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Iso-Tex Volumex Iodinated I 131 Albumin Injection Recall: Sterility Risk

Iso-Tex Diagnostics recalls Volumex (Iodinated I 131 Albumin) Injection due to lack of sterility assurance. This risks infection from contaminated product. Patients should contact their doctor for guidance.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-1136-2019DrugIso-Tex Diagnostics ›
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Recalling firmIso-Tex Diagnostics, Inc1511 County Road 129 · Alvin, TX 77511-1466
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Iso-Tex Diagnostics recalls Volumex (Iodinated I 131 Albumin) Injection because environmental monitoring showed the product may not be sterile. This could lead to infections if used improperly. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/38904-iso-tex-volumex-iodinated-i-131-albumin-injection-recall-sterility.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/38904-iso-tex-volumex-iodinated-i-131-albumin-injection-recall-sterility · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1136-2019

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“Iso-Tex Volumex Iodinated I 131 Albumin Injection Recall: Sterility Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/38904-iso-tex-volumex-iodinated-i-131-albumin-injection-recall-sterility. Based on FDA recall #D-1136-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1136-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on April 15, 2019, that Iso-Tex Diagnostics, Inc. is recalling Volumex (Iodinated I 131 Albumin) Injection USP due to a lack of assurance of sterility. The recall affects 54 syringes distributed in Tennessee.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Iso-Tex Diagnostics
  • Product: Volumex (Iodinated I 131 Albumin) Injection USP, 25 uCi per 1 mL syringe
  • NDC: 50914-7720-8
  • Lot: V191004-927
  • Expiration Date: 05/10/19
  • Quantity: 54 1ml syringes
  • Distribution: TN

The hazard

The recall is due to an environmental monitoring report exceeding limits, meaning sterility cannot be assured for the product. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Iso-Tex Diagnostics, Inc. has one other recall on record since March 11, 2019, involving Volumex Iodinated I 131 Albumin Injection for sterility risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include Reliance Pemetrexed Injection Recall: Lack of Sterility Risk (June 24, 2026), Reliance Pemetrexed Injection Recall: Sterility Risk in IV Doses (June 24, 2026), and Reliance Bortezomib Injection Recall: Lack of Sterility Risk (June 24, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'Volumex (Iodinated I 131 Albumin) Injection USP, 25 uCi per 1 mL syringe'. It was manufactured for Daxor Corp. in New York with NDC 50914-7720-8 and lot number V191004-927.

  • Brand
    Iso-Tex Diagnostics
  • Category
    Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Contact Your Doctor

    Your healthcare provider can advise on next steps for this specific product.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Tennessee.

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: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

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

States: Tennessee.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 20 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Apr 15, 201912. FDA classified it Class II: Apr 18, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Apr 24, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: Dec 15, 2020420192020
  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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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-1136-2019 (April 15, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1136-2019 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 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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