BD Recalls Certain ChloraPrep and FREPP Applicators Distributed in 2024

BD recently announced a voluntary recall of specific lots of ChloraPrep Clear 1 mL single sterile applicators and FREPP Clear 1.5 mL applicators due to potential contamination with Aspergillus penicillioides. The affected products were distributed to hospitals and distributors between March and June 2024.

According to BD, contamination of the applicators could “lead to serious systemic infection, sepsis, illness [or] death” if introduced into a patient's bloodstream or surgical site. The recall affects lot 4032183 of ChloraPrep Clear 1 mL single sterile applicators and lot 4073005 of FREPP Clear 1.5 mL applicators.

The company said that no adverse events associated with the recalled products had been reported at the time of the announcement.