ITW Dymon Medaphene Plus Disinfectant Spray, Pseudomonacidal, Virucidal, Mildewcidal, Fungicidal, Staphylocidal, Tuberculocidal, packaged in 20-oz. steel aerosol cans, net wt 16-oz. (1-lb.), 12 cans/case, containing 0.19% o-phenylphenol and 68.00% ethyl alcohol, Product 34720. The firm name on the label is ITW Dymon, Olathe, KS. The product is also sold under the following private labels: (1) Renown Disinfectant Deodorant II, Product REN05013, Distributed by AmSan, LLC, Deerfield, IL; (2) Decon Aerosol Disinfectant, Catalog #8617, Manufactured For Decon Labs, Inc., Bryn Mawr, PA; (3) New Jax Medaphene Plus Disinfectant Spray, Sold By Newell Paper Company, Hattiesburg, MS, Columbus, MS, Meridian, MS; (4) San-O-Phene Plus Disinfectant Spray, Sold By San Joaquin Supply Co., Fresno, CA; (5) Sterling Quality Hospital Use Micro II Disinfectant Spray, Distributed By Sterling Sanitary Supply Corporation, Woodside, NY; (6) Ball-Phene Spray Disinfectant, Reorder #3U037, Manufactured for W.W. Grainger, Inc., Lake Forest, IL; (7) Area Two-In-One Disinfectant Spray Original, Sold By Area Distributors, Inc., Quincy, IL; (8) Benefax Disinfectant Spray, Exclusively Sold By Biotek Corporation, Melrose Park, IL; (9) Pheno-Cen Spray Disinfectant/Deodorant, Sold By Central Solutions, Inc., Kansas City, KS; (10) Clark Bio-Phene Plus Disinfectant/Spray, Sold By Clark Paper Plus Inc., Carteret, NJ; (11) LOGIChem Hosp-I-Septic Disinfectant Spray, Distributed Exclusively For Edmar, Woodside, NY; (12) Morcept Hospital Disinfectant, Sold By Moore Research, Inc., St. Louis, MO; (13) Pro Chem Deocept Purity Hospital Disinfectant, Sold By Pro-Chem, Inc., Alpharetta, GA; (14) Select Specialty Products Spectrum II Hospital Type Disinfectant, Sold By Select Specialty Products, Charlottesville, VA.
- Company
- Itw Dymon
- Recall Initiated
- February 15, 2005
- Posted
- August 30, 2005
- Terminated
- March 12, 2008
- Recall Number
- Z-1405-05
- Quantity
- 13,383/12-can cases
- Firm Location
- Olathe, KS
Reason for Recall
Failed EPA required efficacy testing; may not perform as intended.
Distribution
Distribution was nationwide to wholesalers and own-label distributors.
Lot / Code Info
Initially recalled lot numbers: ITW Dymon brand - A56241, A56242, and A87242; private labels - A17241, A27241, A30141, A31141, A31142, A75241, A85241, A85244, A57241, A57242, A87241, A95241, and A99041; Expanded recall lot numbers: ITW Dymon brand - A84141, A84142, A18143, A98141, A09141, A09142, A80342, A90341, A14342, A14343, A66341, and A66342; private labels - A91141, A91142, A23141, A74141, A84141, A65141, A65142, A65143, A18141, A18142, A18143, A98141, B89141, B89142, A60241, A80241, A80242, A21241, A91241, A91242, A85242, A85243, A49241, A59241, A59242, A70341, A80341, A80342, A61341, A71341, A71342, A82341, A83341, A14341, A14342, A55341, A55342, A56341, A56342, A66341, A70051, A01051, A81051, A13051, and A13052.
Root Cause
Other
Action Taken
Telephone calls were initiated to the direct accounts on 2/15/05 and by letter initiated 2/21/05 requesting return of the product and subrecall by the direct account, unless the direct account preferred the recalling firm to conduct the subaccount recall. The recall was later expanded and recall letters dated 4/29/05 were issued requesting the same information as the initial letter.