FDA recall, , Moderate risk
Halyard Purezero Ultraviolet Nitrile Exam Gloves
Nitrile exam gloves failed to meet chemical permeation performance specifications.
Summary by Recall Canary from the FDA notice
What happened
O&M Halyard Inc. of Alpharetta, Georgia, recalled Halyard Purezero Ultraviolet Nitrile Exam Gloves after the gloves failed to meet specifications for chemical permeation performance. The recall began April 13, 2026, and involved 452,500 units distributed in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, and New York. The FDA added the recall to its Enforcement Report and classified it on May 22, 2026, and it was in the FDA's weekly enforcement report on June 3, 2026.
What to do
We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medical device recalls:
- A device recall doesn't always mean you must stop using it: it may need to be checked, adjusted or fixed.
- Talk to your health care provider before you stop using it.
Are your gloves affected?
Affected if its UDI-DI is listed.
A UDI-DI is the device identifier printed with the barcode on the device label.
Halyard Purezero Ultraviolet Nitrile Exam Gloves Reference Numbers: 48771 (XS), 48772 (Sm.), 48773 (Md.), 48774 (Lg.), 48775 (Xl)
- UDI-DI
- 30680651487712
- 20680651487715
- 90680651487714
- 30680651487729
- 20680651487722
- 90680651487721
- 30680651487736
- 20680651487739
- 90680651487738
- 30680651487743
- 20680651487746
- 90680651487745
- 30680651487750
- 20680651487753
- 90680651487752
Recall details
- Company began the recall
- Sold in
US Nationwide distribution in the states of Georgia, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina.
- Company
- O&M HALYARD INCAlpharetta, Georgia
- Hazard
- Quality testing problem
- 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
- 98805
- Recall number
- Z-2230-2026
- Quantity recalled
- 452,500 units
Timeline
FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.
Company began the recall
Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA
Listed on Recall Canary
In FDA's weekly enforcement report
Summary updated
