0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP 500 mL recall (Baxter Healthcare Corporation)
DrugClass IOngoing
Summary: Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP 500 mL, VIAFLEX Plastic Containers, with 24 units per case. Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL, 60015, USA, Made in USA, NDC 0338-0049-03. Reason: Presence of particulate matter: Particulates identified as fiberglass.
What is being recalled
0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP 500 mL, VIAFLEX Plastic Containers, with 24 units per case. Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL, 60015, USA, Made in USA, NDC 0338-0049-03
Why
Presence of particulate matter: Particulates identified as fiberglass
How serious is it
Class I is the most serious level: FDA considers there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to this product will cause serious health problems or death.
Where it was sold
Natonwide in the USA
How to tell if yours is affected
Lot: Y495523, Y495523A, Exp 31-Oct-2027
What to do
Check the product name, lot number and expiration date on your package against the codes above. If they match, do not stop taking a prescription medicine without talking to your doctor or pharmacist first; ask them about a replacement. Return or dispose of the product as your pharmacy advises.
Recall facts
| Recall number | D-0849-2026 |
| Category | Drug |
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
| Severity | Class I |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Recall started | August 17, 2026 |
| Reported | September 9, 2026 |
| Company | Baxter Healthcare Corporation |
| Company location | Deerfield, IL, United States |
| Initiated by | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
| Quantity | 145,464 500mL bags |
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