Reported Aug 15, 2012 · Terminated

The finger cots are made out of natural rubber. They are disposable products used to cover a fingertip bandage when…

Afassco Inc.

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: Afassco Inc · 228 W Chestnut St · Orrville, OH · 44667-1904

Is this the product you have?

  • The finger cots are made out of natural rubber. They are disposable products used to cover a fingertip bandage when working with liquids and are intended to keep the fingertip bandage dry. Cots are packed in clear plastic boxes, with 60 cots in a box They are disposable products used to cover a fingertip bandage when working with liquids and are intended to keep the fingertip bandage dry
Lot codes and dates
  • Recall involves finger cots model #s 5017 and 5018. There is no coding of the boxes or the cots
Amount recalled
1956 Boxes

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The firm is initiating a field correction because the product(s) were missing the Latex Warning Label. Afassco Inc. is implementing a voluntary field correction for MULTI-COLORED FINGER COTS because product lacked the warning label: "CAUTION: This product contains Natural Rubber Latex which may cause allergic reactions."

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 Jan 14, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:24 PM UTC

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