U.S.HEALTH ALERT
Hospitals Must Destroy Whole Medline Kits in Class I Recall
The FDA's most serious recall level covers Medline kits holding BD ChloraPrep applicators, so hospitals must scrap everything in the box; a jade roller is not a replacement.
At a glance
- First reported by Medical Daily: “Hospitals Must Destroy Whole Medline Kits, Not Just Recalled BD ChloraPrep Applicators, in New Class I Recall”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 9:07 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Chip Darnell.
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA Class I recall, the most serious kind the FDA has, means hospitals must destroy whole Medline kits, not just the recalled BD ChloraPrep applicators inside them.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTamsin Orrelby is a life coach joining us from a wellness retreat. Tamsin, this is a surgical antiseptic. What's your read?
Tamsin OrrelbyChip, I say this with love: when a kit gets recalled, the kit was asking for it.
Tamsin OrrelbySterile is a feeling, and these hospitals simply stopped believing in clean.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSterile is a medical standard, and the whole kit goes in the trash because the applicators are the problem.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDo you have a view on that?
Tamsin OrrelbyMy view is that this jade roller has never once been recalled. I roll it on my forehead before every big decision, and I say that with love for the hospitals.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorYour forehead isn't a surgical site.
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