Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published September 3, 2020
Allison Medical CarePoint 6: Syringe Without Needle May Have Unknown Substance
Allison Medical recalls CarePoint 60 mL syringes without needles that may have a green substance on the plunger. The substance is nontoxic but its effect on drug potency is unknown.
Syringe without needle may have a green substance on the plunger. Substance found to be nontoxic but its effect on drug potency or interaction is unknown.
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📍Recalling firmAllison Medical, Inc.8091 Shaffer Pkwy · Littleton, CO 80127-3716
“Allison Medical CarePoint 6: Syringe Without Needle May Have Unknown Substance.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/64380-allison-medical-carepoint-6-syringe-without-needle-may-have-unknown. Based on FDA recall #Z-0478-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0478-2023%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Sept. 3, 2020, that Allison Medical, Inc. is recalling CarePoint 60 mL Syringes Without Needle due to a green substance on the plunger. The agency issued recall number Z-0478-2023 for the voluntary Class II action.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Allison Medical
Product: CarePoint 60 mL Syringe Without Needle
REF: 04-7560
UDI-DI: 00786227756059
Lot: 80522
Quantity: 2,004 Boxes
The hazard
The syringes may have a green substance on the plunger. The FDA stated that while the substance is nontoxic, its effect on drug potency or interaction is unknown.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Allison Medical, Inc. has one other recall on record since Jan. 19, 2018, involving InControl Insulin Syringes for incorrect labeling. Other recent recalls of similar products include Medline Convenience Kits with Unapproved Syringes Recalled (Feb. 27, 2026), Medline Convenience Kits with Unapproved Syringes: Safety Recall (Feb. 27, 2026), and Medline Convenience Kits with Unapproved Syringes: Recall for Design Changes (Feb. 27, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the CarePoint 60 mL syringe without needle with reference number 04-7560. The product was sold with UDI-DI: 00786227756059 and lot number 80522.
Brand
Allison Medical
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check for Green Substance
Inspect the plunger for a green substance. If present, stop using the syringe.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 4 states and Puerto Rico.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US: IA, LA, MS, FL, PR; OUS: BARBADOS” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 2.3 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
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-0478-2023 (September 3, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0478-2023 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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