Medline recalls flushable personal cleaning cloths due to microbial contamination
Medline Industries is recalling specific lots of READYFLUSH PROTECT flushable personal cleaning cloths because of microbial contamination in a non-sterile product.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Drugs): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this recall as Class II, which corresponds to a Severe severity score under the rubric for recalls involving potential temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Medline Industries, Inc. is recalling 19,080 24-count flexible packs of READYFLUSH PROTECT with Dimethicone (3.2%) Flushable Personal Cleaning Cloths. The affected products are identified by Lot # 18BE0005 and 18BE0006, with an expiration date of 02/2020. The recall was initiated due to microbial contamination of a non-sterile product.
The recalled products were distributed nationwide in the U.S. and in Qatar. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
Consumers who have these specific lots of the product should stop using them and contact Medline Industries for further instructions on how to return or dispose of the items.
The recalled product
- Product
- READYFLUSH PROTECT with Dimethicone (3.2%), Flushable Personal Cleaning Cloths, 24-count flexible pack. Manufactured by Medline Industries, Inc. Mundelein, IL 60060 USA. NDC 53329-066-58.
- Manufacturer
- Medline Industries Inc (Northpoint Services)
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (3)
- Lot # 18BE0005
- 18BE0006
- Exp. 02/2020
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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