Medical Device
Manufacturing
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Z-0067-2022Class I

ECO 85CB Lotion Ultrasound 8.5 oz 24/cs ECO 40JBC Gel Ultrasound Transmission Clr 8.5 oz BTL 24/cs ECO 40JMC...

National Distribution & Contracting, Inc / initiated 2021-08-24 / Open, Classified / root cause: manufacturing process

National Distribution & Contracting Inc began a recall of ECO 85CB Lotion Ultrasound 8.5 oz 24/cs ECO 40JBC Gel Ultrasound Transmission Clr 8.5 oz BTL 24/cs ECO 40JMC Gel Ultrasound Transmission Clr 5L 4/cs NDC... on . FDA classified it as Class I and gives the reason as "Ultrasound gels and lotions manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical, Inc. may contain bacterial contamination". As of , the recall status on record is Open, Classified, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0067-2022
Classification
Class I
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated
Posted
Recalling firm
National Distribution & Contracting, Inc
Product
ECO 85CB Lotion Ultrasound 8.5 oz 24/cs ECO 40JBC Gel Ultrasound Transmission Clr 8.5 oz BTL 24/cs ECO 40JMC Gel Ultrasound Transmission Clr 5L 4/cs NDC P301008 ProAdvantage Gel Ultrasound Transmission 8.5 oz 12/cs NDC P301105 ProAdvantage Gel Ultrasound Transmission 5 Liter 4/cs NDC P301115 ProAdvantage Ultrasound Lotion 5L W/Empty Btl 4/cs ECO 30GS Ecogel 100 Ultrasound Grn 1in X 5L Cube 1 Dispenser Btl ECO 30GB Ecogel 100 Ultrasound Grn 8.5 oz Btl 24/cs
Product code
ITX Transducer, Ultrasonic, Diagnostic
Reason for recall
Ultrasound gels and lotions manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical, Inc. may contain bacterial contamination.
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Process control
Action
Written recall notification notice titled, "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" was sent out to consignees via 2nd day air . The letter instructs the consignee to immediately stop using and discard products listed in the letter due to risk of bacterial contamination with Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc). The letter continues to state, "1. Immediately destroy the all products manufactured by Eco-Med(we have included a certificate of destruction form with this letter): there are NDC private label products affected items P301008, P301105, and P301105 2. Forward this notice to any accounts to whom you have further distributed the product. 3. Please complete the Request for Credit form pictures of product to be destroyed and the Certificate of Destruction form and return via email to [email protected] for credit. Credit will only be issued for on hand product that a certificate of destruction for along with the credit request is received. Please respond even if you do not have any affected product on hand, since this our only way of ensuring that all customers have been adequately notified." Instructions specific to distributors are, "Distributors must contact National Distribution & Contracting, Inc. to confirm receipt of this notice and that they are proceeding with the recall via email [email protected] To contact National Distribution & Contracting, Inc. directly with questions email [email protected] or call 615.366.3230 and ask for the compliance department. In addition, if you have further distributed this product, please identify your customers, and notify them at once of this product recall by sharing this recall notification letter. Please complete the form indicating the product and the lot numbers you have identified and actions taken in the comment section. Your Assistance is appreciated and necessary to prevent any consumer illness or harm." The letter mentions health professionals, consumers and patients can voluntarily report observed or
Quantity in commerce
25103 units
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of RI, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA and the countries of Canada and Nova Scotia.
Product codes and lots
All lots for the following distributed product codes:  Product Code: ECO 85CB - ECO 85CB Lotion Ultrasound 8.5 oz 24/cs    Product Code: ECO 40JBC - ECO 40JBC Gel Ultrasound Transmission Clr 8.5 oz BTL 24/cs    Product Code: ECO 40JMC - ECO 40JMC Gel Ultrasound Transmission Clr 5L 4/cs    Product Code: NDC P301008 - NDC P301008 ProAdvantage Gel Ultrasound Transmission 8.5 oz 12/cs    Product Code: NDC P301105 - NDC P301105 ProAdvantage Gel Ultrasound Transmission 5 Liter 4/cs   Product Code: NDC P301115 - NDC P301115 ProAdvantage Ultrasound Lotion 5L W/Empty Btl 4/cs    Product Code ECO 30GS - ECO 30GS Ecogel 100 Ultrasound Grn 1in X 5L Cube 1 Dispenser Btl    Product Code: ECO 30GB - ECO 30GB Ecogel 100 Ultrasound Grn 8.5 oz Btl 24/cs

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0067-2022
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-0067-2022Class IOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-0068-2022Class IOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated