Alcon Laboratories issues voluntary recall of Systane lubricant eye drops due to fungal contamination

Alcon Laboratories is voluntarily recalling one lot of Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF, Single Vials On-the-Go, 25 count, due to the potential presence of foreign material which was determined to be fungal in nature, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Jan. 7.

Fungal contamination of an ophthalmic product is known to potentially cause eye infections. If an infection occurs, it may be vision-threatening, and in very rare cases potentially life-threatening in immunocompromised patients. To date, Alcon Laboratories has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall.

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has publicized this recall to all its stores, according to Richard Stith, supervisory consumer safety officer for DeCA Headquarters and Support Center at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. Whenever a commissary has recalled or withdrawn products in its inventory, they are immediately removed from store shelves.

The following product is affected by this recall:

• Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF, Single Vials On-the-Go, 25 count: Lot 10101, expiration date: September 2025

The affected eye drops were distributed nationwide to retail and internet outlets.

Consumers with questions regarding this recall can contact Alcon Laboratories at 1-800-241-5999, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, Monday through Friday.