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Drug product

Mesalamine, U.S.P. [CAS 89-57-6] Cambrex Charles City, Inc. Charles City, IA packaged in double lined PE liners inside Poly-lined cardboard drums. Net weight 40 kg

D-0447-2017

May 20, 2014

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Cambrex Charles City Inc
Event
Event 76166
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
2351.12 pound container
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0447-2017

Official wording

Reason: Presence of Particulate Matter: Stainless steel in a chemical reactor dissolved into the API solution and was detected in the finished product.

Code information: Code 1661911; Batch 1340; Exp. 03/17

Distribution pattern: Product distributed solely to the state of Minnesota.

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Particulate Matter