New Safety Warning Issued for Tainted Wipe-Maker

Povidone iodine swab sticks, prep solutions, scrubs and gels manufactured by H&P Industries of Hartland, Wis., could pose an infection risk to surgery patients and others having surgical procedures, Food and Drug Administration officials warned Friday.

H&P Industries this week recalled all lots of the povidone iodine products. Although no direct contamination was found, the FDA was concerned about the lack of a system to detect microbial contamination when the products went on the market.

This is the latest massive recall for the firm and its sister operation, the Triad Group Inc., whose previously recalled alcohol prep products have been confirmed to be contaminated with Bacillus cereus, a dangerous bacterium blamed for deaths and serious injuries in lawsuits nationwide. The firm also previously recalled povidone iodine prep pads because of microbial contamination with Elizabethkingia meningoseptica.

H&P Industries was shut down this past June with a permanent injunction preventing the company from making or distributing products until it met the terms of a consent decree.

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