FDA Devices recall · Reported August 29, 2018
Johnson and Johnson Vision Care 1-Day ACUVUE MOIST Daily Wear, 8.5 Base Curve, -3.25 Power. Master Lot, containing 12 split lots, repackaged in 30 and 90-packs . Intended for daily disposable wear for the optical correction of refractive ametropia (myopia and hyperopia) in phakic or aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes who may have 1.00D or less of astigmatism.
Johnson and Johnson Vision Care received a number of reports of a partially formed contact lens, which appears to the customer or consumer as visibly smaller in diameter, thicker/…
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. recalled Johnson and Johnson Vision Care 1-Day ACUVUE MOIST Daily Wear, 8.5 Base Curve, -3.25 Powe… - a moderate-severity action.
Johnson and Johnson Vision Care 1-Day ACUVUE MOIST Daily Wear, 8.5 Base Curve, -3.25 Powe… was recalled by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. in August 29, 2018. Reason: Johnson and Johnson Vision Care received a number of reports of a partially formed contact lens, which appear…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-2916-2018 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-Johnson and Johnson Vision Care received a number of reports of a partially formed contact lens, which appear….
- Moderate
- severity level
- Class II
- classification
- August 29, 2018
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-2916-2018 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 6 from FDA Devices - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.
Medical Devices recalls over time
Where this recall sits in its category - 41,021 medical devices recalls on record
Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified moderate severity.
Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.
Product description
Johnson and Johnson Vision Care 1-Day ACUVUE MOIST Daily Wear, 8.5 Base Curve, -3.25 Power. Master Lot, containing 12 split lots, repackaged in 30 and 90-packs . Intended for daily disposable wear for the optical correction of refractive ametropia (myopia and hyperopia) in phakic or aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes who may have 1.00D or less of astigmatism.
Reason for recall
Johnson and Johnson Vision Care received a number of reports of a partially formed contact lens, which appears to the customer or consumer as visibly smaller in diameter, thicker/stiffer to the touch and more darkly tinted blue than the normal contact lens.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-2916-2018 |
| Date reported | August 29, 2018 |
| Date initiated | July 23, 2018 |
| Recalling firm | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. |
| Firm location | Jacksonville, FL |
| Affected scope | 195,660 Total; 89,640 US & Puerto Rico, 106,020 OUS |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution: US (Nationwide) distribution to CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, UT, and VA, Puerto Rico; and countries of: Canada, Barbados, Japan, and Korea. |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
What to do with this recall
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