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Event 86679

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 23, 2020
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Becton Dickinson & Company

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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device · product 1 of 1

BD Ultra-Fine Pen Needles 32G x 4mm (5/32' )-intended for parenteral administration of a drug from a cartridge contained in a drug pen injector Catalog Number: 320122

Z-0508-2021
Recall number
Z-0508-2021
Initiated
October 23, 2020
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
2,881,200 units

App-derived interpretation

Labeling or packaging reason.labeling_packaging · v1.0.0
incorrectly labeled

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

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Reason for recall

Product shelf cartons incorrectly labeled as products intended for the Latin American market. Although the product description on the label 32G x 4mm pen needles is correct, information pertinent to users in the US regarding compatibility with specific pen needles is missing.

Code information

Batch Number: 9352052 Exp. Date: 20241231

Distribution pattern

Nationwide