Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 27963 |
| Brand Name: | Custom Pak |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Multiple lots |
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| Recalling Organisation: | Alcon Laboratories (New Zealand) Limited 4 Fisher Crescent Mt Wellington AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | |
| Manufacturer: | Alcon Laboratories Inc |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has received reports of mould residue on the pull tags of surgical gowns included in specific Alcon Custom Pak lots. The mould residue is found within the pre-folded surgical gowns, the investigation indicates that these reports are associated with specific lots of surgical gowns they received from a third party supplier. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Product to be destroyed |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 30/6/2021 |
