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Pfizer Propofol Injectable Emulsion Recall: Beetle Particulate Hazard

Pfizer recalls Propofol Injectable Emulsion vials containing a beetle particulate. This could cause serious injury if injected. Affected vials have NDC 0409-4699-54 and were distributed by Hospira.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-1301-2022Drug Pfizer ›

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Presence of particulate matter: particulate identified as a beetle.

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Pfizer is recalling Propofol Injectable Emulsion vials that contain a beetle. This particulate matter could cause serious injury if injected into a patient. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/34429-pfizer-propofol-injectable-emulsion-recall-beetle-particulate-hazard.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/34429-pfizer-propofol-injectable-emulsion-recall-beetle-particulate-hazard · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1301-2022

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“Pfizer Propofol Injectable Emulsion Recall: Beetle Particulate Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/34429-pfizer-propofol-injectable-emulsion-recall-beetle-particulate-hazard. Based on FDA recall #D-1301-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1301-2022%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on July 13, 2022, that Pfizer Inc. is recalling Propofol Injectable Emulsion due to the presence of particulate matter identified as a beetle. The agency classified the Class I recall as voluntary.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Pfizer
Product: Propofol Injectable Emulsion, 1 g/100 mL (10 mg/mL)
Packaging: 100 mL per glass fliptop vial
NDC: 0409-4699-54
Carton NDC: 0409-4699-24
Lot #: DX9067
Expiration Date: 5/1/2023
Quantity: 54,000 vials
Distribution: USA Nationwide

The hazard

The recall addresses the presence of particulate matter within the Propofol Injectable Emulsion. The FDA identified the particulate as a beetle.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Pfizer Inc. has issued 71 other recalls since November 26, 2012. Recent Pfizer recalls include an August 4, 2025 epinephrine vial recall for sterility risks and a July 10, 2025 Bicillin L-A injectable recall due to particulate risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include American Regent Papaverine HCl Injection (July 24, 2026) and Pfizer Dopamine HCl Inj (September 4, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for vials labeled 'Propofol Injectable Emulsion, 1 g/100 mL (10 mg/mL)' with NDC 0409-4699-54. The product was distributed by Hospira and sold with a tray of 10 vials.

Brand
Pfizer
Category
Drug

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

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Immediately stop using the recalled Propofol vials and contact your healthcare provider for alternative options.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

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

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 22 months after the firm started it.

Jul 13, 2022Firm started the recall
Aug 3, 2022FDA classified it Class I
Aug 3, 2022Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
May 13, 2024FDA terminated the recall

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/34429-pfizer-propofol-injectable-emulsion-recall-beetle-particulate-hazard">Pfizer Propofol Injectable Emulsion Recall: Beetle Particulate Hazard (GovInfoNow)</a>

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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-1301-2022 (July 13, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1301-2022 to see it in context.
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