Wound Care Gel Products Recalled Nationwide Due to Microbial Contamination

Exposure to the products may lead to life-threatening complications among certain elderly people and young children.

Blaine Labs is recalling three lots of wound care gel products, including Revitaderm Wound Care Antiseptic Gel (pictured), due to contamination with Lysinibacillus fusiformis bacteria. Courtesy of the FDA

California-based Blaine Labs Inc. is recalling three lots of wound care gel products due to contamination with Lysinibacillus fusiformis bacteria.

Products impacted by the recall are 1 oz. and 3 oz. packages of “Revitaderm Wound Care Antiseptic Gel” and 1 oz. “Tridergel Wound Care,” the company said in an announcement published by the Food and Drug Administration on April 8. The products were distributed nationwide to health care providers.