EcoGel 200 - RED Medical Supplies Clear Ultrasound Gel, Model No. 250UG-CMU
Red Medical Supplies began a recall of EcoGel 200 - RED Medical Supplies Clear Ultrasound Gel, Model No. 250UG-CMU 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. On August 18, 2021,FDA published a Letter to Health Care Providers to further address this issue...". As of , the recall status on record is Open, Classified, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.
Recall record
- Recall number
- Z-0089-2022
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- Posted
- Recalling firm
- Red Medical Supplies
- Product
- EcoGel 200 - RED Medical Supplies Clear Ultrasound Gel, Model No. 250UG-CMU
- Product code
- ITX Transducer, Ultrasonic, Diagnostic
- Reason for recall
- Ultrasound gels and lotions manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical, Inc. may contain bacterial contamination. On August 18, 2021,FDA published a Letter to Health Care Providers to further address this issue: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/stop-using-all-eco-med-ultrasound-gels-and-lotions-due-risk-bacterial-contamination-letter-health.
- Root cause tag
- manufacturing process
- FDA root cause
- Process control
- Action
- According to the firm, Amazon.com has issued recall notification to all customers via email. Customers were instructed to return the product as soon as possible. An automatic refund has been issued by Amazon.com as soon as the product was recalled. Amazon.com is in charge of the disposal.
- Quantity in commerce
- 2000
- Distribution
- Firm sold product through Amazon.com. Domestic distribution nationwide.
- Product codes and lots
- All product manufactured by Eco-Med between 2020.09.23 - 2021.08.08
Enforcement reports
One row per recalled product line| Recall number | Class | Status | Voluntary or mandated | Report date | Classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0088-2022 | Class I | Ongoing | Voluntary: Firm initiated | ||
| Z-0089-2022 | Class I | Ongoing | Voluntary: Firm initiated | ||
| Z-0090-2022 | Class I | Ongoing | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
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