Teva Recalls Albuterol Sulfate Syrup Due to Foreign Particles
Teva North America is recalling specific lots of Albuterol Sulfate Syrup due to the presence of black particles. Check your bottle's lot number and expiration date.
Use caution until it’s fixed
Presence of Foreign Substance; presence of black particles describes generically as cellulose-based bundles of brown fibrous material.
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What happened, in plain English
Teva North America has recalled one lot of Albuterol Sulfate Syrup because it may contain foreign substances described as brown fibrous material. The affected product is a prescription-only syrup manufactured by Contract Pharmaceuticals in Canada. This recall involves 8,052 bottles distributed nationwide. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/42577-teva-recalls-albuterol-sulfate-syrup-due-to-foreign-particles.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/42577-teva-recalls-albuterol-sulfate-syrup-due-to-foreign-particles · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1455-2016
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“Teva Recalls Albuterol Sulfate Syrup Due to Foreign Particles.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/42577-teva-recalls-albuterol-sulfate-syrup-due-to-foreign-particles. Based on FDA recall #D-1455-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1455-2016%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The syrup contains black particles, which are described generically as cellulose-based bundles of brown fibrous material. Ingesting these foreign substances could pose a health risk to the user.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Albuterol Sulfate Syrup from the specific lot listed below are affected. Individuals using this medication for respiratory conditions may be at risk of ingesting foreign particles.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if you have Albuterol Sulfate Syrup, 2 mg/ 5 mL in a 473 mL bottle with NDC 0093-0661-16. Verify that the lot number is 95113 and the expiration date is 01/2017.
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What to do — step by step
Check Your Bottle
Verify if your Albuterol Sulfate Syrup matches NDC 0093-0661-16, Lot # 95113, and expires in 01/2017.
Contact Your Pharmacist
Reach out to your pharmacy or healthcare provider for instructions on how to return the product or obtain a replacement.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “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 7 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- 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-1455-2016 (June 22, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1455-2016 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 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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