“Milk of Magnesia USP 2400mg/30mL: Microbial Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/38061-milk-of-magnesia-usp-2400mg-30ml-microbial-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #D-1879-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1879-2019%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Aug. 30, 2019, that Plastikon Healthcare LLC voluntarily recalled Milk of Magnesia USP unit dose cups due to microbial contamination risks. The Class I recall affects 1,433 cases distributed nationwide.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Plastikon Healthcare
Product: Milk of Magnesia USP, 2400 mg/30 mL, Magnesium Hydroxide 2400 mg, 30 mL unit dose cups
NDC: 0904-6846-73
Lots: 19027D, 19027E
Expiration: 07/21
Quantity: 1,433 cases
The hazard
According to the FDA, the product failed bioburden testing for Total Aerobic Microbial Count. The recall is classified as Class I, indicating a high risk of adverse health consequences.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Plastikon Healthcare LLC has two other recalls on record since March 24, 2022. Other recent recalls of similar products include Zep Alcohol Sanitizer Spray (May 22, 2026), Blaine Labs Revitaderm Wound Gel (April 8, 2026), and Walgreens Saline Nasal Spray with Xylitol (Nov. 12, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the lot numbers 19027D or 19027E on the packaging, which expire July 2021. Products come in 100-count cartons of 10 trays with 10 unit dose cups each.
Brand
Plastikon Healthcare
Category
Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Lot Numbers
Look for lot numbers 19027D or 19027E on the packaging, which expire July 2021.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “One distributor who further distributed 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 14 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
3FDA classified it Class I
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #D-1879-2019 (August 30, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1879-2019 to see it in context.
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