FDA BD Issues Nationwide Recall for Specific Lots of ChloraPrep™ Clear Single Sterile 1 mL and FREPP™ Clear 1.5 mL Applicators Due to Microbial Contamination
Published: 06/08/2026
Sources:
- Food and Drug Administration
Relevant To:
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Assisted Living,
- Urgent Care,
- Dialysis Facilities,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Office-Based Surgery,
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
- Clinical Lab,
- Pharmacy,
- Hospice,
- Rural Health Clinics
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been notified that BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) is voluntarily recalling lot 4032183 of ChloraPrep™ Clear 1 mL Single Sterile and lot 4073005 of FREPP™ Clear 1.5 mL applicators with paper lidding to the consumer level. These products are being recalled due to fungal contamination under certain environmental conditions, which allow the growth of Aspergillus penicillioides.
- Aspergillus penicillioides infection of a surgical site may result in …