Sage Products 2% Chlorhexidine Cloth Recall: Potential Contamination Risk
Sage Products LLC recalls 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate cloth due to potential contamination from shared manufacturing equipment. Affected products include specific lot numbers and expiration dates. Consumers should check their packaging for the listed lot numbers and expiration dates.
Lower-risk recall
CGMP Deviations: potential contamination of products manufactured on the same equipment and lines as the contaminated product.
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What happened, in plain English
Sage Products is recalling 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate cloth products that may have been contaminated during manufacturing. This recall is due to potential cross-contamination from shared equipment and lines, which could pose a risk to consumers using the product. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/42509-sage-products-2-chlorhexidine-cloth-recall-potential-contamination-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/42509-sage-products-2-chlorhexidine-cloth-recall-potential-contamination-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0231-2017
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“Sage Products 2% Chlorhexidine Cloth Recall: Potential Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/42509-sage-products-2-chlorhexidine-cloth-recall-potential-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #D-0231-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0231-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The products were manufactured on equipment and lines that also produced contaminated items, leading to a potential risk of cross-contamination. This could result in the product being unsafe for use, especially if it's intended for medical purposes.
Who’s affected
People who own or use the recalled 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate cloth products, particularly those with specific lot numbers and expiration dates listed in the recall notice. Individuals using the product for medical purposes may be at higher risk due to potential contamination.
How to tell if you have this one
Check the packaging for the product name '2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloth', lot numbers listed in the recall (e.g., 50749, 50765, 50771, etc.), and expiration dates (e.g., 9/29/2016, 9/30/2016, etc.).
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All 3 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
- Status
Terminated- Distribution
Nationwide, Puerto Rico, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Germany, Denmark, UK, Honduras, Ireland, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and El Salvador.
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity | Class | NDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-0229-2017 | COMFORT SHIELD (dimethicone) Barrier Cream Cloths, 3%, packaged as impregnated cloths wrapped in flexible packaging, further packed into inner cartons, with the inner cartons are placed into an over shipper sold in a) 3-count disposable barrier cloths per package, 45 packages per carton, 2 cartons (90 packages) per case, Reorder # 7503, NDC 53462-915-50; b) 8-count disposable barrier cloths per package, 24 packages per carton, 2 cartons (48 packages) per case, Reorder # 7905, NDC 53462-915-80; c) 24-count disposable barrier cloths per package, 9 packages per carton, 2 cartons (18 packages) per case, Reorder # 7526, NDC 53462-0915-62; Sage Products LLC, 3909 Three Oaks Road, Cary, Illinois 60013.; Lot #: a) 53957, Exp 03/06/18; b) 54769, Exp 04/22/18; 54922, Exp 05/03/18; 55781, Exp 06/19/18; c) 53095, Exp 07/13/17 | 576,802 cases total for product codes 7503, 7905, and 7526 | Class I | 53462-915-50, 53462-915-51, 53462-915-62, 53462-915-80, 53462-915-81, 53462-915-24, 53462-0915-62 |
| D-0230-2017 | COMFORT SHIELD (dimethicone) Barrier Cream Cloths, 3%, packaged as impregnated cloths wrapped in flexible packaging, further packed into inner cartons, with the inner cartons are placed into an over shipper sold in a) 3-count disposable barrier cloths per package, 45 packages per carton, 2 cartons (90 packages) per case, Reorder # 7503, NDC 53462-915-50; b) 8-count disposable barrier cloths per package, 24 packages per carton, 2 cartons (48 packages) per case, Reorder # 7905, NDC 53462-915-80; c) 3-count disposable barrier cloths per package, 50 packages per carton, 2 cartons (100 packages) per case, Reorder # 7502, NDC 53462-915-51; d) 8-count disposable barrier cloths per package, 24 packages per carton, 2 cartons (48 packages) per case, Reorder # 7508, NDC 53462-915-81; e) 24-count disposable barrier cloths per tub, 12 packages per case, Reorder # 7524, NDC 53462-915-60; f) 24-count disposable barrier cloths per package, 9 packages per carton, 2 cartons (18 packages) per case, Reorder # 7526, NDC 53462-0915-62; Sage Products LLC, 3909 Three Oaks Road, Cary, Illinois 60013.; Lot #: a) 45489, Exp. 8/23/2016; 45537, Exp. 8/25/2016; 45631, Exp. 9/1/2016; 45781, Exp. 9/10/2016; 46345, Exp. 10/18/2016; 46708, Exp. 11/9/2016; 46763, Exp. 11/11/2016; 47378, Exp. 1/5/2017; 47723, Exp. 1/27/2017; 48347, Exp. 3/4/2017; 49057, Exp. 4/18/2017; 49498, Exp. 5/16/2017; 49576, Exp. 5/19/2017; 49869, Exp. 6/8/2017; 51306, Exp. 9/10/2017; 51309, Exp. 9/10/2017; 51720, Exp. 10/6/2017; 52187, Exp. 11/7/2017; 52216, Exp. 11/8/2017; 52226, Exp. 11/8/2017; 52235, Exp. 11/9/2017; 52239, Exp. 11/9/2017; 52415, Exp. 11/19/2017; 52694, Exp. 12/8/2017; 52702, Exp. 12/8/2017; 52711, Exp. 12/9/2017; 52722, Exp. 12/9/2017; 52968, Exp. 1/4/2018; 53000, Exp. 1/5/2018; 54543, Exp. 4/10/2018; 54597, Exp. 4/12/2018; 55814, Exp. 6/20/18; b) 45408, Exp. 8/17/2016; 45427, Exp. 8/18/2016; 45451, Exp. 8/19/2016; 45468, Exp. 8/20/2016; 45483, Exp. 8/21/2016; 45557, Exp. 8/26/2016; 45650, Exp. 9/2/2016; 45768, Exp. 9/9/2016; 45893, Exp. 9/17/2016; 45998, Exp. 9/23/2016; 46169, Exp. 10/5/2016; 46432, Exp. 10/22/2016; 46512, Exp. 10/27/16; 46551, Exp. 10/29/16; 46608, Exp. 11/2/16; 46647, Exp. 11/4/2016; 46669, Exp. 11/6/2016; 46841, Exp. 11/17/2016; 46851, Exp. 11/17/2016; 46970, Exp. 11/29/2016; 47058, Exp. 12/2/2016; 47115, Exp. 12/7/2016; 47202, Exp. 12/14/2016; 47309, Exp. 12/20/2016; 47420, Exp. 1/8/2017; 47436, Exp. 1/10/2017; 47512, Exp. 1/13/2017; 47560, Exp. 1/17/2017; 47800, Exp. 2/2/2017; 47837, Exp. 2/3/2017; 48134, Exp. 2/19/2017; 48154, Exp. 2/21/2017; 48928, Exp. 4/9/2017; 48943, Exp. 4/11/2017; 49149, Exp. 4/25/2017; 49222, Exp. 4/29/2017; 49386, Exp. 5/9/2017; 49466, Exp. 5/12/2017; 49600, Exp. 5/20/2017; 49926, Exp. 6/13/2017; 50578, Exp. 7/27/2017; 50585, Exp. 7/27/2017; 50596, Exp. 7/28/2017; 50600, Exp. 7/28/2017; 50910, Exp. 8/15/2017; 51204, Exp. 9/6/2017; 51260, Exp. 9/8/2017; 51268, Exp. 9/8/2017; 51293, Exp. 9/9/2017; 51344, Exp. 9/13/2017; 51438, Exp. 9/19/2017; 51522, Exp. 9/23/2017; 51527, Exp. 9/23/2017; 51531, Exp. 9/23/2017; 51755, Exp. 10/7/2017; 51824, Exp. 10/13/2017; 52016, Exp. 10/26/2017; 52079, Exp. 10/29/2017; 52083, Exp. 10/31/2017; 52263, Exp. 11/10/2017; 52308, Exp. 11/14/2017; 52397, Exp. 11/18/2017; 52407, Exp. 11/18/2017; 52538, Exp. 11/29/2017; 52614, Exp. 12/5/2017; 52615, Exp. 12/5/2017; 52644, Exp. 12/6/2017; 52659, Exp. 12/6/2017; 52661, Exp. 12/7/2017; 52676, Exp. 12/7/2017; 52737, Exp. 12/12/2017; 52946, Exp. 1/3/2018; 53359, Exp. 1/25/2018; 53624, Exp. 2/14/2018; 53724, Exp. 2/20/2018; 53849, Exp. 2/27/2018; 53850, Exp. 2/27/2018; 54498, Exp. 4/6/2018; 54544, Exp. 4/10/2018; 54653, Exp. 4/17/2018; 54693, Exp. 4/18/2018; 54734, Exp. 4/20/2018; 54771, Exp. 4/24/2018; 54856, Exp. 4/28/2018; 54945, Exp. 5/4/2018; 55365, Exp. 5/30/2018; 55629, Exp. 6/12/2018; 56255, Exp. 7/18/2018; 56263, Exp. 7/19/2018; 56273, Exp. 7/19/2018; 56353, Exp. 7/24/2018; 56410, Exp. 7/27/18; 56413, Exp. 7/27/18; 56532, Exp. 8/3/18; c) 46225, Exp. 10/8/2016; 46554, Exp. 10/29/2016; 46915, Exp. 11/22/2016; 49296, Exp. 5/3/2017; 49343, Exp. 5/5/2017; 50105, Exp. 6/23/17; 50626, Exp. 7/30/2017; 50634, Exp. 7/30/2017; 50639, Exp. 7/30/2017; 51310, Exp. 9/12/2017; 51313, Exp. 9/12/2017; 51340, Exp. 9/13/2017; 52388, Exp. 11/17/2017; 52395, Exp. 11/18/2017; 52403, Exp. 11/18/2017; 52421, Exp. 11/19/2017; 52912, Exp. 12/21/2017; 52915, Exp. 12/22/2017; 52918, Exp. 12/22/2017; 53508, Exp. 2/6/2018; 54815, Exp. 4/26/2018; 56307, Exp. 7/20/2018; 56311, Exp. 7/21/2018; 56316, Exp. 7/21/2018; 56457, Exp. 7/29/2018; 56561, Exp. 8/4/18; d) 53304, Exp. 1/23/2018; 53339, Exp. 1/24/2018; 53342, Exp. 1/24/2018; 53357, Exp. 1/25/2018; 55784, Exp. 6/19/2018; e) 50806, Exp. 2/7/2017; 52305, Exp. 5/15/2017; f) 48066, Exp. 8/18/2016; 48110, Exp. 8/20/2016; 48596, Exp. 9/20/2016; 48668, Exp. 9/23/2016; 49249, Exp. 11/1/2016; 49335, Exp. 11/4/2016; 49535, Exp. 11/16/2016; 50614, Exp. 1/28/2017; 50702, Exp. 2/2/2017; 50988, Exp. 2/21/2017; 51288, Exp. 3/11/2017; 51715, Exp. 4/6/2017; 51745, Exp. 4/8/2017; 51749, Exp. 4/8/2017; 51754, Exp. 4/8/2017; 51765, Exp. 4/9/2017; 51870, Exp. 4/18/2017; 52484, Exp. 5/26/2017; 52864, Exp. 6/20/2017; 53398, Exp. 8/1/2017; 54081, Exp. 9/12/2017; 54373, Exp. 9/29/2017; 55537, Exp. 12/7/2017; 56020, Exp. 1/4/2018; 56107, Exp. 1/9/2018 | 616,561 cases total | Class II | 53462-915-50, 53462-915-51, 53462-915-62, 53462-915-80, 53462-915-81, 53462-915-24, 53462-915-60, 53462-0915-62 |
| D-0231-2017 | 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate* Cloth, 2 disposable cloths per package, further packaged into 96 packages per case, labeled as a) Reorder #9705, b) Reorder #9701-P, and c) Reorder #9780, Sage Products LLC 3909 Three Oaks Road, Cary, Illinois 60013, NDC 53462-705-20.; Lot #: a) 50749, Exp. 9/29/16; 50765, Exp. 9/30/16; 50771, Exp. 9/30/16; 50773, Exp. 10/01/16; 52839, Exp. 2/9/17; 52843, Exp. 2/9/17; 52855, Exp. 2/10/17; 52861, Exp. 2/10/17; 53840, Exp. 4/21/17; 56081, Exp. 9/1/17; 56513, Exp. 9/26/17; b) 54760, Exp. 6/15/17; c) 54763, Exp. 6/16/17 a) Lot # 50749 , Exp. 9/29/2016 ; Lot # 50765 , Exp. 9/30/2016 ; Lot # 50771 , Exp. 9/30/2016 ; Lot # 50773 , Exp. 10/1/2016 ; Lot # 52839 , Exp. 2/9/2017 ; Lot # 52843 , Exp. 2/9/2017 ; Lot # 52855 , Exp. 2/10/2017 ; Lot # 52861 , Exp. 2/10/2017 ; Lot # 53840 , Exp. 4/21/2017 . b) Lot # 54763, Exp. 6/16/2017. c) Lot # 54760, Exp. 6/15/2017. | 2756 cases | Class II | 53462-705-20, 53462-705-23, 53462-705-26 |
What to do — step by step
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Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
FDA distribution: “Nationwide, Puerto Rico, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Germany, Denmark, UK, Honduras, Ireland, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and El Salvador.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.6 years after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
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