January 6, 2017
FDA classifies recall of IV Flush Syringes by Nurse Assist as Class I
Editor's Note
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on January 4, 2017, classified the recall by Nurse Assist (Haltom City, Texas) of its IV Flush Syringes as Class I, the most serious.
The recall was initiated because of a potential link to Burkholderia cepacia blood stream infections with the syringes.
The lots being recalled were distributed between February 16 and September 30, 2016.
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