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FDA recall, , Moderate risk

Fresenius Medical Care Acid Concentrates

GRANUFLO Dry Acid Concentrate, NaturaLyte, and Citrasate have complaints of blue-green discoloration.

What happened

Fresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, LLC, of Waltham, Massachusetts, began a recall on July 14, 2026, for NaturaLyte Liquid Acid Concentrate for Bicarbonate Hemodialysis, GRANUFLO Dry Acid Concentrate, and Citrasate Liquid Acid Concentrate for Bicarbonate Hemodialysis due to complaints of blue-green discoloration in product. The recall was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report and classified on September 3, 2026, with distribution nationwide in the US and in Mexico.

What to do

We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medical device recalls:

  1. A device recall doesn't always mean you must stop using it: it may need to be checked, adjusted or fixed.
  2. Talk to your health care provider before you stop using it.

Is yours affected?

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

A UDI-DI is the device identifier printed with the barcode on the device label.

  1. Product details

    NaturaLyte, Liquid Acid Concentrate for Bicarbonate Hemodialysis: Product Numbers: 08-1251-1, 08-2251-0, 08-2301-3, 08-3251-9, 08-3301-2, 13-2201-5, 13-2251-0, 13-3251-9;
    Liquid Acid Concentrate for Bicarbonate Hemodialysis

    UDI-DI
    • 00840861101658
    • 00840861101696
    • 00840861101702
    • 00840861101740
    • 00840861101757
    • 00840861101849
    • 00840861101863
    • 00840861101887
    Lot code
    • 26AXAC056
    • 26AXAC050
    • 26BXAC012
    • 26BXAC042
    • 26BXAC013
    • 26BXAC045
    • 26AXAC051
    • 26BXAC011
    • 26BXAC043
    • 26AXAC052
    • 26AXAC062
    • 26AXAC064
    • 26AXAC041
    • 26AXAC058
    • 26AXAC059
    • 26AXAC065
    • 26BXAC001
    • 26BXAC003
    • 26BXAC005
    • 26BXAC034
    • 26BXAC049
    • 26BXAC051
    • 26BXAC037
    • 26BXAC048
  2. GRANUFLO Dry Acid Concentrate: Product Numbers: 0FD2251-3B; 0FD3251-3B; Dry Acid Concentrate for Bicarbonate Hemodialysis

    UDI-DI
    • 00840861101535
    • 00840861101597
    Lot code
    • 26AXGF015
    • 26AXGF016
    • 26AXGF017
    • 26BXGF008
    • 26BXGF009
    • 26AXGF014
    • 26AXGF018
  3. Citrasate, Liquid Acid Concentrate for Bicarbonate Hemodialysis: Product Numbers: 08-2251-CA, 08-3251-CA, 13-2251-CA; Liquid Acid Concentrate for Bicarbonate Hemodialysis

    UDI-DI
    • 00840861101344
    • 00840861101351
    • 00840861101375
    Lot code
    • 26BXAC038
    • 26BXAC039
    • 26BXAC040
    • 26BXAC041

Recall details

Company began the recall
Sold in

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the country of Mexico.

Company
Fresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, LLCWaltham, Massachusetts
Risk

Moderate risk

Using 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
99543
Recall numbers
Z-3091-2026 to Z-3093-2026

All recalls from Fresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, 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 2, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)