Baxter Recalls Sodium Chloride Irrigation Due to Insect Contamination
Baxter Healthcare recalls 0.9% Sodium Chloride Irrigation bottles due to particulate matter identified as an insect. Check lot G120162.
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PRESENCE OF PARTICULATE MATTER: Product complaint for the presence of particulate matter identified as an insect.
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What happened, in plain English
Baxter Healthcare Corp. is recalling 0.9% Sodium Chloride Irrigation, USP in 500 mL bottles because complaints identified particulate matter described as an insect within the product. The recall affects 257,364 bottles distributed nationwide and in Puerto Rico. The specific lot involved is G120162 with an expiration date of 11/18. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/43169-baxter-recalls-sodium-chloride-irrigation-due-to-insect-contamination.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/43169-baxter-recalls-sodium-chloride-irrigation-due-to-insect-contamination · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0731-201
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“Baxter Recalls Sodium Chloride Irrigation Due to Insect Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/43169-baxter-recalls-sodium-chloride-irrigation-due-to-insect-contamination. Based on FDA recall #D-0731-201 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0731-201%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The presence of an insect in a sterile medical irrigation product introduces a significant risk of infection, contamination, or injury during use. Foreign particulate matter compromises the sterility and safety of the solution intended for internal or external body contact.
Who’s affected
Patients or medical facilities using the recalled 500 mL bottles of sterile irrigation solution for medical procedures. Anyone who purchased or received this specific lot is at risk of exposure to foreign particulate matter.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for 0.9% Sodium Chloride Irrigation, USP in 500 mL bottles manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corp. Check for Product code 2F7123, NDC 0338-0048-03, and Lot # G120162 with an expiration date of 11/18.
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What to do — step by step
Stop using the product
Do not use any bottles matching the recalled lot number due to the risk of insect contamination.
Check your inventory
Verify if you have Product code 2F7123, NDC 0338-0048-03, Lot # G120162, Exp 11/18.
Contact Baxter Healthcare
Reach out to the manufacturer for further instructions on disposal or return since no specific remedy is listed in this record.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “Nationwide and Puerto Rico” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 9 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-0731-201 (February 5, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0731-201 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 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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