectant Deodorant II, Product REN05013, Distributed by AmSan, LLC, Deerfield, IL; (2) Decon Aerosol Disinfectant, Catalog #8617, Manufactured For Decon Labs, Inc., Bryn Mawr, PA; (3) New Jax Medaphene Plus Disinfectant Spray, Sold By Newell Paper Company, Hattiesburg, MS, Columbus, MS, Meridian, MS; (4) San-O-Phene Plus Disinfectant Spray, Sold By San Joaquin Supply Co., Fresno, CA; (5) Sterling Quality Hospital Use Micro II Disinfectant Spray, Distributed By Sterling Sanitary Supply Corporation, Woodside, NY; (6) Ball-Phene Spray Disinfectant, Reorder #3U037, Manufactured for W.W. Grainger, Inc., Lake Forest, IL; (7) Area Two-In-One Disinfectant Spray Original, Sold By Area Distributors, Inc., Quincy, IL; (8) Benefax Disinfectant Spray, Exclusively Sold By Biotek Corporation, Melrose Park, IL; (9) Pheno-Cen Spray Disinfectant/Deodorant, Sold By Central Solutions, Inc., Kansas City, KS; (10) Clark Bio-Phene Plus Disinfectant/Spray, Sold By Clark Paper Plus Inc., Carteret, NJ; (11) LOGIChem Hosp-I-Septic Disinfectant Spray, Distributed Exclusively For Edmar, Woodside, NY; (12) Morcept Hospital Disinfectant, Sold By Moore Research, Inc., St. Louis, MO; (13) Pro Chem Deocept Purity Hospital Disinfectant, Sold By Pro-Chem, Inc., Alpharetta, GA; (14) Select Specialty Products Spectrum II Hospital Type Disinfectant, Sold By Select Specialty Products, Charlottesville, VA.

Recall: Z-1405-05 · Initiated February 15, 2005

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1405-05
Event Number
31174
Firm
ITW Dymon
FEI Number
3001238779
Product Code
LRJ
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Other
Initiated
February 15, 2005
Posted
August 30, 2005
Terminated
March 12, 2008
Address
805 E Highway 56, Olathe, KS, 66061-4914

Description

ITW Dymon Medaphene Plus Disinfectant Spray, Pseudomonacidal, Virucidal, Mildewcidal, Fungicidal, Staphylocidal, Tuberculocidal, packaged in 20-oz. steel aerosol cans, net wt 16-oz. (1-lb.), 12 cans/case, containing 0.19% o-phenylphenol and 68.00% ethyl alcohol, Product 34720. The firm name on the label is ITW Dymon, Olathe, KS. The product is also sold under the following private labels: (1) Renown Disinfectant Deodorant II, Product REN05013, Distributed by AmSan, LLC, Deerfield, IL; (2) Decon Aerosol Disinfectant, Catalog #8617, Manufactured For Decon Labs, Inc., Bryn Mawr, PA; (3) New Jax Medaphene Plus Disinfectant Spray, Sold By Newell Paper Company, Hattiesburg, MS, Columbus, MS, Meridian, MS; (4) San-O-Phene Plus Disinfectant Spray, Sold By San Joaquin Supply Co., Fresno, CA; (5) Sterling Quality Hospital Use Micro II Disinfectant Spray, Distributed By Sterling Sanitary Supply Corporation, Woodside, NY; (6) Ball-Phene Spray Disinfectant, Reorder #3U037, Manufactured for W.W. Grainger, Inc., Lake Forest, IL; (7) Area Two-In-One Disinfectant Spray Original, Sold By Area Distributors, Inc., Quincy, IL; (8) Benefax Disinfectant Spray, Exclusively Sold By Biotek Corporation, Melrose Park, IL; (9) Pheno-Cen Spray Disinfectant/Deodorant, Sold By Central Solutions, Inc., Kansas City, KS; (10) Clark Bio-Phene Plus Disinfectant/Spray, Sold By Clark Paper Plus Inc., Carteret, NJ; (11) LOGIChem Hosp-I-Septic Disinfectant Spray, Distributed Exclusively For Edmar, Woodside, NY; (12) Morcept Hospital Disinfectant, Sold By Moore Research, Inc., St. Louis, MO; (13) Pro Chem Deocept Purity Hospital Disinfectant, Sold By Pro-Chem, Inc., Alpharetta, GA; (14) Select Specialty Products Spectrum II Hospital Type Disinfectant, Sold By Select Specialty Products, Charlottesville, VA.

Reason

Failed EPA required efficacy testing; may not perform as intended.

Action

Telephone calls were initiated to the direct accounts on 2/15/05 and by letter initiated 2/21/05 requesting return of the product and subrecall by the direct account, unless the direct account preferred the recalling firm to conduct the subaccount recall. The recall was later expanded and recall letters dated 4/29/05 were issued requesting the same information as the initial letter.

Distribution

Distribution was nationwide to wholesalers and own-label distributors.

Quantity

13,383/12-can cases