Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published May 6, 2021
ACUVUE VITA Contact Lenses Recall: Incomplete Packaging Seal Risk
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care recalls ACUVUE VITA daily contact lenses with Base Curve 8.8 and Refractive Power -1.50 due to potential incomplete packaging seals. Consumers should check UPC 733905989612 and lot number BOOWWWL.
“ACUVUE VITA Contact Lenses Recall: Incomplete Packaging Seal Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/62599-acuvue-vita-contact-lenses-recall-incomplete-packaging-seal-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1865-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1865-2021%22&limit=1).
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. recalled ACUVUE VITA soft contact lenses on May 6, 2021, due to potential incomplete packaging seals, according to the FDA. The agency announced the voluntary Class II recall affecting 6,780 lenses distributed worldwide.
How to tell if you have it
ACUVUE VITA soft (hydrophilic) contact lens (spherical) for daily wear
Base Curve 8.8
Refractive Power -1.50
UPC 733905989612
LOT # BOOWWWL
The hazard
The recall addresses the potential that a limited number of individual contact lens packages have an incomplete packaging seal, according to the FDA.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. has 5 other recalls on record since 2017-10-19. Other recent recalls of similar products include ACUVUE OASYS MAX 1-Day Multifocal Contact Lenses Recall (2025-06-12), ACUVUE OASYS Contact Lens Recall (2019-03-11), and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care 1-Day ACUVUE MOIST Daily Wear Contact Lenses: Partially Formed Lenses Risk (2018-07-23). Other recent recalls of similar products include Medline Eye Kits Recall (2026-06-12), Covidien V-Loc 180 Absorbable Wound Closure Device Recall (2026-06-24), and Covidien V-Loc 90 Wound Closure Device Recall (2026-06-24).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the UPC 733905989612 and lot number BOOWWWL on the packaging. The lenses are for daily wear with Base Curve 8.8 and Refractive Power -1.50.
Brand
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Product
ACUVUE VITA soft (hydrophilic) contact lens (spherical) for daily wear. Base Curve 8.8, Refractive Power -1.50
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Packaging Seal
Inspect the packaging seal for completeness; if it appears damaged or missing, do not use the lenses.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide Distribution. US nationwide, Canada, Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Luxemburg, Netherland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Trinidad and Tobago.” 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 6 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
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-1865-2021 (May 6, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1865-2021 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 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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