CLASS I Drug recall · Reported 26 Aug 2020 · FDA Enforcement Report

ChloraPrep With Tint (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate recalled

CareFusion 213 is recalling ChloraPrep With Tint (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol, distributed in Puerto Rico. The recall was initiated on 23 Jun 2020 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.

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Lot, batch or date codesLot #: 7194739, Exp. 06/25/2020; 7214841, Exp. Date 07/17/2020; 7213558, Exp. Date 07/16/2020; 7227839, Exp. Date 07/30/2020; 7276589, Exp. Date 09/20/2020; 7198824, Exp. Date 06/29/2020; 7275718, Exp. Date 09/19/2020; 7289776, Exp. Date 09/30/2020; 7306916, Exp. Date 10/12/2020; 8011665, Exp. Date 12/14/2020; 8015801, Exp. Date 12/18/2020; 8031857, Exp. Date 01/31/2021; 8033645, Exp. Date 01/31/2021; 8127657, Exp. Date 04/30/2021; 8137527, 8157141, 8158638, Exp. Date 05/31/2021; 8164530, Exp. Date 06/30/2021; 8220737, Exp. Date 07/31/2021; 8235991, Exp. Date 08/31/2021; 8043978, Exp. Date 01/31/2021; 8306694, Exp. Date 10/31/2021; 8334983, Exp. Date 11/30/2021; 9031893, 9038599, 9042938, Exp. Date 01/31/2022; 9051563, 9053560, 9072856, Exp. Date 02/28/2022; 9086532, Exp. Date 03/31/2022; 9137904, Exp. Date 05/31/2022; 9087985, Exp. Date 03/31/2022; 9191256, 9168975, Exp. Date 06/30/2022; 9218464, 9218595, Exp. Date 07/31/2022; 9228305, 9241932, 9247742, 9249471, Exp. Date 08/31/2022; 9269603, Exp. Date 09/30/2022; 9296395, 9295914, 9311076, Exp. Date 10/31/2022; 9316348, 9324565, 9345911, Exp. Date 11/30/2022; 9305775, Exp. Date 10/31/2022; 0011737, Exp. Date 12/31/2022; 0023790, 0037279, Exp. Date 01/31/2023.

Quantity recalled2,800,800 applicators

Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.

Recall details

Recall number: D-1510-2020
FDA event ID: 85903
Recalling firm: CareFusion 213, El Paso, TX
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 23 Jun 2020
FDA classified: 19 Aug 2020
Reported: 26 Aug 2020
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Letter
Reason category: Sterility

Timeline

23 Jun 2020	Recall initiated by company
19 Aug 2020	Classified by FDA	+57 days
26 Aug 2020	Published in enforcement report	+7 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Non-Sterility: Product is being recalled due to presence of Aspergillus Penicilloides

A sterility recall means a product that must be sterile, such as an injection or eye drop, may be contaminated. Using a non-sterile product can cause serious infection.

Product as listed by the FDA

ChloraPrep With Tint (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA)) 3 mL applicators - Hi-Lite Orange 25 applicators in carton, CareFusion El Paso, TX 79912, subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson and Company, NDC 054365-400-11

Where it was distributed

Puerto Rico, Guam, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chile, Colombia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,

Puerto Rico

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Non-Sterility: Product is being recalled due to presence of Aspergillus Penicilloides

Which lots are affected?

Lot #: 7194739, Exp. 06/25/2020; 7214841, Exp. Date 07/17/2020; 7213558, Exp. Date 07/16/2020; 7227839, Exp. Date 07/30/2020; 7276589, Exp. Date 09/20/2020; 7198824, Exp. Date 06/29/2020; 7275718, Exp. Date 09/19/2020; 7289776, Exp. Date 09/30/2020; 7306916, Exp. Date 10/12/2020; 8011665, Exp. Date 12/14/2020; 8015801, Exp. Date 12/18/2020; 8031857, Exp. Date 01/31/2021; 8033645, Exp. Date 01/31/2021; 8127657, Exp. Date 04/30/2021; 8137527, 8157141, 8158638, Exp. Date 05/31/2021; 8164530, Exp. Date 06/30/2021; 8220737, Exp. Date 07/31/2021; 8235991, Exp. Date 08/31/2021; 8043978, Exp. Date 01/31/2021; 8306694, Exp. Date 10/31/2021; 8334983, Exp. Date 11/30/2021; 9031893, 9038599, 9042938, Exp. Date 01/31/2022; 9051563, 9053560, 9072856, Exp. Date 02/28/2022; 9086532, Exp. Date 03/31/2022; 9137904, Exp. Date 05/31/2022; 9087985, Exp. Date 03/31/2022; 9191256, 9168975, Exp. Date 06/30/2022; 9218464, 9218595, Exp. Date 07/31/2022; 9228305, 9241932, 9247742, 9249471, Exp. Date 08/31/2022; 9269603, Exp. Date 09/30/2022; 9296395, 9295914, 9311076, Exp. Date 10/31/2022; 9316348, 9324565, 9345911, Exp. Date 11/30/2022; 9305775, Exp. Date 10/31/2022; 0011737, Exp. Date 12/31/2022; 0023790, 0037279, Exp. Date 01/31/2023.

Where was it sold?

What should I do if I have it?

Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.

What does Class I mean?

Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

Other products in this recall event

2 other products · FDA event 85903

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
26 Aug 2020	CLASS I	BD ChloraPrep Clear Applicators recalled by CareFusion 213Chloraprep One-step	CareFusion 213	Sterility	PR
26 Aug 2020	CLASS I	ChlroraPrep One-Step (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate recalled	CareFusion 213	Sterility	PR

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