Reported May 27, 2015 · Terminated

Mucolytic Agent 1 pint/473 ml; 1 gallon/3.8 l Product Usage: A mucoliquefying preservative designed for use in the…

Richard-Allan Scientific Company

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Richard-Allan Scientific Company · 4481 Campus Dr · Kalamazoo, MI · 49008-2590

Is this the product you have?

    • Mucolytic Agent 1 pint/473 ml
    • 1 gallon/3.8
  • l Product UsageA mucoliquefying preservative designed for use in the preparation of mucoid cytology specimens. Mucolexx & Mucolytic Agent liquefies mucus and allows for optimal cytologic diagnostic results
Lot codes and dates
  • Richard Allan Scientific Mucolytic
  • Agent 1 pint / 473 ml Product code76166, Lot #s
  • and EXP Dates313839-Dec 2016; 311157-Oct-2016; 306726-Aug-2016; 297142-Jun-2016; 296289-May-2016; 290486-Mar-2016; 289488-Mar-2016; 276824-Nov-2015; 271110-Oct-2015; 265368-Aug-2015. Richard Allan Scientific Mucolytic Agent 1 gallon/ 3.8 l
  • Product Code76167
  • Lot Number & EXP Dates311158- Oct-2016; 302099- Jun-2016; 298834-Jun-2016; 293734- Apr-2016; 288009-Feb-2016; 283396-Jan-2016; 279581-Nov-2015; and
    • 274814-
    • Oct-2015
    • Dec-2016
    • Oct-2016
    • Aug-2016
    • Jun-2016
    • May-2016
    • Mar-2016
    • Mar-2016
    • Nov-2015
    • Oct-2015
    • Aug-2015
Amount recalled
Product 76166- 116; Product Code 76167-29

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Richard Allan Scientific (RAS) is initiating a recall of Mucolytic agent and Mucolexx following a customer complaint reporting that a lab had found fungal contamination in 2 lots of Mucolexx.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Mar 9, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:49 PM UTC

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