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Scrub Care Chlorhexidine Scrub Recall: Incorrect Concentration

CareFusion recalls all lots of Scrub Care 4% Surgical Hand Scrub because the chlorhexidine gluconate concentration is higher than labeled.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-0298-2015DrugScrub Care ›
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Recalling firmCareFusion 213, LLC1550 Northwestern Dr · El Paso, TX 79912-8000
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CareFusion 213, LLC is recalling all lots of Scrub Care Chlorhexidine Gluconate Solution, a 4% over-the-counter surgical hand scrub. The product does not meet monograph standards because it contains a higher concentration of available chlorhexidine gluconate than stated on the label. This recall affects approximately 20,556,000 units distributed nationwide and in Mexico and the Philippines. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/45643-carefusion-213-llc-recalls-scrub-care-chlorhexidine-gluconate-solution-4.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/45643-carefusion-213-llc-recalls-scrub-care-chlorhexidine-gluconate-solution-4 · Updated October 12, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0298-2015

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“Scrub Care Chlorhexidine Scrub Recall: Incorrect Concentration.” GovInfoNow, updated October 12, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/45643-carefusion-213-llc-recalls-scrub-care-chlorhexidine-gluconate-solution-4. Based on FDA recall #D-0298-2015 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0298-2015%22&limit=1).

CareFusion 213, LLC voluntarily recalled Scrub Care Chlorhexidine Gluconate Solution due to higher concentrations of available chlorhexidine gluconate, the FDA said on Oct. 24, 2014. The recall affects all lots of the product distributed nationwide and in Mexico and the Philippines.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Scrub Care
  • Product: Chlorhexidine Gluconate Surgical Hand Scrub
  • NDC: 57613-007-25
  • Lots: All Lots

The hazard

The product does not meet the monograph because it contains higher concentrations of available chlorhexidine gluconate than specified. The FDA classified this as a Class III recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show CareFusion 213, LLC has 16 other recalls on record since Nov. 8, 2011. Other recent recalls of similar products include BD ChloraPrep Clear 60x1mL (July 9, 2026), CareFusion BD ChloraPrep Hi-Lite Orange (June 11, 2026), and CareFusion BD ChloraPrep Clear 1mL Applicator (May 28, 2026). Other recent recalls of similar products include Sage Products 2% Chlorhexidine Cloth (Aug. 18, 2026), ACME Children's Hand Sanitizer Wipes (Jan. 20, 2026), and CoValence Laboratories Remedy Gel Hydrocortisone 1% (March 18, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Scrub Care Chlorhexidine Gluconate Solution, 4% Surgical Hand Scrub, OTC. The specific NDC is 57613-007-25. This recall covers all lots of this product manufactured by CareFusion.

  • Brand
    Scrub Care
  • Category
    Drug
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check your inventory

    Verify if you have Scrub Care Chlorhexidine Gluconate Solution, 4% Surgical Hand Scrub with NDC 57613-007-25.

  2. Contact the manufacturer

    Reach out to CareFusion 213, LLC for further instructions on how to handle the recalled product.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Nationwide; Mexico, Philippines” 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 11 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 24, 201412. FDA classified it Class III: Dec 10, 201423. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 17, 201434. FDA terminated the recall: Oct 8, 2015420142015
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class III
  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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Questions people ask

Where was this product sold?

It was distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Mexico and the Philippines.

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Where this comes from

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-0298-2015 (October 24, 2014) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0298-2015 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 12, 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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