Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published January 19, 2020
EHOB Econocare Plus Overlay: Risk of Blood Contamination in Some Products
EHOB recalls Econocare Plus Waffle Overlay products (lot 932243A) due to potential blood contamination. This may expose users to health risks. No injuries reported.
Due to a nonconformance of product contamination (human blood) of Econocare Plus Waffle Overlay products with the (master) lot # 932213A that may affect a subset of the lot- controlled product (# 932243A). This nonconformance has the potential to expose the end user to materials deemed to be a health risk. Firm is aware of zero instances of contamination in distributed products that have reached consignees.
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📍Recalling firmEHOB, Inc.250 N Belmont Ave · Indianapolis, IN 46222-4265
“EHOB Econocare Plus Overlay: Risk of Blood Contamination in Some Products.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/65975-ehob-econocare-plus-overlay-risk-of-blood-contamination-in-some. Based on FDA recall #Z-1457-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1457-2020%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Jan. 19, 2020, that EHOB, Inc. is recalling Econocare Plus Overlay Item 1025EC due to potential human blood contamination. The agency said the recall addresses a health risk from nonconformance in lot 932213A and product lot code 932243A.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: EHOB
Product: Econocare Plus Overlay Item 1025EC
Master Lot #: 932213A
Product Lot Code: 932243A
The hazard
The FDA said the Econocare Plus Waffle Overlay products may have been contaminated with human blood, posing a health risk to end users. The firm is aware of zero instances of contamination in distributed products that have reached consignees.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show EHOB, Inc. has two other recalls on record since June 9, 2020. On April 19, 2021, the company recalled Econocare Plus Waffle Overlay products due to a risk of contamination from dried bodily fluids. Other recent recalls of similar products include Medline Blood Culture Kits Recall (March 16, 2026), Medline Convenience Kits Recall (June 12, 2026), and Medline Blood Culture Kit Recall (Dec. 24, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the lot code 932243A on the product. The product is sold under the brand EHOB for pressure injury prevention.
Brand
EHOB
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Lot Code
Look for the lot code 932243A on the Econocare Plus Waffle Overlay product.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the state of TX.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 7 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.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1457-2020 (January 19, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1457-2020 to see it in context.
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