Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published August 18, 2021
Scrip Ultrasound Gel Clear Recall: Bacterial Contamination Risk
Scrip Inc recalls 5L Ultrasound Gel Clear due to potential bacterial contamination. Affected units have an older logo indicating Canadian manufacture. Consumers should check product details to determine if recalled.
“Scrip Ultrasound Gel Clear Recall: Bacterial Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/61927-scrip-ultrasound-gel-clear-recall-bacterial-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-0224-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0224-2022%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on 2021-08-18 that Scrip Inc is recalling Scrip Ultrasound Gel Clear, 5L due to potential bacterial contamination from manufacturer Eco-Med Pharmaceutical, Inc., according to the FDA.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Scrip
Product: Scrip Ultrasound Gel Clear, 5L
Item Number: 663 0061
Distribution: US Nationwide Distribution to all 50 states
The hazard
Ultrasound gels and lotions manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical, Inc. may contain bacterial contamination, according to the FDA.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Sheathes3D Viral Barrier Ultrasound Probe Covers Recall: Infection Risk (2025-11-17), AVID Medical Halyard IV Start Kit Non-Sterile Recall: Risk of Contamination (2026-07-14), and Medline Sterile Saline Wound Wash Recall: Risk of Contamination (2026-01-05).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the older logo on the product, which indicates it was manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceuticals in Canada. The item number is 663 0061 for the recalled units.
Brand
Scrip
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 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.
Classification
Class I
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
US Nationwide Distribution to all 50 states.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Z-0224-2022
Scrip Ultrasound Gel Clear, 5L Intended for use in acoustic coupling of ultrasound transducer to tissue; Item Number: 663 0061, all lots bearing old style logo. Older logo states that product was manufactured by Eco-Med Pharmaceuticals in Canada.
Z-0225-2022
Scrip Creme All Purpose Lotion Intended for use in acoustic coupling of ultrasound transducer to tissue; Item Number: 663 0019, all lots distributed between August 2018 and August 2021
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Look for the older logo indicating Canadian manufacture and item number 663 0061 to confirm if the product is recalled.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide Distribution to all 50 states.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 3 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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 #Z-0224-2022 (August 18, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0224-2022 to see it in context.
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