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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published June 19, 2019

Pharmaceutical Innovations recalls ElectroMist electrode conductivity spray due

Pharmaceutical Innovations recalls ElectroMist electrode conductivity spray solution (product codes 36-3310-25) due to potential failure in antimicrobial effectiveness testing. Affected units include specific lot numbers from 2014-2018.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1969-2019Medical devicePharmaceutical Innovations ›
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Recalling firmPharmaceutical Innovations, Inc.897 Frelinghuysen Ave · Newark, NJ 07114-2122
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What happened, in plain English

Pharmaceutical Innovations is recalling ElectroMist electrode conductivity spray solution (product code 36-3310-25) because it may not work properly to prevent microbial growth. This could lead to contamination if the product is used in medical settings. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/67634-pharmaceutical-innovations-recalls-electromist-electrode-conductivity-spray-due-to-antimicrobial.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/67634-pharmaceutical-innovations-recalls-electromist-electrode-conductivity-spray-due-to-antimicrobial · Updated August 20, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1969-2019

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“Pharmaceutical Innovations recalls ElectroMist electrode conductivity spray due.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/67634-pharmaceutical-innovations-recalls-electromist-electrode-conductivity-spray-due-to-antimicrobial. Based on FDA recall #Z-1969-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1969-2019%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The product may fail antimicrobial effectiveness testing, meaning it could not properly prevent microbial growth. This risk is specific to medical use where contamination could occur.

Who’s affected

Users of ElectroMist electrode conductivity spray solution for medical applications are affected. Healthcare professionals and facilities using the product are most at risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for product code 36-3310-25 on the ElectroMist electrode conductivity spray solution. Affected lots include 060714-25 through 102018-25, sold between 2014 and 2018.

  • Brand
    Pharmaceutical Innovations
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 5 products

All 5 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 II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    US nationwide distribution including the states of AZ, CA, CT, FL, IL, MA, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TX, TN, VT, WV. Distributed Internationally to accounts in Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Canada.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
Z-1968-2019Alpha Conducting solution product codes:3310-15 ACS - Product Usage: Electrode conductivity spray solution.; Lot # 081914-15, 111715-15, 070116-15, 020117-15, 080117-15, 010118-15, 041618-15, 041618A-15, 071618-15, 102018-1587140
Z-1969-2019ElectroMist product codes: 36-3310-25 - Product Usage: Electrode conductivity spray solution.; Lot # 060714-25, 080614-25, 101515-25, 070116-25, 072816-25A, 072816-25, 021317-25, 010118-25,102018-25.71653
Z-1970-2019ElectroMist product codes: 36-3310-60 - Product Usage: Electrode Conductivity Spray Solution.; Lot # 051914-60, 101615-60, 021317-608982
Z-1971-2019ElectroMist product codes: 36-3310-04 - Product Usage: Electrode Conductivity Spray Solution.; Lot # 030215-04, 011716-04, 072816-04, 072816-04, 071618-04, 080117-04630
Z-1972-2019Alpha Conducting solution product codes: 3310-25 ASCR - Product Usage: Electrode Conductivity Spray Solution.; Lot # 032014-25, 060515-25,101615-25, 011716-25, 021317-25, 080117-25, 010118A-25, 041618-25, 071618-25, 102018A-25N/A
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Code

    Look for product code 36-3310-25 on the ElectroMist electrode conductivity spray solution.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 18 states.

Alaska: nationwideAKMaine: nationwideMEVermont: named in the noticeVTNew Hampshire: nationwideNHWashington: nationwideWAIdaho: nationwideIDMontana: nationwideMTNorth Dakota: nationwideNDMinnesota: named in the noticeMNIllinois: named in the noticeILWisconsin: nationwideWIMichigan: named in the noticeMINew York: named in the noticeNYRhode Island: named in the noticeRIMassachusetts: named in the noticeMAOregon: nationwideORNevada: nationwideNVWyoming: nationwideWYSouth Dakota: nationwideSDIowa: nationwideIAIndiana: nationwideINOhio: named in the noticeOHPennsylvania: named in the noticePANew Jersey: named in the noticeNJConnecticut: named in the noticeCTCalifornia: named in the noticeCAUtah: nationwideUTColorado: nationwideCONebraska: nationwideNEMissouri: nationwideMOKentucky: nationwideKYWest Virginia: named in the noticeWVVirginia: nationwideVAMaryland: nationwideMDDelaware: nationwideDEArizona: named in the noticeAZNew Mexico: nationwideNMKansas: nationwideKSArkansas: nationwideARTennessee: named in the noticeTNNorth Carolina: named in the noticeNCSouth Carolina: nationwideSCDistrict of Columbia: nationwideDCOklahoma: nationwideOKLouisiana: nationwideLAMississippi: nationwideMSAlabama: nationwideALGeorgia: nationwideGAHawaii: nationwideHITexas: named in the noticeTXFlorida: named in the noticeFL

FDA distribution: “US nationwide distribution including the states of AZ, CA, CT, FL, IL, MA, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TX, TN, VT, WV. Distributed Internationally to accounts in Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Canada.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 13 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 19, 201912. FDA classified it Class II: Jul 12, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jul 24, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: Jul 29, 2020420192020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  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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  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1969-2019 (June 19, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1969-2019 to see it in context.
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