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Lower risk Drug recall · FDA · Published May 23, 2023

Fresenius Medical Care Sodium Chloride 0.9% Injection Recall: Potential Packaging Leaks

Fresenius Medical Care recalls 1000mL Sodium Chloride 0.9% Injection bags due to potential packaging leaks from temperature exposure. This may cause contamination risks. Check your NDC # 49230-300-10 and lot numbers.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-0777-2023DrugFresenius Medical Care ›
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Recalling firmFresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.920 Winter St Bld 950 · Waltham, MA 02451-1521
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Fresenius Medical Care is recalling 1000 mL sodium chloride injection bags that may have leaks due to temperature exposure. This could lead to contamination risks if the product is used without proper sterility. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/33430-fresenius-medical-care-sodium-chloride-0-9-injection-recall-potential.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/33430-fresenius-medical-care-sodium-chloride-0-9-injection-recall-potential · Updated September 23, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0777-2023

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“Fresenius Medical Care Sodium Chloride 0.9% Injection Recall: Potential Packaging Leaks.” GovInfoNow, updated September 23, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/33430-fresenius-medical-care-sodium-chloride-0-9-injection-recall-potential. Based on FDA recall #D-0777-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0777-2023%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on May 23, 2023, that Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. is recalling Sodium Chloride 0.9% Injection, USP, due to a lack of sterility assurance. The agency stated the product may have been exposed to below-recommended storage temperatures, potentially causing packaging leaks.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Fresenius Medical Care
  • Product: Sodium Chloride 0.9% Injection, USP, 1000 mL bags, 12 bags per carton
  • NDC: 49230-300-10
  • Lot codes: 23AU05030 (Exp 01/13/2024), 23AU05035 (Exp 01/15/2024)
  • Distribution: 32 clinics in SC, NC and VA

The hazard

The FDA said the product was potentially exposed to below-recommended storage temperatures, which may cause leaks in the packaging. This lack of assurance of sterility poses a risk to patients using the injection.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. has 44 other recalls on record since 2014-04-14. Recent brand recalls include a Bicarby Dialysate leak risk reported on 2026-05-12 and a 5008X Blood Tubing Set recall for online port errors on 2026-05-11. Other recent recalls of similar products include Fresenius Kabi 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection Recall, Fresenius Kabi 1000mL Sodium Chloride Injection Recall, and Fresenius Kabi 500mL Sodium Chloride Injection Recall, all dated 2026-03-11.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for NDC # 49230-300-10, lot numbers 23AU05030 (expiring 01/13/2024) or 23AU05035 (expiring 01/15/2024). These bags are sold for prescription use only.

  • Brand
    Fresenius Medical Care
  • Category
    Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for NDC # 49230-300-10 and lot numbers 23AU05030 or 23AU05035 on the packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 3 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Product was distributed to 32 clinics in SC, NC and VA.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 12 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: May 23, 202312. FDA classified it Class II: Jun 1, 202323. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jun 7, 202334. FDA terminated the recall: May 23, 2024420232024
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

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

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Where this comes from

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #D-0777-2023 (May 23, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0777-2023 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 23, 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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