RAPICIDE PA Part A High-Level Disinfectant
Medical device recall Z-0156-2027. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Oct 21, 2026.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Oct 21, 2026. Copied from openFDA on Oct 27, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 106758 units how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
If the vented cap becomes blocked, gas may accumulate and the bottle may swell due to increased internal pressure. In some cases, excess vapor or liquid chemistry may escape from the bottle when the cap is twisted during opening, which could result in user exposure if required personal protective equipment (PPE) is not properly used. Such exposure may result in injury to the user or others in close proximity.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
RAPICIDE PA Part A High-Level Disinfectant, Model/Catalog Number: ML020117
106758 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
UDI: 00724995245962 Lot numbers with expiration dates: 688019 10/19/2027 688021 10/19/2027 688023 10/19/2027 688025 10/19/2027 688576 10/26/2027 688580 10/26/2027 688582 10/26/2027 688584 10/26/2027 688586 10/26/2027 688588 10/26/2027…
Every code shown here, 940 characters
UDI: 00724995245962 Lot numbers with expiration dates: 688019 10/19/2027 688021 10/19/2027 688023 10/19/2027 688025 10/19/2027 688576 10/26/2027 688580 10/26/2027 688582 10/26/2027 688584 10/26/2027 688586 10/26/2027 688588 10/26/2027 689173 11/2/2027 689175 11/2/2027 689177 11/2/2027 689179 11/2/2027 689983 11/10/2027 689985 11/10/2027 689987 11/10/2027 690299 11/16/2027 690301 11/16/2027 690995 11/24/2027 690997 11/24/2027 690999 11/24/2027 691001 11/24/2027 691741 12/1/2027 691743 12/1/2027 691745 12/8/2027 692203 12/8/2027 692206 12/8/2027 692208 12/8/2027 692210 12/8/2027 692213 12/8/2027 692215 12/8/2027 692217 12/9/2027 692572 12/10/2027 692574 12/10/2027 692576 12/10/2027 692578 12/10/2027 692580 12/10/2027 692582 12/10/2027 692730 12/14/2027 692732 12/14/2027 692734 12/14/2027 692736 12/14/2027 692738 12/14/2027 692740 12/14/2027 692742 12/14/2027 692744 12/14/2027 694359 12/30/2027 694361 12/30/2027 694363 12/30/2027
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution.
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Sep 21, 2026.
- FDA classified it on Oct 14, 2026.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Oct 21, 2026.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Steris Corporation, of Mentor, OH.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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