Naturalyte Liquid Bicarbonate Concentrate, 6.4 Liter Bottle
Medical device recall Z-1639-2014. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on May 28, 2014.
- FDA Class I
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on May 28, 2014. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class I FDA’s most serious class (needs attention)
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 672,784 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 I, the most serious of FDA’s three classes.
“Dangerous or defective products that predictably could cause serious health problems or death. Examples include: food found to contain botulinum toxin, food with undeclared allergens, a label mix-up on a lifesaving drug, or a defective artificial heart valve.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(1), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Naturalyte Liquid Bicarbonate maybe contaminated
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Naturalyte Liquid Bicarbonate Concentrate, 6.4 Liter Bottle Part Number: 08-4000-LB The concentrate is formulated to be used with a three steam hemodialysis machine which is calibrated for acid and bicarbonate concentrates
672,784 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Lot Numbers (49 lots) recalled on 4/10/14: 13KMLB001 13LMLB001 14AMLB002 13KMLB002 13LMLB002 14AMLB003 13KMLB003 13LMLB003 14AMLB004 13KMLB004 13LMLB004 14AMLB005 13KMLB005 13LMLB005 14AMLB006 13KMLB006 13LMLB006 14AMLB007 13KMLB007…
Every code shown here, 1,990 characters
Lot Numbers (49 lots) recalled on 4/10/14: 13KMLB001 13LMLB001 14AMLB002 13KMLB002 13LMLB002 14AMLB003 13KMLB003 13LMLB003 14AMLB004 13KMLB004 13LMLB004 14AMLB005 13KMLB005 13LMLB005 14AMLB006 13KMLB006 13LMLB006 14AMLB007 13KMLB007 13LMLB007 14AMLB008 13KMLB008 13LMLB008 14AMLB009 13KMLB009 13LMLB009 14AMLB010 13KMLB010 13LMLB010 14AMLB012 13KMLB011 13LMLB011 13JMLB005 13KMLB012 13LMLB012 13JMLB008 13KMLB013 13LMLB013 13JMLB006 13KMLB014 13LMLB014 13JMLB007 13KMLB015 13LMLB015 13JMLB004 13KMLB016 13LMLB016 13KMLB017 14AMLB001 Expanded Recall (9 lots): 13LMLB005 13LMLB006 14AMLB011 14AMLB013 14AMLB014 14AMLB015 14AMLB016 14AMLB017 14BLMB001 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent at nibh ullamcorper, accumsan lectus at, tincidunt enim. Proin aliquet augue non dolor cursus, a luctus purus porttitor. Nulla facilisi. Nulla facilisi. Ut tincidunt eros ut fermentum iaculis. Vestibulum vel ornare tortor, id faucibus eros. Sed maximus quis sapien eu rhoncus. Proin pulvinar ipsum felis, at congue elit commodo tincidunt. Suspendisse lacus purus, convallis at velit ut, laoreet eleifend mauris. Maecenas nisi enim, facilisis sed lorem eu, ultricies pellentesque mi. Curabitur accumsan vitae purus nec dictum. Sed efficitur rhoncus risus at cursus. In sollicitudin orci nec sem lobortis, ut posuere lacus porttitor. Nulla consequat diam metus, ut malesuada libero bibendum mattis. Aliquam porta augue vitae tellus euismod fermentum. Nulla in turpis vitae justo lacinia porttitor facilisis posuere ante. Praesent a egestas urna. Suspendisse laoreet condimentum risus sit amet molestie. Praesent fringilla augue eu risus gravida, nec rutrum tortor ultrices. Donec vitae feugiat leo. Nunc sit amet nisi erat. Maecenas tincidunt tristique diam, non venenatis urna egestas at. Morbi ut tortor purus. Etiam eleifend dictum ultricies. Nullam convallis massa nec mi laoreet imperdiet. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Duis iaculis auctor…
FDA’s list runs to 10,682 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
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 Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Canada.
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 Apr 10, 2014.
- FDA classified it on May 22, 2014.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on May 28, 2014.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., of Waltham, MA.
- 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 14, 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.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 10,682 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- 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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