Lactated Ringer's Injection USP, 1000 mL recall — B Braun Medical Inc (Class I)

B Braun Medical Inc is recorded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as recalling Lactated Ringer's Injection USP, 1000 mL — a Class I recall, initiated 2026-04-28 and posted to the FDA enforcement report on 2026-05-13, under recall number D-0540-2026. Status Ongoing, with no termination date on the record. The reason the FDA record carries is, verbatim: “Presence of Particulate Matter.”. From the product description, the form is injection, the strength given is 1000 mL, the package is described as 1000 mL container and it is marked Rx only. 1 National Drug Code number is printed in the record: 0264-7750-07. Distribution is recorded as “U.S.A. Nationwide” — Nationwide (US), with the recalling firm on record in PA, United States. It is the only recall number the FDA has filed under event ID 98795. Values are reproduced from the linked openFDA report; regulatory information, not medical advice.

Regulatory snapshot

Recall number D-0540-2026
FDA event ID 98795
Classification Class I (most serious regulatory tier)
Status Ongoing
Recalling firm B Braun Medical Inc
Recall initiated 2026-04-28
Reported by FDA 2026-05-13
Report lag 15 days from initiation to report
Distribution U.S.A. Nationwide — Nationwide (US)
Firm location on record PA, United States
Product description (source) Lactated Ringer's Injection USP, 1000 mL container, Rx only, B. Braun Medical, Inc., Bethlehem, PA 18018-3524 USA, NDC 0264-7750-07.

Reason reported by FDA

Presence of Particulate Matter.

4 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

5 identifying values matched by exact pattern in the 19-word product description above; each is a literal substring of it.

Product named Lactated Ringer's Injection USP
Form Injection
Strength 1000 mL
Package 1000 mL container
NDC 0264-7750-07
Marketing category Rx only

Other indexed recalls from B Braun Medical Inc

3 indexed records name B Braun Medical Inc as the recalling firm, across 2 FDA events, reported 2026-04-29 to 2026-05-13. A coverage-limited activity count over the ingested window, not a quality rating.

Recall recordRecall numberFDA tierStrength / formReported
DEXTROSE INJECTION USP, 70%D-0496-2026Class II70% · Injection2026-04-29
LACTATED RINGER'S IRRIGATION, 3000 mLD-0498-2026Class II3000 mL2026-04-29

Reported in the same month (2026-05)

48 enforcement reports carry a report date in 2026-05; these 1 are the Class I ones nearest this record.

Recall recordRecall numberRecalling firmFDA tierReported
MG217 Multi-Symptom Treatment Cream & Skin Protectant (colloidal oatmeal 2%)D-0553-2026Wisconsin Pharmacal CompanyClass I2026-05-27

Nearest Class I recalls by date

11 of 250 indexed records share the Class I tier; the 9 nearest to 2026-05-13 by report date are listed here.

Recall recordRecall numberRecalling firmStrength / formReported
DOXOrubin Hydrochloride Liposome injection, 50 mg/25 mLD-0580-2026Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc50 mg/25 mL · Injection2026-06-17
Gas-X Extra Strength, 125 mgD-0595-2026Haleon US Holdings LLC125 mg · Softgels2026-06-17
BEEKEEPER'S NATURALS Saline Nasal Spray, 30 mLD-0620-2026Beekeeper's Naturals Usa Inc.30 mL · Nasal Spray2026-06-17
BD ChloraPrep Clear, 2%D-0624-2026Carefusion 213, LLC2% · Solution2026-07-01
BD ChloraPrep FREPP Clear, 2%D-0625-2026Carefusion 213, LLC2% · Solution2026-07-01
Revitaderm Wound Care Gel, 0.1%D-0692-2026Blaine Labs Inc0.1% · Gel2026-07-08
Cetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets USP 5 mgD-0732-2026JB Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals Ltd5 mg · Tablets2026-07-29
Cyclophosphamide for Injection, 1 gram/vialD-0743-2026Sunny Pharmtech Inc.1 gram/vial · for Injection2026-08-12
Cyclophosphamide for Injection, 2 gram/vialD-0744-2026Sunny Pharmtech Inc.2 gram/vial · for Injection2026-08-12

Reading this record

Class I is the FDA's own severity tier for the recall action — 11 of the 250 indexed records carry it — and it describes the agency's assessment of the action, not a risk statement about any individual. Match a package against 0264-7750-07 at the FDA source to confirm it is covered.

Namespace context: the Class I index (11 records) and the recall hub (250 records, 118 FDA events); B Braun Medical Inc (3 indexed records) aggregates this firm across datasets.

Coverage and limits of this record

This page reflects the openFDA enforcement report for D-0540-2026 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-0540-2026%22
Source dataset
openFDA Drug Enforcement API
Publication date
2026-05-13
Ingested
2026-08-22
Record hash
49161b7457635407

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