DELFLEX, 2.5% recall — Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. (Class II)
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. is recorded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as recalling DELFLEX, 2.5% — a Class II recall, initiated 2026-04-06 and posted to the FDA enforcement report on 2026-05-13, under recall number D-0513-2026. Status Ongoing, with no termination date on the record. The reason the FDA record carries is, verbatim: “Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leaks from perforations in bags.”. From the product description, the form is solution and the strengths given are 2.5% and 2L. Distribution is recorded as “Nationwide in the USA” — Nationwide (US), with the recalling firm on record in MA, United States. The FDA files it under event ID 98829 together with 1 other recall number, all listed and linked below. Within that event this is the strength 2.5% · 2L configuration; the sibling records differ on strength and match on everything else the source states. Values are reproduced from the linked openFDA report; regulatory information, not medical advice.
Regulatory snapshot
| Recall number | D-0513-2026 |
|---|---|
| FDA event ID | 98829 (2 recall numbers) |
| Classification | Class II (intermediate regulatory tier) |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Recalling firm | Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. |
| Recall initiated | 2026-04-06 |
| Reported by FDA | 2026-05-13 |
| Report lag | 37 days from initiation to report |
| Distribution | Nationwide in the USA — Nationwide (US) |
| Firm location on record | MA, United States |
| Product description (source) | DELFLEX, Dextrose Peritoneal Dialysis Solution with attached stay-safe Exchange Set for Intraperitoneal Dialysis Only, 2.5% DEX. LM/LC, 2L 5PK, Part Number 054-20222, Fresenius Medical Care North America, 920 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451. |
Reason reported by FDA
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Potential leaks from perforations in bags.
11 words from the enforcement report field reason_for_recall, reproduced without edit — the firm's own wording, not an assessment.
Product identifiers in this record
3 identifying values matched by exact pattern in the 33-word product description above; each is a literal substring of it.
| Product named | DELFLEX |
|---|---|
| Form | Solution |
| Strength | 2.5% · 2L |
Which configuration this record is
2 recall numbers share event 98829. They differ on strength and agree on everything else the source states, so those are the values to check a package against.
| Attribute | This record (D-0513-2026) | D-0512-2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | 2.5% · 2L | 1.5% · 2L |
Shared across all 2 records under this event: form Solution; product named DELFLEX; fda tier Class II; recalling firm Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.; the same reason text; initiated 2026-04-06; reported 2026-05-13.
Event context: 2 recall numbers under event 98829
One enforcement action, 2 recall numbers: the FDA filed 1 further configuration of this action under event 98829. Each keeps its own recall number and dates.
| Recall record | Recall number | FDA tier | Strength / form | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELFLEX, 1.5% | D-0512-2026 | Class II | 1.5% · Solution | 2026-05-13 |
Reported in the same month (2026-05)
48 enforcement reports carry a report date in 2026-05; these 8 are the Class II ones nearest this record.
| Recall record | Recall number | Recalling firm | FDA tier | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 30 mg | D-0514-2026 | Ajanta Pharma Ltd. | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 60 mg | D-0515-2026 | Ajanta Pharma Ltd. | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules, 20 mg | D-0516-2026 | Ajanta Pharma Ltd. | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| BD PurPrep, 8.3% | D-0517-2026 | Carefusion 213, LLC | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| BD PurPrep, 8.3% | D-0518-2026 | Carefusion 213, LLC | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| Octreotide Acetate for Injectable Suspension, 30 mg | D-0519-2026 | Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, Inc | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| Enalapril Maleate Tablets, 20 mg | D-0520-2026 | JB Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals Ltd | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
| Duloxetine Delayed-Release Capsules USP, 60mg | D-0522-2026 | Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Class II | 2026-05-13 |
Nearest Class II recalls by date
213 of 250 indexed records share the Class II tier; the 7 nearest to 2026-05-13 by report date are listed here.
| Recall record | Recall number | Recalling firm | Strength / form | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAPROXEN ORAL SUSPENSION, 125 mg/5mL | D-0523-2026 | Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 125 mg/5mL · Oral Suspension | 2026-05-13 |
| TPN bag (patient specific), 1660 mL | D-0524-2026 | Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc (caps) Los Angeles | 1660 mL · Injection | 2026-05-13 |
| Systane, 10g | D-0491-2026 | Alcon Research LLC | 10g · Gel | 2026-05-06 |
| GenTeal Tears, 10g | D-0492-2026 | Alcon Research LLC | 10g · Gel | 2026-05-06 |
| Optase Dry Eye Intense Drops (Glycerin 0.2%) | D-0499-2026 | Scope Health | 0.2% · Drops | 2026-05-06 |
| iVIZIA, 0.5% | D-0500-2026 | Thea Pharma, Inc. | 0.5% · Eye Drops | 2026-05-06 |
| Similasan, 0.5% | D-0501-2026 | Thea Pharma, Inc. | 0.5% · Eye Drops | 2026-05-06 |
Reading this record
Class II is the FDA's own severity tier for the recall action — 213 of the 250 indexed records carry it — and it describes the agency's assessment of the action, not a risk statement about any individual. A search on event 98829 returns all 2 of these recall numbers; a search on D-0513-2026 returns only this configuration.
Namespace context: the Class II index (213 records) and the recall hub (250 records, 118 FDA events); Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. (2 indexed records) aggregates this firm across datasets.
Coverage and limits of this record
This page reflects the openFDA enforcement report for D-0513-2026 as ingested on 2026-08-22, which can lag the live FDA record and omits detail held only in primary documents. It offers no clinical assessment, no advice about whether to use any product, and no substitute. For any health question consult a qualified healthcare professional.
Source & provenance
- Official source
- https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0513-2026%22
- Source dataset
- openFDA Drug Enforcement API
- Publication date
- 2026-05-13
- Ingested
- 2026-08-22
- Record hash
9203d0ebcc1a41d5
Verify every value against the official FDA source above. This site links to the regulator's record rather than replacing it.