Reported May 27, 2015 · Terminated

Lerner Laboratories Mucolexx, 1 pint / 473 ml & 1 gallon/3.8 L; Shandon Mucolexx 500ml/0.13gal, 4L/1.06 gal, 120mL…

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?

    • Lerner Laboratories Mucolexx
    • 1 pint / 473 ml & 1 gallon/3.8 L
    • Shandon Mucolexx 500ml/0.13gal
    • 4L/1.06 gal
    • 120mL
  • 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
  • Lerner Laboratories Mucolexx, 1 pint / 473 ml & 1 gallon/3.8 L-Product Codes 44041& 44042
  • Lot Numbers & EXP Dates301362-Jun-2016; 272123-Sep-2015; 317218-Dec-2016; 266312-Jul-2015. Shandon Mucolexx 500ml/0.13gal, 4L/1.06 gal, 120mL , Product Code 9990370, 9990371 & 9990375
  • Lot Numbers & EXP Dates
    • 328311-Mar-2017
    • 324252-Feb-2017
    • 314543-Dec-2016
    • 304548-Jul-2016
    • 289566-Mar-2016
    • 282598-Dec-2015
    • 276182-Nov-2015
    • 267432-Aug-2015
    • 255776-Apr-2015
    • 311289-Oct-2016
    • 299148-Jun-2016
    • 285035-Feb-2016
    • 273852-Oct-2015
    • 263847-Jul-2015
    • 312363-Oct-2016 & 255325-Apr-2015
Amount recalled
506 cases = 20 of Product Code 44041; 37 of Product Code 44042; 185 of Product Code 9990370; 92 of Product Code 9990371; 27 of Product Code 9990375

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, 4:46 PM UTC

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