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May 5, 1999 99-18

RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: FOODS -- CLASS I

________ PRODUCT Johnson Sea Products brand Crawfish Patty packed 18 3-ounce patties per box and 6 boxes per cardboard case. Recall #F-367-9. CODE All codes on the market which do not list whole eggs as an ingredient. MANUFACTURER Johnson Sea Products, Inc., Coden, Alabama. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by telephone on March 25, 1999, followed by letter on April 1, 1999. Firm-initiated field correction ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Alabama. QUANTITY 84 cases were distributed; firm estimated that very little product remained on market at time of recall initiation. REASON Product contains undeclared whole eggs.

RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: FOODS -- CLASS II

________ PRODUCT Solid Dark Chocolate Seder Plate Replicas, kosher for Passover, under the Manischewitz label, sold in 6-count 16 ounce plates per case. Recall #F-349-9. CODE Lot numbers: 208MB, 122MB, 123MB. MANUFACTURER Boyer Candy Company, Altoona, Pennsylvania. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letter faxed on February 2, 1999. Firm- initiated recall ongoing. DISTRIBUTION New Jersey, Arkansas. QUANTITY 33 cases were distributed. REASON Product contains undeclared dairy ingredients. ________ PRODUCT Master Marine brand 5 pound IQF Shell-On Shrimp Tails, packed 4/5 pound poly bags per cardboard carton. All sizes of shrimp included. Recall #F-350-9. CODE 517-351-98 350-356-98 530-356-98 534-6-99 540-7-99 548-12-99 549-13-99 550-14-99 551-19-99 552-19-99 553-19-99 559-26-99 560-26-99 568-32-99 569-33-99 570-34-99 573-34-99 574-34-99 583-36-99 588-40-99 589-40-99. MANUFACTURER International Oceanic Enterprises, Inc., Bayou La Batre, Alabama. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letter dated March 2, 1999, and by telephone on March 9, 1999. Firm-initiated recall ongoing. DISTRIBUTION The midwest, and eastern sections of the United States. QUANTITY 59,620 pounds were distributed. REASON Sodium bisulfite declaration on the product labels is intermittently illegible. ________ PRODUCT Harry's Choice brand Hot Beer Cheese packed in 8 ounce glass jars. Recall #F-362-9. CODE The product was not coded. MANUFACTURER Heritage Fancy Foods, Inc., also known as Dixie Dew Products Company, Erlanger, Kentucky. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by telephone on February 3, 1999. Ongoing recall resulted from sample analysis and follow-up by the Kentucky Department for Public Health, Food Safety Branch. DISTRIBUTION Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Kentucky. QUANTITY Approximately 186 jars of cheese were distributed. REASON Product was prepared and packed under insanitary conditions whereby the product may have been rendered injurious to health, as the firm did not adhere to canning regulations. ________ PRODUCT Refrigerated Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough in 18-oz plastic chubs (tubes) sold under private labels as follows: F-363-9 Formulation 0200 under the following labels: a) LadyLee Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Spoonable Dough, distributed by American Procurement & Logistics Company, Salt Lake City, UT b) Parade Classics Soft'n Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, packed for Federated Foods, Inc., Arlington Heights, IL c) Piggly Wiggly Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by Piggly Wiggly Corp., Memphis, TN d) Price Chopper Soft'n Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by The Price Chopper, Schenectady, NY e) Remarkable Spoonable Cookie Dough Chocolate Chip Soft & Chewy Cookies, distributed by Randalls/Tom Thumb Food Markets, Houston, TX, Dallas,TX f) Richfood Ready To Bake Soft'n Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by Richfood, Inc., Richmond, VA g) BestYet Chocolate Chip Spoonable Cookie Dough, distributed by Fleming Companies, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK h) Safeway Chocolate Chip Cookies Spoonable Cookie Dough, distributed by Safeway Inc., Pleasanton, CA i) Grand Union Ready to Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by The Grand Union Co., Wayne, NJ j) Food Club Chocolate Chip Cookies Traditional, distributed by Topco Associates, Inc., Skokie, IL k) ShurFine Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by Western Family Foods, Inc., Portland, OR l) Hannaford Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Spoonable Cookie Dough, distributed by Hannaford Bros. Co., Scarborough, ME m) Premium Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by Stater Bros. Market, Colton, CA n) Star Soft'n Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Spoonable Cookie Dough, distributed by Star Market Co., Cambridge, MA o) Springfield Chocolate Chip Premium Cookies, distributed by Certified Grocers of California, Ltd., Los Angeles, CA p) Southern Home Spoonable Cookie Dough Soft & Chewy Cookies Chocolate Chip, distributed by Southern Home, Birmingham, AL q) Smith's Soft'n Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Spoonable Cookie Dough, distributed by Smith's Food & Drug Centers, Inc., Layton, UT r) Wegmans Chocolate Chip Cookies Spoonable Cookie Dough, distributed by Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., Rochester, NY s) LiteFluff Soft'N Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Spoonable Cookie Dough; responsible firm on the label is The Earthgrains Company, St.,Louis, MO t) Dominick's Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc., Northlake, IL u) Roundy's Quality Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Spoonable Cookie Dough, distributed by Roundy's, Inc., Milwaukee, WI v) IGA Soft n Chewy Cookies Chocolate Chip, distributed by IGA, Inc., Chicago, IL w) Best Choice Cookie Dough Chocolate chip, distributed by Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Kansas City, KS x) Finast Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by Foodhold U.S.A., Incorporated, Atlanta, GA y) Western Family Soft'N Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by Western Family Foods, Inc., Portland, OR F-364-9 Formulation 0213 under the following labels: a) Stop & Shop Soft N' Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, distributed by The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, Boston, MA b) Western Beef Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by Western Beef Supermarkets, Ridgewood, NY c) Superbrand Soft N Chewy Classic Cookies Chocolate Chip Cookies Spoonable Cookie Dough, distributed by Monterey Canning Co., San Mateo, CA d) Shaw's Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, distributed by Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc., E. Bridgewater, MA e) Shurfresh Spoonable Cookie Dough Soft'N Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by Shurfine International, Inc., Northlake, IL f) Grammies Favorites Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Spoonable Cookie Dough, distributed by Moran Foods, Inc., St. Louis, MO g) Cub Foods Hot & Fresh Chocolate Chip Spoonable Cookie Dough, distributed by Preferred Products, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN h) America's Choice Chocolate Chip Cookies Soft & Chewy Spoonable Dough, distributed by Compass Foods, Montvale, NJ i) American Fare Soft'n Chewy Cookies Chocolate Chip, made for KMart Corporation, Troy, MI j) Braum's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, distributed by W.H. Braum, Inc., Tuttle, OK k) Bi-Lo Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by Bi-Lo, Inc., Mauldin, SC l) Laura Lynn Chocolate Chip Cookies Soft'n Chewy, distributed by Ingles Markets, Inc., Asheville, NC F-365-9 Formulation 0220 under the following labels: a) Fry's Chocolate Chip Soft'n Chewy Cookies, distributed by Fry's Food and Drug Stores of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ b) Marsh Chocolate Chip Soft'n Chewy Cookies, distributed by Marsh Supermarkets, LLC, Indianapolis, IN c) Merico Chocolate Chip Cookies Soft'n Chewy; responsible firm on the label is The Earthgrains Company, St. Louis, MO d) Hy-Vee Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by Hy-Vee, Inc., West Des Moines, IA e) Kroger Chocolate Chip Cookies, distributed by The Kroger Co.,Cincinnati, OH f) Great Value Chocolate Chip Cookies Spoonable Cookie Dough, marketed by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Bentonville, AR F-366-9 Formulation 0203 under the following label: a) Weis Quality Soft'N Chewy Classic Cookies Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pecans Spoonable Cookie Dough, packed for Weis Markets, Inc., Sunbury,PA CODE All product with an expiration code of May 24, 1999, or earlier. MANUFACTURER Earthgrains Refrigerated Dough Products, Inc., Carrollton, Texas. RECALLED BY Earthgrains Refrigerated Dough Products, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, by letter faxed on February 4, 1999. Firm-initiated recall ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Nationwide. QUANTITY 167,554 12-chub (tube) cases were distributed. REASON Product contains undeclared dairy products.

RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: FOODS -- CLASS III

________ PRODUCT Primo(r), Heinz and Egg Beaters brands pasta products a) Primo Orzo USA, Material # 5590030114; b) Primo Acini Di Pepe USA, Material # 5590030115; c) Primo Scoobie-Do USA, Material # 559003145; d) Primo Shells Large USA, Material #55930126; e) Primo Stelline USA, Material # 5590030113; f) Primo Gnocchi USA, Material# 5590030123; g) Primo Wagon Wheels USA, Material # 559003138; h) Primo Pepe Bucato USA, Material # 5590090111; i) Heinz Acini Di Pepe, Material# 5590000902; j) Egg Beaters Wide Noodles, Material #5590031500; k) Egg Beaters Extra Wide Noodles, Material #5590031501. Recall #F-351/361-9 CODE Lot numbers: a) 0265, 0266, 0304; b) 0188, 0265, 0305, 0306 c) 0149, 0202, 0307; d) 0162, 0277, 0278; e) 0182 f) 0240, 0241; g) 0190, 0191; h) 0264, 0306, 0307 i) Codes: N/A; j) Codes: N/A; k) 0153, 0154. MANUFACTURER Nabisco, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. RECALLED BY Nabisco, Inc., Parsippany, New Jersey, by letter faxed on November 27, 1998, followed by telephone November 28-30, 1998. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION Nationwide. QUANTITY a) 315 cases; b) 1,016 cases; c) 478 cases; d) 684 cases; e) 114 cases; f) 484 cases; g) 360 cases; h) 40 cases; i) 141 cases; j) 0 cases; k) 36 cases were distributed. REASON Products are contaminated with non-food grade gear oil which imparted an "off flavor" to the products rendering them unfit for food. ________ PRODUCT Bon Secour brand Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers, packed 3 pounds per box and 6 boxes per cardboard carton. Recall #F-368-9. CODE All codes on the market which do not list whole eggs as an ingredient. MANUFACTURER Johnson Sea Products, Inc., Coden, Alabama. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by telephone March 25, 1999, followed by letter on April 1, 1999. Firm-initiated field correction (labeling) ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Alabama. QUANTITY 39 cases were distributed; firm estimated that very little product remained on market at time of recall initiation. REASON Product's label did not declare the ingredients whole eggs, (however a second egg ingredient yolk was listed on the label.)

RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: DRUGS -- CLASS II

________ PRODUCT Chorionic Gonadotropin for Injection, USP, Lyophilized, 5,000 USP units, in 10 mL sterile multiple dose vials, under the Eveready, Steris, and Serono labels. NDC Nos.: 54548-125-10, 0402-0125-10, 44087-8005-3. Recall #D-199-9. CODE Lot #96C760 EXP 3/99. MANUFACTURER Steris Laboratories, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letter dated February 15, 1999. Firm-initiated recall ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Nationwide and Puerto Rico. QUANTITY 15,330 vials were distributed. REASON Mislabeling - Product was labeled with incorrect expiration date- extended by one year. ________ PRODUCT Chorionic Gonadotropin for Injection, USP (human), Lyophilized, 10,000 USP Units, in 10 mL sterile multiple dose vials, Rx, under the following labels: Steris, Serono, and Schein. NDC #0402-0126-10, 44087-8010-3, 0364-6706-54. Recall #D-200-9. CODE Lot numbers: 97H730 and 98B550. MANUFACTURER Steris Laboratories, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letter dated February 15, 1999. Firm-initiated recall ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Nationwide, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Trinidad. QUANTITY 33,675 vials were distributed. REASON Product was compounded at lower potency than required by NDA and/or product was found to have atypical rejection level for visual particulates. ________ PRODUCT a) Chorionic Gonadotropin For Injection, USP (Human), in 10 mL multiple dose vial, packaged with diluent, 5,000 USP Units, under the Eveready label; b) Chorionic Gonadotropin For Injection, USP (Human), in 10 mL multiple dose vial, packaged with diluent, 10,000 USP units, under the following labels: Steris, Serono, Zenith, c) Vecuronium Bromide For Injection, USP, 10 mg, in 10 mL vial, packaged with diluent, under the VHA Plus and Marsam labels. Recall D-201/203-9. CODE Lot Numbers NDC Numbers a) 97L910 57548-125-10 b) 97K710 0402-0126-10 97J410 44087-8010-3 97J510 0182-1165-63 c) 97K950 0209-9141-96 97L550 0209-9141-26. MANUFACTURER Steris Laboratories, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letters dated February 14 and 23, 1999. Firm- initiated recall ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Nationwide and Puerto Rico. QUANTITY a) 996 vials; b) 23,351 vials; c) 77,099 vials were distributed. REASON Diluent sold with product was found to contain "white fibers". ________ PRODUCT Indomethacin Extended-Release Capsules, USP, Indochron Capsules, 75 mg, in 60 and 100 unit bottles, a prescription non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and osteoarthritis, under the following labels: Inwood NDC 0258-3607-06 (60s) and NDC 0258-3607-01 (100s) Teva Pharmaceuticals USA NDC: 0093-0628-06 United Research Laboratories (URL), 60s NDC: 0677-1197-06 Schein Pharmaceutical, 100s NDC: 0364-2211-01 Major Pharmaceuticals, 60s NDC: 0904-1178-52, 100s NDC: 0904-1178-60 Brightstone Pharma, 60s NDC: 62939-7012-7, 100s NDC: 62939-7012-1 Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals,(Goldline Labs) 60s NDC: 0182-1469-26, 100s NDC: 0182-1469-01 Qualitest Products, 60s NDC: 0603-4070-20 100s NDC: 0603-4070-21 Geneva Pharmaceuticals, 60s NDC: 0781-2153-60. Recall #D-205-9. CODE All lot numbers remaining in expiry: Lot numbers (expiration date): 8A029 (3/1999), 8A031 (4/1999), 8A032 (4/1999), 8B028 (4/1999), 8A033 (6/1999), 8A034 (6/1999), 8B029 (6/1999), 8D004 (7/1999), 8D005 (7/1999), 8D006 (8/1999), 8D007 (8/1999), 8E027 (10/1999), 8E028 (10/1999), 8E029 (10/1999), 8E030 (10/1999), 8G049 (12/1999), 8G050 (12/1999), 8G051 (12/1999), 8G052 (12/1999), 8G053 (12/1999), 8G054 (1/2000), 8G055 (1/2000), 8J080 (1/2000), 8J081 (1/2000), 8J082 (2/2000), 8J084 (2/2000), 8J085 (2/2000), 8K030 (2/2000), 8K031 (2/2000), 8K032 (3/2000), 8K033 (3/2000), 8K034 (3/2000) and 8M022 (4/2000). MANUFACTURER Inwood Laboratories, Inc., Inwood, New York. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letters dated March 30, 1999, and April 6, 1999. Firm-initiated recall ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Nationwide and Puerto Rico. QUANTITY 197,328 60-count bottles and 205,580 100-count bottles were distributed; firm estimated that 60,000 bottles (60s) and 62,000 bottles (100s) remained on market at time of recall initiation. REASON Dissolution failure (at stability testing). ________ PRODUCT Compressed Medical Oxygen, U.S.P. Rx, in size D, E, M6, BB, M4, and H cylinders. Recall #D-207-9. CODE Lot numbers (Batches): 0316 (02,01) 0315 (03,02,01) 0312 (06,03) 0311 (04,03,02,01,) 0309 (06,05,04,03,02,01) 0308 (02,01) 0305 (06,05,04,03,02,01) 0304 (07,06,05,04,03,02,01) 0303 (01) 0302 (05,04,03,02,01) 0301 (05,04,03,02,01) 0226 (04,03,02,01) 0225 (03,02,01) 0224 (03). MANUFACTURER Professional Respiratory Services, Owings Mills, Maryland. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by visit. Firm-initiated recall ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Maryland. QUANTITY 605 cylinders were distributed. REASON Current good manufacturing practice deviations including but not limited to failure to perform identity and potency testing prior to distribution.

RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: DRUGS -- CLASS III

________ PRODUCT Hydrocortone Phosphate Injection (Hydrocortisone Sodium Phosphate USP Injection), 50 mg per ml, Rx packaged in 2-ml single dose vials. Recall #D-204-9. CODE Lot numbers 0037H, 0693H, 0920E, and 0944D. All lots expire March 2001. MANUFACTURER Merck Manufacturing Division, Division of Merck and Company, Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letter dated February 16, 1999. Firm-initiated recall ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Nationwide. QUANTITY 29,276 vials were distributed. REASON pH results in stability testing lower than specification ________ PRODUCT Duphalac (Lactulose Solution, USP), 20 g/30mL, Rx in unit dose cups. Recall #D-206-9. CODE Lot #89901. MANUFACTURER Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Marietta, Georgia. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letter on April 8, 1999. Firm-initiated recall ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Nationwide. QUANTITY 2,088 units were distributed. REASON Mislabeling - Product bears generic name Lactose Solution, USP, rather than Lactulose Solution, USP and is incorrectly labeled to contain benzoic acid.

RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: BIOLOGICS -- CLASS II

________ PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. Recall #B-709-9. CODE Unit #21 Q88950. MANUFACTURER American Red Cross, Medford, Oregon. RECALLED BY American Red Cross, Portland, Oregon, by letter dated September 24, 1998. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION Oklahoma and Texas. QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed. REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria. ________ PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. Recall #B-710-9. CODE Unit #21KJ01911. MANUFACTURER American Red Cross, Portland, Oregon. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letters dated November 12, 1998, and December 2 and 23, 1998. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION California. QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed. REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria. ________ PRODUCT a) Whole Blood; b) Red Blood Cells. Recall #B-714/715-9. CODE Unit Numbers: a) 12LC06165; b) 12FS53748. MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Charlotte, North Carolina. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letter dated July 9, 1996. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION North Carolina. QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed. REASON Blood products tested non-reactive for the antibody to the Hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc), but were collected from a donor who was previously repeatedly reactive for anti-HBc on two separate donations. ________ PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. Recall #B-716-9. CODE Unit numbers: 12X30740 and 12X43888. MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Charlotte, North Carolina. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letter dated November 14, 1995. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION North Carolina. QUANTITY 2 units were distributed. REASON Blood products tested non-reactive for the antibody to the Hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc), but were collected from a donor who was previously repeatedly reactive for anti-HBc on two separate donations. ________ PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Fresh Frozen Plasma. Recall #B-717/718-9. CODE Unit #12V70582. MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Charlotte, North Carolina. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by telephone and letter on June 19, 1996. Firm- initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION North Carolina. QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed. REASON Blood products tested non-reactive for the antibody to the Hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc), but were collected from a donor who was previously repeatedly reactive for anti-HBc on two separate donations. ________ PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. Recall #B-722-9. CODE Unit numbers: 23137-3835-01 and 23137-3835-02. MANUFACTURER United Blood Services, Billings, Montana. RECALLED BY Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona, by letters dated October 22, 1998, and December 9, 1998. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION Montana. QUANTITY 2 units were distributed. REASON Blood products had unacceptable platelet counts. ________ PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. Recall #B-726-9. CODE Unit #12X50059. MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Charlotte, North Carolina. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by telephone on November 17, 1995. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION North Carolina. QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed. REASON Blood product was collected from a donor whose hemoglobin check was marked as unsatisfactory. ________ PRODUCT Platelets. Recall #B-728-9. CODE 36Y59102, 36Y59104, 36Y59105, 36Y59106, 36Y59107, 36Y59110, 36Y59111, 36Y59112, 36Y59117, 36Y59120, 36Y59124, 36Y59127, 36Y59129, 36Y59130, 36Y59131, 36Y59132, 36Y59134, 36Y59135, 36Y59136, 36Y59137. MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Columbia, South Carolina. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letter on June 8 or 9, 1998. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION Georgia and South Carolina. QUANTITY 20 units were distributed. REASON Blood products were manufactured from whole blood that was shipped at undocumented temperatures.

RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: BIOLOGICS -- CLASS III

________ PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. Recall #B-707-9. CODE Unit #16LS44645. MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Columbus, Ohio. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by telephone and letter on March 9, 1999. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION Ohio. QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed. REASON Blood product was labeled with an extended expiration date. ________ PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. Recall #B-713-9. CODE Unit numbers: 28LX05206, 28LX05207, 28LX05209, 28LX05213, 28LX05214. MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Charleston, South Carolina. RECALLED BY American Red Cross Blood Services, Savannah, Georgia, by letter on both February 11 and 17, 1998. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION South Carolina. QUANTITY 5 units were distributed. REASON Unlicensed blood products were distributed in interstate commerce. ________ PRODUCT Platelets. Recall #B-723-9. CODE Unit #65142. MANUFACTURER Lane Memorial Blood Bank, Eugene, Oregon. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by telephone on August 4, 1998. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION Oregon. QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed. REASON Blood product had an extended rest time. ________ PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced. Recall #B-724-9. CODE Unit #03GH29742. MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Atlanta, Georgia. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by telephone on September 11, 1998, and by letter dated October 6, 1998. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION Georgia. QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed. REASON Blood product was leukodepleted greater than five days after collection. ________ PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced. Recall #B-725-9. CODE Unit numbers: 03E11798, 03FL76028, 03FR36459, 03GK39264, 03LM77143. MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Atlanta, Georgia. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letter dated September 17, 1998. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION Georgia. QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed. REASON Blood products were leukodepleted greater than five days after collection. ________ PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. Recall #B-727-9. CODE Unit #21KJ10551. MANUFACTURER American Red Cross, Portland, Oregon. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by telephone on November 23, 1998, and by letter dated December 2, 1998. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION Oregon. QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed. REASON Blood product was labeled with an extended expiration date.

RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: DEVICES -- CLASS II

________ PRODUCT All Datalink Management System Software Versions 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 , Part #464800, a data processing module for clinical use. Recall #Z-829-9. CODE The software is uncoded. All Datalink software is being recalled. MANUFACTURER Beckman Coulter, Inc., Brea, California. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letter on December 10, 1998. Firm-initiated field correction ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Nationwide. QUANTITY 248 units were distributed. REASON The devices may allow the test results from an associated clinical instrument to be placed under an incorrect sample ID. ________ PRODUCT Vitros ECi Immunodiagnostic System, an automated continuous random access immunoassay analyzer, Catalog No. 8633893. Recall #Z-830-9. CODE All Serial Numbers up to 30000861 except 30000641, 30000775, 30000838, and 30000851. MANUFACTURER Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Rochester, New York. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letters dated February 19 and 25, 1999. Firm- initiated field correction ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Nationwide and international. QUANTITY 698 units were distributed. REASON Autodilution pump does not consistently dispense the expected amount of diluent at settings involving 180 or 190 uL dilution volumes. ________ PRODUCT Shiley "Tracheosoft" Extended Length Disposable Cannula Tracheostomy Tubes, indicated for use in providing tracheal access for airway management: a) Extended Length Cuffed Tracheostomy Tube, Catalog No. XLDT and XLTP; b) Extended Length Cuffless Tracheostomy Tube, Catalog No. XCSD and XCSP; c) Extended Length Disposable Inner Cannula, Catalog No. XIC. Recall #Z-833/835-9. CODE All Sizes and Lots. MANUFACTURER Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc., County Westmeath, Ireland. RECALLED BY Mallinckrodt, Inc., Irvine, California, by telephone on February 20, 1999, followed by letter on February 22, 1999. Firm- initiated recall ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Nationwide and Canada. QUANTITY 2,043 units trach tubes and 12,750 units inner cannulae were distributed. REASON Conditions such as head base and flange may separate and disconnect from the outer cannula tube or the extended length disposable inner cannula tubing may separate from the connector during use which could result in a loss of airway. ________ PRODUCT Discovery and Meridian Multiprogrammable Pacemakers, intended for use in patients who are symptomatic due to atrial and ventricular bradyarrhythmias: a) Discovery SR Multiprogrammable Pacemakers, Model Nos. 1174 and 1175; b) Discovery DR Multiprogrammable Pacemakers, Model Nos. 1273, 1274, and 1275; c) Meridian SSI Multiprogrammable Pacemakers, Model No. 476; d) Meridian DDD Multiprogrammable Pacemakers, Model No. 976; e) Meridian SR Multiprogrammable Pacemakers, Model No. 1176; f) Meridian DR Multiprogrammable Pacemakers, Model No. 1276. Recall #Z-836/841-9. CODE Serial Numbers: Model 1174: 100198-100213, 100220-100224, 100226-100238, 100240-100243, 100245, 100246, 100248-100275, 100277, 100278, 100280-100289, 100295, 100329, 100334-100336, 100346, 100367, 100372-100374, 100404, 100405, 100445, 100512, 100523, 100524, 100532, 100555, 100562, 100564, 100592, 100593, 100734, 100752, 100753, 101165- 101167, 101169, 102320, 102321, 102336-102341, 102343-102349, 102358-102368, 102370, 102376-102383, 102416, 102417, 102429- 102440, 102447, 102448, 102450, 102452-102454, 102456, 102460-102466, 102470- 102475, 102477-102488, 102497, 102498, 102500-102524, 102526, 102528-102609, 102630-102636, 102638-102667, 102669-102674, 102676-102780, 102783-102801, 102804, 102805, 102809-102813, 102815-102827, 102829-102832, 102834-102853, 102855-102876, 102878-102939, 102941, 102942, 102944-102947, 102949-103010, 103012-103019, 102021-103028, 103030, 103031, 103036-103065, 103067-103094, 103096-103149, 103151-103260, 103262-103265, 103267-103269, 103272-103288, 103290, 103292- 103306, 103308-103318, 103320-103322, 103324-103359, 103361-103392, 103396-103407, 103409-103421, 103423-103425, 103427-103442, 103444-103521, 103523-103526, 103529-103569, 103571-103580, 103582-103599, 103601-103608, 103610-103655, 103657-103672, 103674-103679, 103681-103684, 103686-103695, 103700-103709, 103717, 103719-103731, 103733-103746, 103748, 103749, 103751, 103753-103755, 103757-103767, 103769, 103773, 103778, 103779, 103781-103783, 103785-103787, 103789-103846, 103848-103889, 103891-103918, 103920-103927, 103930-103936, 103938, 103939, 103942, 103943, 103945, 103947, 103949-103951, 103954-103979, 103981-103991, 193996, 103997, 103999, 104000, 104002, 104006-104009, 104020- 104038, 104040-104058, 104060-104062, 104066-104086, 104089-104092, 104095-104098, 104100-104117, 104119-104124, 104126-104134, 104140, 104142-104149, 104151- 104163, 104165-104167, 104169-104179, 104185-104198, 104202- 104205, 104207-104235, 104237-104253, 104255, 104256, 104270, 104271, 103273-104285, 104287-104311, 104313-104321, 104323, 104324, 104326, 103329-104334, 104347, 104248, 104354- 104358, 104365-104371, 104380, 104389, 104399-104402, 104405, 104406, 104408, 104409, 104415-104418, 104425, 104437-104442, 104450-104454, 104476-104479, 104481, 104485, 104488, 104508, 104509, 104513, 104558, 104577, 104578, 104589, 104609, 104652, 104838, 104839, 104929, 104961, 105001, 105002, 105059, 105239, 105288, 105998, and 105999 Model 1175: 200016-200025, 200136, 200137, 200146-200152, 200156-200159, 200162-200165, 200176, 200178-200185, 200187-200191, 200193-200195, 200198-200205, 200212, 200214, 200215, 200223, 200225, 200236-200240, 200259, 200260, 200279, 200280, 200310, 200391, 200392, 200401, and 200402 Model 1273: 200215-200219, 300142-300155, 300157, 300160-300169, 300173-300176, 300178, 300180-300198, 300201, 300204-300209, 300221-300227, 300231, 300238, 300239, 300266-300269, 300279, 300335, 300363, 300516, 300517, 300519, 300582, 300583, 301436- 301438, 301548-301550, 301640, 301658, 301678, 301688-301690, 303102, 304739, 304791-304795, 304812-304814, 304816-304819, 304821-304823, 304825-304839, 304841-304853, 304855, 304856, 304858-304890, 304893-304899, 305300-305331, 305333, 305335, 305337-305349, 305351-305354, 305356-305361, 305363-305388, 305390-305424, 305431-305445, 305451-305460, 305466-305475, 305478-305486, 305494-305500, 305502, 305504-305510, 305514-305520, 305523-305529, 305531-305550, 305555-305570, 305574-305648, 305650-305710, 305721-305724, 305726, 305732-305740, 305744, 305745, 305747- 305769, 305771-305789, 305791-305795, 305797, 305800-305818, 305821-305837, 305840, 305842-305872, 305876- 305880, 305885-305891, 305894, 305896-305901, 305907, 305909-305911, 305913, 305915-305945, 305947-305965, 305967-305978, 305987-305995, 306001-306007, 306009-306012, 306014, 306015, 306017-306020, 306022-306028, 306030-306053, 306055-306069, 306071-306088, 306091-306095, 306098-306105, 306108-306115, 306117, 306119-306124, 306126-306147, 306149-306168, 306171-306179, 306181-306196, 306200-306250, 306253-306267, 306269-306279, 306281-306311, 306313-306317, 306321-306327, 306329-306339, 306341-306351, 306353-306371, 306373-306376, 306378-306406, 306408, 306409, 306411-306434, 306436-306459, 306451-306472, 306475, 306477-306552, 306554-306620, 306626-306636, 306641-306645, 306651-306661, 306670-306676, 306681-306688, 306701-306718, 306721-306730, 306739-306752, 306760, 306765-306780, 306791-306797, 306818, 306839, 306840, 306848, 306861, 306856-306870, 306889, 306891- 306894, 306896, 306897, 306899, 306907, 306927, 306931, 306932, 306941-306947, 306980, 306983, 306999, 307000, 307178, 307179, 307189, 307190, 307197, 307209, 307210, 307219, 307220, 307231, 307259, 307260, 307269, 307360, 307498, 307528- 307530, 307533, 307535, 307567-307570, 307589, 305590, 307607, 307608, 307620, 307631- 307637, 307645, 307651, 307652, 307654-307657, 307690, 307695- 307698, 307758-307760, 307780, 307846, 307857, 307859, 307860- 307862, 307864-307866, 307868, 307869, 307880, 307887-307892, 307895, 307897-307900, 307909, 307910, 307919, 307920, 307961- 307964, 308039, 308040, 308048-308050, 308068-308070, 308079, 308080, 308091, 308092, 308097, 308099, 308109, 308110, 308241-308244, 308249, 308250, 308259, 308260, 308346, 308369, 308370, 308377-308388, 308408, 308409, 308417-301420, 308429, 308430, 308449, 308450, 308474-308478, 308539, 308571, 308572, 308609, 308610, 308800, 308841-308843, and 309041 Model 1274: 400195-400198, 400200-400211, 400213-400237, 400239-400251, 400253-400262, 400264-400292, 400302-400304, 400320, 400321, 400505, 400542-400544, 400633, 400773, 400774, 400811, 400813, 401363, 401364, 401382, 401401-401403, 401842, 401853, 402552, 402553, 402562, 402885, 402950, 403171-403180, 403182-403190, 403192-403196, 403211-403218, 403221-403234, 403245-403252, 403254-403264, 403266-403273, 403275-403278, 403280, 403284-403321, 403323-403325, 403329, 403330, 403361-403364, 403366-403375, 403377, 403379-403386, 403391-403394, 403396,403401-403414, 403416-403458, 403460- 403539, 403541-403546, 403551-403560, 403562, 403563, 403565- 403571, 403574-403587, 403589-403613, 403615-403618, 403625- 403649, 403651-403654, 403657, 403659-403683, 403685-403722, 403726-403743, 403745-403836, 403838-403869, 403871-403886, 403891-403896, 403898, 403899, 4030901-403908, 403912-403916, 403918-403923, 403925-403965, 403967-403970, 403972-403977, 403979-403987, 403989-404012, 404014-404046, 404048, 404049, 404051-404077, 404079-404089, 404091-404110, 404112-404116, 404119, 404121-404150, 404152, 404154-404164, 404166-404171, 404174-404222, 404224-404226, 404228-404265, 404272, 404273, 404277-404280, 404282, 404284- 404353, 404355-404377, 404379-404384, 404386-404392, 404394-404425, 404431-404448, 404450-404460, 404463-404470, 404473, 404474, 404476, 404478, 404481-404488, 404491-404496, 404501-404507, 404511-404516, 404518-404520, 404527-404537, 404539-404545, 404548-404561, 404563-404581, 404584-404592, 404601-404605, 404612-404617, 404620, 404621, 404625-404629, 404631-404650, 404653-404656, 404658-404665, 404671-404680, 404682, 404684-404695, 404697-404707, 404711- 404717, 404720, 404721, 404723-404736, 404741-404769, 404771- 404773, 404775-404777, 404779-404785, 404792-404817, 404819-404875, 404877, 404878, 404880-404889, 404891-404897, 404899-404908, 404912, 404913, 404915-404920, 404933-404940, 404944-404970, 404974-404978, 404980, 404981, 404986-404991, 405010, 405011, 405021-405030, 405037-405040, 405049, 405051- 405054, 405114-405118, 405121, 405160, 405180, 405183, 405192, 405201, 405252-405258, 405297-405302, 405321-405323, 405325, 405327-405329, 405381, 405382, 405391-405400, 405410, 405417, 405431-405442, 405462-405464, 405470, 405477-405479, 405481, 405482, 405507-405510, 405522, 405523, 405531-405537, 405549, 405561, 405563, 405566, 405579, 405582, 405691-405693, 405749, 405750, 405760, 405821-405825, 405845, 405848-405850, 405859, 405860, 405879, 405880, 405898- 405900, 405930, 405988, 405989, 406006, 406007, 406009, 406010, 406019, 406099, 406100, 406168, 406170, 406271-406276, 406303, 406304, 406352, 406719, 406720, 407039, 407040, and 407049 Model 1275: 500016, 500017, 500019, 500020, 500028, 500030, 500166-500171, and 500173-500185 Meridian Models: Model 476: 100151, 100159, 100162-100200, 100204-100218, 100220-100240, 100248-100258, 100259, 100260, 100281-100284, 100300, 100351- 100354, 101254, 101255, 101265, 101267, 101268-101282, 101284-101291, 101304, 101311-101323, 01326-101337, 101340-101352, 101354-101356, 101358-101364, 101386-101410, 101412-101438, 101440, 101441, 101443-101489, 101491, 101493-101509, 101513-101518, 101520, 101523-101562, 101564-101570, 101572, 101574-101593, 101595-101607, 101616-101673, 101675-101731, 101733, 101736-101739, 101741, 101743, 101746-101754, 101756-101774, 101776-101790, 101792-101794, 101796-101800, 101802-101811, 101816-101846, 101848-101851, 101854, 101856, 101865, 101867-101909, 101916-101925, 101953, 101954, 101958, 101962-101965, 101971-101975, 102004, 102005, 102032, 102035, 102045, 102074, 102075, 102102, 102105, 102246, 102255, 102275, 102318, 102321, 102322, 102325, and 102326 Model 976: 200101-200110, 200119-200150, 200152-200159, 200161-200167, 200169, 200172-200186, 200188-200194, 200203-200211, 200213- 200220, 200222-200227, 200242-200245, 200459-200462, 200464, 200465, 201035-201038, 201055, 201058-201064, 201066, 201073- 201082, 201087-201092, 201097-201101, 201105, 201106, 201113- 201127, 201129, 201131-201140, 201142-201156, 201158-201162, 201164-201196, 201217-201233, 201235-201259, 201261-201272, 201274-201279, 201282-201290, 201292-201314, 201316-201321, 201323-201333, 201336-201366, 201368-201376, 201382-201423, 201425-201429, 201431-201442, 201444, 201446-201465, 201467- 201503, 201507-201509, 201511-201516, 201520-201522, 201525- 201534, 201538-201549, 201551-201556, 201562-201571, 201573- 201585, 201587-201591, 201593-201606, 201610-201619, 201621- 201636, 201654-201656, 201664-201669, 201713, 201725, 201726, 201729, 201745, 201754, 201756, 201764-201766, 201775, 201975- 201982, 201984, 202110-202113, 202116, and 202178 Model 1176: 300155-300164, 300175-300177, 300179-300182, 300184, 300187-300234, 300248, 300260-300263, 300270-300281, 300290, 300294, 300956-300959, 300965-300969, 300980-301034, 301036, 301040-301044, 301050, 301052-301054, 301056, 301081-301117, 301119-301134, 301136-301159, 301161, 301162, 301165-301191, 301193-301204, 301208-301214, 301217-301246, 301248-301272, 301274-301307, 301309-301341, 301343-301355, 301357-301365, 301367-301370, 301372-301376, 301380-301408, 301410-301418, 301420-401437, 301439-301455, 301458-301479, 301487-301492, 301495-301502, 301504, 301506-301562, 301564, 301569, 301576-301580, 301582-301589, 301591-301614, 301616-301633, 301648-301659, 301667-301669, 301679, 301690-301697, 301706-301709, 301730-301737, 301740-301743, 301757, 301759, 301770-301772, 301780-301789, 301800-301804, 301806, 301831, 301832, 301848, 301907, 301919, 301938, 301939, 301979, 302047, 302048, 302050, 302075, 302076, 302078, 302079, 302337-302339, and 302365 Model 1276: 400101-400107, 400109-400167, 400169-400178, 400180-400186, 400188-400193, 400247, 400990, 400991, 401000-401004, 401006- 401009, 401015-401018, 401030-401033, 401035, 301037-401039, 401057-401059, 401075-401095, 401097-401111, 401113-401129, 401131-401145, 401150-401159, 401163-401199, 401230-401241, 401246-401302, 401304-401338, 401340-401396, 401398-401470, 401476, 401480-401485, 401487, 401489-401525, 401527, 401530- 401559, 401563-401565, 401568-401578, 401582-401592, 401594- 401609, 401615-401675, 401678, 401679, 401681-401683, 401687- 401704, 401706-401708, 401710-401715, 401717-401721, 401723-401754, 401757-401760, 401763-401769, 401771, 401772, 401775, 401780-401783, 401794-401797, 401799, 401801, 401804, 401805, 401807-401811, 402058, 402059, 402065, 402067, 402068, 402071, 402080, 402092, 402093, 402094, 402097, 402098, 402310, 402330, 402331, and 402341-402343. MANUFACTURER Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Pacemakers, St Paul, Minnesota. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letter dated March 29, 1999. Firm-initiated field correction ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Nationwide and international. QUANTITY 8,761 pacemakers were distributed. REASON The devices have a high current drain that prematurely depletes the battery power, resulting in no telemetry, pacing in backup mode, premature battery replacement, and no output conditions.

RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: VETERINARY PRODUCTS -- CLASS II

________ PRODUCT Sterile Penicillin G Benzathine and Penicillin G Procaine Suspension for Injection under the following labels: Duo Pen (Agripharm); Ambi-Pen (Butler), and Sterile Penicillin G Procaine (Aspen). Recall #V-048-9. CODE Lot #F8J008. MANUFACTURER Anthony Products, Irwindale, California. RECALLED BY Anthony Products Company, Arcadia, California, by telephone on March 9, 1999, and by letter on March 9, 1999. Firm-initiated recall ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Missouri, Ohio, Colorado. QUANTITY 10,016 vials Agripharm brand DuoPen; 7,452 vials Butler Ambi-Pen 1,824 vials Aspen Sterile Penicillin G Procaine were distributed. REASON Product failed stability testing for potency. ________ PRODUCT Veterinary Chorionic Gonadotropin for Injection, USP 10,000 units per sterile 10 ml multiple dose vial, for use in cows, distributed under the Steris label, and sold independently, and in a dual pack with bacteriostatic water for injection. Recall #V-049-9. CODE Lot numbers: 97E320 and 97K710. MANUFACTURER Steris Laboratories, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. RECALLED BY Manufacturer, by letter dated February 19, 1999. Firm-initiated recall ongoing. DISTRIBUTION Nationwide. QUANTITY 11,025 vials of lot 97E320 and 10,400 vials of lot 97K310 were distributed. REASON Silicon particulate matter in vials containing diluent bacteriostatic water for injection for lot 97K710. Lot 97E320 is subpotent. ________ PRODUCT Ruminant Animal Feed, custom formulated mixes in 50 pound bags and bulk sizes: a) #8926 - Dairy Top Dress Pellets, bulk b) 4807 - Lamb Care 34 Conc, Pellets c) 140000-JK - 11058 Kaufman 35% Meal d) 140000-BD 05286 Koch 38% Pellets e) 3741 - Super 38 Dairy f) 140000-EE 10128 U'Dean 35% Bunk meal g) 140000-ZZ Lingle 33% WC, Pellets h) 140000-AM 09098 Indorf Parlor 28% Meal i) 140000-CJ 02179 Z-Ridge Diary Bunk, Pellets j) 140024-AZ Zutavern 25% Pellets k) 4213 Beefcake 32 No Urea, bagged l) 140000 10278 RUPP 27% Pellets m) 140000ABX - 02199 Rupp-Vue WC Bunk, Pellets n) 140000-GM 02179 Hatfield, Meal o) 140000-HN 11098 Catalpadale Hi, Meal p) 140000-UU 01119 M. Hartzler 24% Pellets. Recall #V-050/065-9. CODE All affected animal feeds, for dairy cattle and lamb, were produced on 3/8/99 and/or 3/9/99. MANUFACTURER National By-Products, Lynn Center, Illinois (meal and bone meal supplier). RECALLED BY Cargill, Inc., Wooster, Ohio, by telephone between March 9 and 11, 1999. Completed recall resulted from sample analysis and follow-up by the Ohio Department of Agriculture. DISTRIBUTION Ohio. QUANTITY 275,413 pounds were distributed. REASON Animal feeds were inadvertently mixed with ruminant meat and bone meal in violation of 21 CFR 589.2000, instead of the pork meat and bone meal routinely used by the company. ________ PRODUCT Co-op 20% Prime Line F, bulk pelleted non-medicated finished feed for lactating dairy cattle, Item #243, tag code #032095-243. Recall #V-066-9. CODE Not coded. MANUFACTURER Tennessee Farmers Coop Feed Mill, Rockford, Tennessee. RECALLED BY Tennessee Farmers Coop, LaVergne, Tennessee, by visit on February 15, 1999. Firm-initiated recall complete. DISTRIBUTION Tennessee. QUANTITY 84,000 pounds were distributed. REASON Cross contamination of a non-medicated lactating dairy cattle feed with a medicated beef cattle feed containing lasalocid.
END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR MAY 5, 1999.
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