United StatesBD ChloraPrep Clear and BD ChloraPrep FREPP Clear antiseptic applicators (2% chlorhexidine gluconate and 70% isopropyl alcohol), sold as 1 mL 60-applicator cartons (NDC 54365-400-31) and 1.5 mL 20-applicator packs (NDC 54365-400-30), are included in the recall with multiple lot numbers and expiration dates listed. They were recalled because wrinkles in the paper lidding may breach the seal and the product was found to contain the fungus Aspergillus penicillioides, causing lack of assurance of sterility.
What's being recalled
BD ChloraPrep Clear, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA) 1 mL Applicator, 60 Applicators, Sterile Solution, Care Fusion 213, LLC, El Paso, TX 79912, subsidiary of Beckton, Dickinson and Co., NDC 54365-400-31.
BD ChloraPrep FREPP Clear, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA) 1.5 mL Applicator, 20 Applicators, Sterile Solution, Care Fusion 213, LLC, El Paso, TX 79912, subsidiary of Beckton, Dickinson and Co., NDC 54365-400-30.
BD ChloraPrep Clear (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA)), 1 mL Applicator, 60 Applicators per inner Carton, Sterile Solution, Care Fusion 213, LLC, El Paso, TX 79912, subsidiary of Beckton, Dickinson and Co., NDC 54365-400-31.
BD ChloraPrep FREPP Clear,(2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA)) 1.5 mL Applicator, 20 Applicators, Sterile Solution, Care Fusion 213, LLC, El Paso, TX 79912, subsidiary of Beckton, Dickinson and Co., NDC 54365-400-30.
Recalling firm: CareFusion 213, LLC, El Paso, TX, United States.
How to identify it
Lot # 3201277, Exp Date: 06/30/2026; Lot # 3213912, 3214206, 3214914, 3215710, 3227485, Exp Date: 07/31/2026; Lot # 3234036, 3234037, 3236460, 3237244, 3243095, 3263576, 3263580, 3264318, Exp Date: 08/31/2026; Lot # 3266655, 3266657, 3270586, 3278714, 3279949, 3282215, 3282956, Exp Date: 09/30/2026; Lot # 3299094, 3299684, 3302529, 3301463, 3309836, 3310556, 3312230, 3314562, Exp Date: 10/31/2026; Lot # 3321426, Exp Date: 11/30/2026; Lot # 3350974, 3352268, 3354120, 3354127, 3356911, 4003299, 4013168, Exp Date: 12/31/2026; Lot # 4023898, 4024208, 4024754, 4030686, 4031689, 4032182, 4032183, 4038825, 4038826, 4043641, 4045863, 4046559, Exp Date: 1/31/2027; Lot # 4049128, 4060484, 4061622, 4062534, Exp Date: 02/28/2027; Lot # 4072323, 4081465, 4092172, 4092053, 4092057, 4093448, 4096267, 4099351, Exp Date: 03/31/2027; Lot # 4106830, 4106833, 4106834, 4123769, 4123637, 4124547, 4123599, 4131749, Exp Date: 04/30/2027; Lot # 4137704, 4139447, Exp Date: 05/31/2027 Lot # 3143780, 3151595, 3152898, 3152906, 3157235, 3158139, 3159803, 3166919, 3167620, 3191056, Exp Date: 05/31/2026; Lot # 3171115, 3172853, 3177820, 3193968, 3194750, 3199123, 3201195, 3206618, 3212202, 3213819, 3214876, Exp Date: 06/30/2026; Lot # 3222170, 3226846, 3228153, 3229867, 3228293, 3243337, Exp Date: 07/31/2026; Lot # 3230424, 3234042, 3240990, 3244469, 3249346, 3251278, 3254346, 3255678, 3258407, Exp Date: 08/31/2026; Lot # 3261058, 3263492, 3264573, 3268341, 3270418, 3275533, 3276460, 3278683, 3283037, 3284107, 3292960, 3292965, Exp Date: 09/30/2026; Lot # 3286221, 3290240, 3293922, 3297295, 3298930, 3299555, 3299562, 3301403, 3304245, 3306751, 3307190, 3310919, 3310926, 3314371, Exp Date: 10/31/2026; Lot # 3319520, 3321408, 3321409, 3324363, 3324369, 3332082, 3334305, 3335243, 3336896, 3337416, 3337417, 3340134, 3343540, 3346461, Exp Date: 11/30/2026; Lot # 3347121, 3350902, 3353143, 4004043, 4008394, 4009336, 4011488, 4012213, Exp Date: 12/31/2026; Lot # 4017668, 4019659, 4024538, 4025597…
The hazard
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Due to wrinkles in the paper lidding which may breach the seal area.
Non-Sterility: Due to presence of Aspergillus penicillioides.
Non-Sterility: Due to presence of Aspergillus penicillioides. And Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Due to wrinkles in the paper lidding which may breach the seal area.
What to do
Don't stop taking a prescribed medicine without talking to your doctor or pharmacist first. For other products, stop using them and ask the pharmacist, seller or maker what to do.
The notice doesn't give instructions for consumers, so this is general advice for health & beauty recalls. Check the official notice for the details.
Where it was sold
Nationwide inthe USA, as well as other foreign distribution.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (enforcement reports), collected from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (enforcement reports). Check the original before you act on it.
Read the official notice (opens in a new tab)