Alcohol Prep Pad Recalls Issued Over Sterility Concerns
Two recalls of alcohol prep pads have been announced due to a lack of sterility.
Two recalls of alcohol prep pads have been announced due to a lack of sterility.
The FDA is warning that some alcohol prep pads and towelettes may not have been manufactured in a sterile environment and may carry the risk of infections.
A settlement has been reached between the makers of recalled Triad alcohol wipes and the parents of a two-year-old who died of a bacterial infection believed to have been caused…
In the wake of two major recalls for alcohol prep pads, doctors and other health experts are beginning to question whether non-sterile pads should have any role in professional healthcare.
Federal regulators say that a lack of cooperation led to a four-month delay in recalling bacteria-tainted alcohol wipes and prep pads by Professional Disposables International (PDI), but the company claims…
Another company has decided to recall its line of non-sterile alcohol prep pads and wipes due to the risk of bacterial contamination.
A potential risk of infection has led to the recall of Povidone Iodine swabsticks, surgery prep solutions and prep gels by the same company that recalled millions of contaminated alcohol…
An Illinois widow has filed a Triad alcohol prep pad wrongful death lawsuit against H&P Industries and a number of other defendants, claiming that her husband was killed by bacteria-infected alcohol…
Federal health officials are investigating the death of a 66-year old man, which may be the eighth fatality linked to problems with tainted Triad alcohol wipes, which were recalled about…
Federal regulators have put in place a permanent injunction against H&P Industries, which recalled tens of millions of infected Triad alcohol wipes, prep pads and other medical products earlier this…