Triad Recall of Povidone Iodine Products

The FDA has extended the previous recall of HP Triad alcohol prep pads and swabsticks to include all lot numbers of HP Triad Povidone Iodine prep pads.  The recall is due to microbial contamination with  Elizabethkingia meningoseptica.   

H&P Industries, Inc. Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Lots of

Povidine Iodine Prep Pads Due to Potential Microbial Contamination

The Recall affects Multiple Mfct names & catalog numbers

 

I did find this reference on an outbreak due to t his organism:

Transmission of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica (Formerly Chryseobacterium meningosepticum)...Cartwright et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am.2010; 92: 1501-1506