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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Simvastatin Tablets, USP, 40 mg, 1000-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Piscataway, NJ 08854, Manufactured by: Hetero (trademark), Hetero Labs Limited, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad - 500 055, India, NDC 31722-513-10

D-0223-2018

December 22, 2017

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Hetero Labs, Ltd. - Unit III
Event
Event 78821
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
N/A
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0223-2018

Official wording

Reason: Presence of foreign substance: metallic razor blade was found in one bottle.

Code information: Lot #: E171280, Exp 06/19

Distribution pattern: U.S.A. nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    foreign substance