Two major manufacturers of intravenous fluids recalled lots of 0.9% sodium chloride injection within days of each other in late August, each citing particles found inside sealed bags. Baxter International named fiberglass. B. Braun Medical named iron oxide. Neither company has reported a patient injury.
The two actions are separate, involve different products from different plants, and have not been linked to a common cause. Reporting them together is an observation about timing, not a claim that one explains the other. The pairing is still worth attention for a reason that has little to do with either company: 0.9% sodium chloride is among the most widely used sterile fluids in American medicine, and it goes directly into a vein.
