B. Braun Medical Potassium Chloride Injection Recall: Sterility Risk
B. Braun Medical recalls Potassium Chloride for Injection Concentrate due to potential pinholes causing leaks. This affects specific lots and expiration dates. Consumers should contact the company for details.
Use caution until it’s fixed
Lack of assurance of sterility: pinholes, within the blue label characters on the EXCEL bag, specifically within the dotted characters on the label, resulting in leaks.
Contact the company
What happened, in plain English
B. Braun Medical is recalling Potassium Chloride for Injection Concentrate because pinholes in the packaging could cause leaks. This poses a risk of contamination during medical use, which could lead to serious health issues if not addressed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/32781-b-braun-medical-potassium-chloride-injection-recall-sterility-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/32781-b-braun-medical-potassium-chloride-injection-recall-sterility-risk · Updated August 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0370-2024
Cite this page
“B. Braun Medical Potassium Chloride Injection Recall: Sterility Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/32781-b-braun-medical-potassium-chloride-injection-recall-sterility-risk. Based on FDA recall #D-0370-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0370-2024%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The packaging has pinholes that can leak, potentially causing contamination. This contamination could lead to infections or other health complications if the product is used improperly.
Who’s affected
Healthcare professionals and patients who have received the specific lot numbers of Potassium Chloride for Injection Concentrate. Those using the product for medical purposes are most at risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Check the product label for the lot numbers J2S007 (expiring 12/31/2024) or J3A115 (expiring 01/31/2025). The product is a 250 mL bag of Potassium Chloride for Injection Concentrate, 500 mEq/250 mL, sold by B. Braun Medical.
- Brand
B. Braun Medical- Category
Drug
What to do — step by step
Check Product Label
Look for the lot numbers J2S007 (expiring 12/31/2024) or J3A115 (expiring 01/31/2025) on the packaging.
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 13 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.
Similar recalls
Latest drug recalls
Keep exploring
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-0370-2024 (March 6, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0370-2024 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.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.