FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
3M Company - Health Care Business: 3M Fast Release Varnish, 5% Sodium Fluoride, Mint Flavor, Rx Only, single use. 200 pack, with each package containing 1 0.40 ml varnish and 1 applicator brush. Product is applied to tooth surfaces for sealing dentinal tubules and treatment of hypersensitive teeth.
- Recall number
- Z-0368-2019
- Recalling firm
- 3M Company - Health Care Business
- Product
- 3M Fast Release Varnish, 5% Sodium Fluoride, Mint Flavor, Rx Only, single use. 200 pack, with each package containing 1 0.40 ml varnish and 1 applicator brush. Product is applied to tooth surfaces for sealing dentinal tubules and treatment of hypersensitive teeth.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-07-06
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2019-02-26
- Reason
- Product has an unpleasant flavor due to a manufacturing process error resulting in an extraneous material being introduced into the product.
- Root cause
- Mixed-up of materials/components
- Action
- On or about 07/06/2018, 3M Health Care notified consignees via phone call or "URGENT Medical Device Recall" letter. Distributors were instructed to examine inventory for affected product, complete and return the Distributor Inventory Checklist to 3M Oral Care, return any affected product on hand, and provide the attached Dentist Letter and Dentist Inventory Checklist to any dentists that may have received the affected product. Dentists were instructed to examine inventory for affected product, complete and return the Dentist Inventory Checklist to 3M Oral Care, and return any affected product on hand. If you have any questions, please contact Regulatory Affairs Manager by telephone at 651-575-8052.
- Quantity
- 73 units (200 pack)
- Distribution
- US distribution to states of: CA, FL, IN, NV, PA, TN, TX and WA.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalogue Code: 12158M, 3M ID Number 70-2014-0568-8, Lot Number BFLSB, Lot # BFLSB, Expiration Date 2020-02, GTIN (consumer primary carton) 30605861060661, GTIN (shipper) 50605861060665
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K132109"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LBH
- Firm FEI
- 2110898
- Firm city
- Saint Paul
- Firm state
- MN
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
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