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The FDA logged a Class I recall of 35,883 boxes of the simethicone antigas product on 17 June, after softgels were contaminated with a propylene glycol-based coolant that leaked from packaging machinery.
The FDA logged the recall of 145,464 bags of 0.9% sodium chloride in 500 mL Viaflex containers on 9 September, after fiberglass particulate matter was found. It is the agency's most serious recall tier.
The Class I recall covers 625,500 prefilled syringes. Cartons labelled morphine sulfate 2 mg/mL hold a Dilaudid (hydromorphone) syringe of 0.5 mg/0.5 mL instead — the wrong opioid at the wrong dose.
The FDA classified the nationwide recall Class I, its most serious tier. About 31,935 multi-dose vials are affected, with particulate identified as nylon, glass and other materials, plus broken and leaking units.
Products reached 99 countries before recalls began. WHO's first Disease Outbreak News report on the event lists 144 suspected and confirmed illnesses and calls the risk moderate.