Drug recall: 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, packaged in a) 50 mL VIAFLEX Container bags, NDC 0338-0049-41, Product Code…

Class I FDA enforcement event 68728. Recall start date: 11 Jul 2014. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 21 Sep 2016.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Presence of Particulate Matter: particulate matter identified as fibers and/or plastics.

Class I, in the words of FDA

a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death

Baxter Healthcare Corp. started this drug recall on 11 Jul 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in Deerfield, IL. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 68728 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 24 Sep 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 21 Sep 2016.

FDA enforcement report The 3 product records

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Nationwide, Puerto Rico, Singapore, and Hong Kong

Recalling firm

Baxter Healthcare Corp., Deerfield, IL.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

3 product records in the event.

FDA event 68728: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
D-1591-2014	0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP, packaged in a) 50 mL VIAFLEX Container bags, NDC 0338-0049-41, Product Code 2B1306; and b) 100 mL VIAFLEX Container bags, NDC 0338-0049-18, Product Code 2B1302, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015 USA.	a) 217,536 bags; b) 161,760 bags	Class I	Terminated	24 Sep 2014
D-1592-2014	0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP MINI-BAG Plus Container, 100 mL VIAFLEX Single Dose Container bags, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015 USA, NDC 0338-0553-18, Product Code 2B0043.	390,560 bags	Class I	Terminated	24 Sep 2014
D-1593-2014	Potassium Chloride Injection, 20 mEq per 50 mL, 50 mL Sterile Single Dose Container bag, Rx only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015, NDC 0338-0703-41, Product Code 2B0822.	171,672 bags	Class I	Terminated	24 Sep 2014

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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Drug events that started in 2014: 313
Share of these events in Class I: 15%
Product records in this event: 3Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 83

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
1 Sep 2017	Baxter Amia Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Set with Cassette, REF 5C5479	Device	Class II	1
12 Oct 2016	GAMBRO Capillary Dialyzer, Polyflux(R) Revaclear MAX, STERILE, Product code 110634 Product Usage: The Revaclear Max dial	Device	Class II	1
28 Sep 2016	sigma spectrum VOLUMETRIC INFUSION PUMP with Master Drug Library, V6 Spectrum Infusion Pump, Product Code 35700BAX and 3	Device	Class II	3
24 Jun 2016	Synovis VASCU-GUARD Peripheral Vascular Patch in the following sizes and product codes: 1 cm x 6 cm, product code VG0106	Device	Class II	1
23 May 2016	PrismaSate BGK2/0 Dialysis Solution for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy	Device	Class II	1
12 May 2016	COSEAL Surgical Sealant Kit, 2 mL, Product Code: 934070; For use in vascular reconstructions to achieve adjunctive hemos	Device	Class II	3
21 Apr 2016	GEM(TM), FLOWCOUPLER(R), 2.0 mm, STERILE EO, Rx only, 1 FLOWCOUPLER, REF GEM2752-FC Product Usage: The FlowCOUPLER Devic	Device	Class II	5
12 Apr 2016	Brevibloc DOUBLE STRENGTH Premixed Injection, Esmolol Hydrochloride in Sodium Chloride, 2000mg/100mL (20 mg/mL), 100 mL,	Drug	Class II	1
16 Feb 2016	Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) cycler	Device	Class II	1
5 Feb 2016	0.9% Sodium Chloride Irrigation, USP, 500 mL bottle, Rx Only, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL 60015, Produc	Drug	Class II	1

Baxter Healthcare Corp.: all 83 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report D-1591-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 68728. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/68728/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA drug enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: Nationwide, Puerto Rico, Singapore, and Hong Kong
What quantity of product is in FDA event 68728?: The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity: a) 217,536 bags; b) 161,760 bags
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many drug recalls of 2014 have the same class?: 15% of the 313 drug events that started in 2014 are in Class I.