Device recall: Sepp, Compound Benzoin Tincture Packaged and Tincture 3,000 Bulk. Product Usage: Preoperative skin product
Class III FDA enforcement event 64585. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
An internal review of CareFusion's labeling for preoperative skin prep product codes was recently conducted. The labeling of the product codes identified above state that the contents of the package are sterile and does not clarify that this sterility claim is only applicable to the applicator. The antiseptic solution that is applied to the skin is a cutaneous disinfectant, and is not sterilized.
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
CareFusion 213, LLC started this device recall on 4 Mar 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in El Paso, TX. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 64585 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 3 Apr 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 12 May 2014.
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.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
USA Nationwide Distribution
Recalling firm
CareFusion 213, LLC, El Paso, TX.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1001-2013 | Sepp, Compound Benzoin Tincture Packaged and Tincture 3,000 Bulk. Product Usage: Preoperative skin product | 13,749,000 | Class III | Terminated | 3 Apr 2013 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2013
- 1,236
- Share of these events in Class III
- 5%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 18
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-1001-2013The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 64585. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/64585/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
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- 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:
USA Nationwide Distribution
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 64585?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
13,749,000
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 5% of the 1,236 device events that started in 2013 are in Class III.