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BD ChloraPrep Clear 1mL Applicators Recall: Contamination Risk from Aspergillus

BD recalls ChloraPrep Clear 1mL applicators due to possible Aspergillus contamination. Affected units contain lot #3200240, expiring 6/30/2026. Stop using if you have these sterile surgical prep items.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-0259-2025Drug BD ›

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Non-Sterility: contamination of Aspergillus penicillioides, due to breach in package lidding.

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Recalling firmCareFusion 213, LLC1550 Northwestern Dr · El Paso, TX 79912-8000

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

BD is recalling ChloraPrep Clear 1mL applicators that may contain Aspergillus penicillioides contamination. This poses a risk of infection during surgical prep. Patients should stop using these items immediately. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/32279-bd-chloraprep-clear-1ml-applicators-recall-contamination-risk-from-aspergillus.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/32279-bd-chloraprep-clear-1ml-applicators-recall-contamination-risk-from-aspergillus · Updated August 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0259-2025

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“BD ChloraPrep Clear 1mL Applicators Recall: Contamination Risk from Aspergillus.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/32279-bd-chloraprep-clear-1ml-applicators-recall-contamination-risk-from-aspergillus. Based on FDA recall #D-0259-2025 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0259-2025%22&limit=1).

CareFusion 213, LLC voluntarily recalled BD ChloraPrep Clear 1mL Applicators due to non-sterility risks from packaging breaches. The Food and Drug Administration announced the Class I recall on Feb. 14, 2025.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: BD
Product: ChloraPrep Clear 1mL Applicators, Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation, Sterile Solution
REF: 930480
NDC: 54365-400-31
Lot #: 3200240
Expiration: 6/30/2026
Quantity: 60 Applicators per Carton
Distribution: Nationwide and Canada

The hazard

The applicators are contaminated with Aspergillus penicillioides due to a breach in the package lidding. This creates a risk of infection for patients using the product.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show CareFusion 213, LLC has 16 other recalls on record since 2011-11-08. Other recent recalls include BD ChloraPrep Clear 60x1mL (2026-07-09), CareFusion ChloraPrep Scrub Teal (2026-06-11), and CareFusion BD ChloraPrep FREPP Clear 1.5mL Applicator (2026-05-28). Harbin Jixianglong Semaglutide was recalled on 2026-02-13 for CGMP deviations, while Blaine Labs Revitaderm Wound Gel and Gel were recalled on 2026-04-08 for microbial and contaminated product risks.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the lot number 3200240 on the packaging. The product expires June 30, 2026. These are 1mL sterile surgical prep applicators from BD CareFusion.

Brand
BD
Category
Drug

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop using immediately
Discard the applicators if you have the lot number 3200240.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

FDA distribution: “Nationwide and Canada” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 33 days after the firm started it.

Feb 14, 2025Firm started the recall
Mar 7, 2025FDA classified it Class I
Mar 19, 2025Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/32279-bd-chloraprep-clear-1ml-applicators-recall-contamination-risk-from-aspergillus">BD ChloraPrep Clear 1mL Applicators Recall: Contamination Risk from Aspergillus (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #D-0259-2025 (February 14, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0259-2025 to see it in context.
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