B. Braun Medical Lactated Ringer's Injection Recall: Risk of Contamination
B. Braun Medical recalls 1000mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP due to potential leakage causing contamination. Affected lots may pose sterility risks.
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What happened, in plain English
B. Braun Medical is recalling 1000mL Lactated Ringer's Injection USP because the bags might leak, which could lead to contamination. This affects medical use only, not home use. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/32763-b-braun-medical-lactated-ringer-s-injection-recall-risk-of.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/32763-b-braun-medical-lactated-ringer-s-injection-recall-risk-of · Updated August 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0431-2024
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“B. Braun Medical Lactated Ringer's Injection Recall: Risk of Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/32763-b-braun-medical-lactated-ringer-s-injection-recall-risk-of. Based on FDA recall #D-0431-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0431-2024%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The bags have a potential to leak, which could cause contamination of the solution. This contamination might lead to infections or other complications during medical procedures.
Who’s affected
Healthcare professionals using this product for medical procedures. Patients receiving injections through this product are at risk if the product leaks.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'Lactated Ringer's Injection USP', 1000mL, EXCEL CONTAINER, and the lot number J3N023 with expiration date 31 March 2026.
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Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “Nationwide in the USA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 15 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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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-0431-2024 (March 22, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0431-2024 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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