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FDA recall, , Moderate risk

CareFusion 213 BD ChloraPrep and PurPrep Applicators

BD ChloraPrep and PurPrep applicators may be unsterile or contaminated with fungus, potentially causing serious infection or death.

What happened

CareFusion 213, LLC, of El Paso, Texas, recalled multiple BD ChloraPrep and BD PurPrep applicators because of lack of assurance of sterility. The products include ChloraPrep Frepp, ChloraPrep Hi-Lite Orange, ChloraPrep Clear, ChloraPrep Scrub Teal, and PurPrep. The recall began June 11, 2026, and was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on June 29, 2026. The products were distributed nationwide in the USA.

What to do

If yours is listed below, or you can't tell:

  1. Customers and distributors should immediately discontinue use of and destroy all affected units in accordance with their facility’s process.
  2. Customer inquiries related to this recall, as well as adverse reaction/events experienced with the product, should be addressed to BD’s North American Regional Complaint Center: 1-844-823-5433 (Toll Free) Monday – Friday between the hours of 8a.m. and 5 p.m. CT or by emailing: productcomplaints@bd.com.

Is yours affected?

Compare the details below with your product and check the FDA notice to confirm whether it is affected.

Incomplete list: 114 of 174 lot codes shown.

A UPC is the number printed under a barcode. An NDC (National Drug Code) is usually printed on the drug's label.

  1. ChloraPrep FREPP, Clear, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol) 500 x 1.5 mL applicators/case, Sterile Solution, CareFusion 123, LLC, El Paso, TX, subsidiary of Beckton, Dickson and Co

    NDC
    • 54365-400-30
    Lot code
    • 3279063
    • 3319524
    • 3324094
    • 3343541
    • 3357638
    • 4010202
    • 4206771
    • 4267824
    • 4270191
    • 4282285
    • Exp.9
    • 4338352
    • 5053657
    • 5121340
  2. BD ChloraPrep Hi-Lite Orange, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA))

    NDC
    • 54365-400-35
    Lot code
    • 3362296
    • 4066870
    • 4104107
    • 4276125
  3. BD ChloraPrep CLear, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol) 100 x 10.5 mL Applicators/case, Sterile Solution, CareFusion 123, LLC, El Paso, TX, subsidiary of Beckton, Dickson and Co

    NDC
    • 54365-400-34
    Lot code
    • 4190081
  4. BD ChloraPrep CLear, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol),500 x 1 mL applicators/case, Sterile Solution, CareFusion 123, LLC, El Paso, TX, subsidiary of Beckton, Dickson and Co

    NDC
    • 54365-400-31
    Lot code
    • 4088933
    • 4177711
    • 4195438
    • 5051114
    • 5070540
    • 5106254
    • 5141607
    • 5196494
  5. Product details

    BD PurPrep, (Povidone-iodine 8.3% w/w (0.83% available iodine) with isopropyl alcohol 72.5% w/w), 50 x 26 mL Applicator/case, STERILE SOLUTION, CAREFUSION 213, LLC, EL PASO, TX 79912, subsidiary of Beckton, Dickson and Co, Catalog Number 960120NSB

    NDC
    • 54365-014-42
    Lot code
    • 4298581
  6. BD ChloraPrep Scrub Teal, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol)

    1. NDC
      • 54365-400-39
      Lot code
      • 3352149
      • 5028798
      • 5069651
    2. NDC
      • 54365-400-36
      Lot code
      • 4157798
      • 5016842
      • 5112542
      • 3330777
      • 3345111
      • 4037991
      • 4114505
      • 4156664
      • 4270441
      • 5078395
  7. BD ChloraPrep Clear, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG), and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA)

    NDC
    • 54365-400-32
    Lot code
    • 3214024
    • 3199359
    • 3200136
    • 3212372
    • 3237018
    • 3243267
    • 3264290
    • 3313291
    • 3334121
    • 4030693
    • 4033380
    • 4058103
    • 4065931
    • 4093245
    • 4094302
    • 4145548
    • 4146564
    • 4191049
    • 4214794
    • 4218807
    • 4249036
    • 4254217
    • 4330005
    • 4277387
    • 4275877
    • 4276225
    • 4276231
    • 4304554
    • 4304577
    • 4305852
    • 4332555
    • 4348701
    • 4366429
    • 5016607
    • 5016609
    • 5017377
    • 5018775
  8. BD ChloraPrep Hi-Lite Orange, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol)

    1. UPC
      • 50872610
      Lot code
      • 3194046
      • 3217036
      • 3279434
      • 3286268
      • 3304460
      • 3346277
      • 4031686
      • 4039656
      • 4048949
      • 4060437
      • 4067207
      • 4092773
      • 4094978
      • 4106623
      • 4120371
      • 4129596
      • 4144918
      • 4193623
      • 4200771
      • 4227747
      • 4250845
      • 5093809
      • 5121323
      • 3331331
      • 4284935
      • 4344682
      • 5015852
      • 5086227
    2. NDC
      • 54365-400-38
      Lot code
      • 3291614
      • 4034080
      • 4036599
      • 4081350
      • 5008234
      • 2320053
      • 4151258
      • 5084224

From the FDA notice

BD ChloraPrep Hi-Lite Orange, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA)), packaged as a) 100 x 10.5 mL applicators/case, NDC 54365-400-35, Catalog Number: 930715NS; b) 100 x 10.5 mL applicators/case, Catalog Number bulk 930715NSB, NDC 54365-400-35; STERILE SOLUTION, CAREFUSION 213, LLC, EL PASO, TX 79912, subsidiary of Beckton, Dickson and Co.

Recall details

Company began the recall
Sold in

Distributed Nationwide in the USA

Company
CareFusion 213, LLCEl Paso, Texas
Risk

Moderate risk

Taking it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.

FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated

Event ID
99217
Recall numbers
D-0643-2026 to D-0652-2026

All recalls from CareFusion 213, LLC

Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.

  1. Company began the recall

  2. Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA

  3. Listed on Recall Canary

  4. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  5. Summary updated

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 7, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)