FRIEDMAN QUOTED AS SAYING THAT NON-STERILE GAUZE PADS SHOULD NOT BE USED WITH INJECTABLES COMMENT  JoNel Aleccia, Health Writer for MSNBC.com, questions the use of non-sterile wipes based upon a massive recall of potentially contaminated alcohol prep products by a second manufacturer. “Is there any place for a … [Read more...]
PDI, ORANGEBURG, NY IS RECALLING 285 MILLION NON-STERILE ALCOHOL PADS AS PER FDA ENFORCEMENT REPORT (10/5/11)
NON-STERILE WIPES FOUND TO BE CONTAMINATED BY FDA SAMPLING AND ANALYSES COMMENT FDA sampling and analyses of non-sterile alcohol prep pads were found to be contaminated with Bacillus cereus. Based on USP<61> and <62> wherein “specified” in-house microorganisms are considered objectionable, over 285 million packets are being recalled. Non-Sterile Alcohol Prep … [Read more...]
