Baxter recalls 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection 500 mL bags over fiberglass particles
Some 500 mL bags of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP in VIAFLEX plastic containers were found to contain particles identified as fiberglass.
What to do
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Recall details
- Product
- 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP 500 mL, VIAFLEX Plastic Containers, with 24 units per case. Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL, 60015, USA, Made in USA, NDC 0338-0049-03
- Hazard
- Presence of particulate matter: Particulates identified as fiberglass
- Units
- 145,464 500mL bags
- Where sold
- Natonwide in the USA
- FDA classification
- Class I · Ongoing
- Classified by FDA
- September 15, 2026
- Recall started
- August 17, 2026
- FDA enforcement report
- September 9, 2026
- Identifiers
- Codes: Lot: Y495523, Y495523A, Exp 31-Oct-2027
- FDA recall number: D-0849-2026
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from FDA.
- Product
- 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP 500 mL, VIAFLEX Plastic Containers, with 24 units per case. Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL, 60015, USA, Made in USA, NDC 0338-0049-03
- Reason for recall
- Presence of particulate matter: Particulates identified as fiberglass
- Classification
- Class I (Ongoing)
- Distribution
- Natonwide in the USA
- Quantity
- 145,464 500mL bags
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