a whole bunch of gazan mutual aid projects and nonprofits. if the decision of which individual fundraiser to give to feels too daunting, or if you just want to help as many people as possible in one go, these are great initiatives to support.
care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.
connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims
gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme
glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.
ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme
life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure
taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies
the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care
islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support
baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies
gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.
hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste
anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care
palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon
dahnoun mutual aid - provides water, food, tents, baby supplies, financial support, and other necessities. updates can be found through their instagram
certainly this is not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add on other projects or organizations that i didn't include. and as always, please take the time to donate if you can and share. it truly makes all the difference.
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Y'all if you're American please email your politicians and senators against the parents decide act. I'm fucking begging because we're reaching a tipping point.
Quick and easy link to both find your congressmen/women and giving you a quick and easy way to copy / paste the message into it. You want to oppose. It's an act that will demand that all major OS makers integrate a direct forced age verification control into all OS.
I received a comment on this that I figured would be very helpful- it's a template for communicating with your representatives. Be sure to use it for reference
Dear Representative [Name],
I am writing to express my strong opposition to H.R. 8250 (The "Parents Decide Act"). As your constituent and a concerned citizen, I believe this bill introduces unprecedented risks to digital privacy and security.
Specifically, I am alarmed by:
SEC. 2(a)(1)(B): Requiring age verification to even use an operating system creates a mandatory "hardware lockout" that ends anonymous computing and forces users to hand over sensitive identification data to major corporations just to power on their devices.
SEC. 2(a)(3): Mandating that OS providers create a system for all app developers to access verification data is a massive security vulnerability. This effectively creates a centralized API of user identities accessible to thousands of third-party developers, many of whom may lack adequate data protection.
This bill does not protect children; it creates a centralized surveillance infrastructure at the OS level. I urge you to protect the privacy of your constituents and vote NO on H.R. 8250.
This is a hell that us down under in Australia are already living in, and itâs not even effective at what it claims to do in protecting children.
Given that, in the wake of this mandatory identification policy, my country seems to be moving to hand over its citizens biometric data, like fingerprints, Face ID files, and identification documents, over to the USA and to ICE to maintain the visa free travel (ESTA) we have, I strongly urge any US resident to send these emails, or make calls.
But if you canât do that, the most powerful thing you can do is spread the word. Tell your friends, family, coworkers, anyone who can help.
My reach will likely be small, and so I donât know if this will mean very much in the grand scheme of things, but I cannot stand to see this tracking happen to another population as it did to mine.
And if you think it wonât affect you, it will. All anonymity goes out the window when your accounts can be linked via your personal ID
I wish you all luck in preventing this act from going through.
I don't have the spoons to put together my own donation drive thing for HawaiĘťi Flood Relief and I haven't really seen a post going around for places to donate to, so uhhh I will make one.
Here are a few places I grabbed from the local news that I've poked around and did my research on. I'm also an OĘťahu local that's lived here for all 30+ years of my life, so I think my knowledge contributes to... something. THAT BEING SAID, please, please, PLEASE do a bit of your own research and use your own best judgement before donating.
The big, bold title should link to the charity/non-profit's main page or about page, while the blue text links to the actual donation page.
Aloha United Way
This charity has been around for as long as I can remember and its general goal is to support HawaiĘťi's welfare and distribute funds to charities as they need them. They have a Community Relief Fund you can donate to here.
HawaiĘťi Foodbank
Another charity that's been around for forever- people who have lost their homes also need food and the foodbank is distributing supplies to people who need it. The direct donation page is here.
(Also, imo, the foodbank is always a good one to donate to because with the high cost of living and The Economyâ˘, they're always gonna need funds no matter what, you're almost guaranteed to be helping someone with a donation)
HawaiĘťi Agricultural Foundation
The HAF's goal is to support local farmers and raise awareness on eating local. The storms have damaged and washed out a LOT of farmland, with an estimated $7 million in damages so far. Without a stable local farm industry, then we'd have to rely on the continental US for everything. Self-sufficiency and affordable food is important. Together with the HawaiĘťi Farm Bureau, the HAF has started a Farmer's Disaster Relief Fund to help farmers recover and rebuild.
Hawaiian Council
The Hawaiian Council is a non-profit organization with the mission to uplift and support Native Hawaiians from various sociopolitical and economic standpoints. They've started an emergency relief fund called KÄkoâo Oâahu to help support those affected by the floods. The council itself, as well as a lot of the big local companies are also chipping in and matching donations.
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đŻđľđľđˇđşđ¸recall of large 70% isopropyl alcohol prep pads due to microbial contamination capable of causing life-threatening infectionsđşđ¸đľđˇđŻđľ
alcohol prep pads are also known as alcohol wipes. they are used to disinfect skin and medical equipment (among many other uses), most frequently in medical settings like hospitals, care homes, blood draw centers, anywhere some kind of medical thing goes on or into some kind of skin. these wipes are supposed to be sterile and safe to use directly on punctured skin. so you typically do not want to find life-threatening microbes in there.
pro tip: alcohol prep pads work great for disinfecting anything capable of taking isopropyl! such as (certain types of) phone cases, remote controls, doorknobs. think hand sanitizer but without the extra ingredients. just make sure the surface in question gets thoroughly wet and you know which objects and materials are damaged by isopropyl alcohol, like a ton of fountain pens.
the recalled alcohol wipes are large 70% webcol by cardinal health, which are contaminated with paenibacillus phoenicis. which can kill you. and unfortunately, as it turns out, is not killed by 70% isopropyl alcohol. recalled lots are at the bottom under the cut! really long list. over 300 lots are being recalled, cardinal health waited almost 3 weeks to publicly announce the recall despite reaching out to major customers on march 2nd, and it is fairly difficult to even find the recall on cardinal health's website. overall, this recall is not a good look for cardinal health and webcol, and they could be trying a hell of a lot harder not to harm people with their own contaminated products.
DUBLIN, Ohio, March 19, 2026 â Cardinal Health has issued a voluntary recall for select lots of Webcol⢠Large Alcohol Prep Pads (70% isoprop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / DUBLIN, Ohio, March 19, 2026 â Cardinal Health has issued a voluntary recall for select lots of Webcol⢠Large Alcohol Prep Pads (70% isopropyl alcohol) to the consumer level. The product is being recalled due to microbial contamination identified as Paenibacillus phoenicis.
There is a reasonable probability that use of the contaminated pads may result in local and systemic infections in at-risk populations; patients with impaired immune response, including patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy or poorly controlled diabetes, may develop life-threatening infections such as bacteremia or central nervous system infections.
The Webcol⢠Alcohol Prep Pad is used for external use only and utilized for cleansing.
some emphasis mine.
all the way from dublin...ohio!
these alcohol prep pads, also called alcohol wipes, are contaminated with dangerous bacteria. this bacterial contamination is especially capable of harming people with impaired immune systems, such as from medical conditions or previously having been infected with certain types of illnesses that damage the immune system, like covid-19. infections from this bacteria can kill people or disable them for life.
alcohol prep pads are individually wrapped and are supposed to be sterile and free from germs. they are used to get rid of germs in medical settings like hospitals, make medical procedures safer, and are supposed to be safe to use directly on people with life-threatening medical conditions.
alcohol prep pads can be used on punctured human skin, medical gear, baby toys, basically anything that can take isopropyl alcohol and needs to be cleaned. these wipes are supposed to help prevent microbial infections, they are often used directly on the punctured skin of sick people, and these are often used in place of hand sanitizer before touching eyes, nose, mouth, food, etc. microbial contamination is BAD.
alcohol prep pad pro tip: sniffing an alcohol prep pad / alcohol wipe / isopropyl alcohol in general can help relieve nausea! they are really handy to have around! ones that are actually sterile, at least...
The product was distributed in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Japan between September 2025 and February 2026.
the contaminated product was distributed for around half a year. DO. NOT. USE. IT. having these microbes around you is really fucking bad. you know how paenibacillus phoenicis survives 70% isopropyl alcohol? that means it, like many other germs, survives hand sanitizers and a bunch of other cleaning products.
you are better off washing your hands! make sure you wash your hands thoroughly, under running water with soap, and then dry them thoroughly. wet hands pick up more germs. according to the US CDC, around 30% of diarrhea cases and 20% of respiratory infections are preventable with correct hand washing.
even if germs cannot be killed, they can usually be washed down the drain.
Affected Webcol⢠Alcohol Prep Pad lots include the following lot numbers: See Attached Table
Cardinal Health notified its customers by overnight mail on March 2, 2026, with instructions to:
1. REVIEW inventory for the affected product code.
2. SEGREGATE and quarantine all affected product upon review of inventory.
3. DISSEMINATE Cardinal Healthâs notice to all departments, clinics and external campuses that handle the affected products.
4. NOTIFY any customers to whom they may have distributed or forwarded affected product about this voluntary recall.
5. RETURN the acknowledgment form via fax to 614-652-9648 or email directly to [email protected], confirming receipt of this product action.
Consumers with questions regarding this recall can contact Cardinal Health at [email protected] or call 800-292-9332 Monday-Friday between 8am and 5pm EST.
attached table is a PDF!
this 5 step action plan is actually six steps in the march 2nd vendor mail about this. those six steps were REVIEW, COMMUNICATE, SEGREGATE, DISSEMINATE, DISTRIBUTORS, and RETURN. why are there two different versions of this? was someone embarrassed because DISTRIBUTORS is not a verb? why were they embarrassed about COMMUNICATE? this is really minor but what in the corporate bullshit, cardinal health should really have clearer and more consistent communication for life-threatening recalls.
this recall actually began march 2nd 2026, a public company announcement was made march 19th, and a public FDA recall announcement only happened yesterday, march 20th. why did it take three weeks. was it the verb thing
also missing from this FDA-version recall announcement that was present in the march 2nd version:
Return of Product and Available Assistance:
CONTACT the appropriate Customer Service group to arrange return of the affected product. Representatives can also answer questions relating to credit, replacement, and suitable alternative products.
Monday â Friday between 8:00am - 5pm EST:
⢠Hospital â 800-964-5227
⢠Federal Government â 800-444-1166
⢠Distributor â 800-635-6021
⢠All Other Customers â 888-444-5440
For questions related to this notification and/or acknowledgement form that are not adequately addressed in this letter, please contact the market action team at:
[email protected] or call 800-292-9332
basically, refunds are available, but the process seems to be a pain in the ass! this whole recall seems to be a pain in the ass!
on the cardinal health website there is no major apparent acknowledgement of the recall on the front page, and the search gave me (rune) an error when I searched "recall". hey that fucking sucks! you should have a page that pops up when you search recall! but they do have a recall notice up, on the newsroom website and not the main website. this recall announcement is not easy or intuitive for a first time visitor or prospective customer to find on the manufacturer's main website, which is shitty!
important to note: alcohol prep pads are frequently purchased by individuals and not just major medical facilities. I (rune!) am holding a curad alcohol prep pad right now. they frequently get bought and resold in bulk from unofficial vendors, or just sold in normal stores. there is no way in hell everyone with these alcohol wipes knows about this recall, especially considering over three hundred fucking lots are being recalled here. but most medical facilities should have been contacted by now.
Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking or using this drug product.
and if you think you have an infection, consider whether or not you might want to be in the emergency room. because bacteria in the blood can kill you really bad.
Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.
Complete and submit the report Online: www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm
Regular Mail or Fax: Download form www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178
REPORT ADVERSE EVENTS!!! SAVE LIVES!!!
not listed in this recall announcement, for whatever reason, is the comment that no harm as a result of this contamination has been (directly?) reported yet.
Cardinal Health has not received any reports of harm or adverse events.
hooray! except this ultimately means very little because infections from medical facilities are so fucking common that very few would get investigated to the point of being able to identify an alcohol wipe as the source of an infection. if a patient asked "could the alcohol wipe be contaminated" they would probably get laughed at which is just pissing me (rune!!) off. getting mad. end of example
and possibly its lack of inclusion in the FDA recall announcement means adverse events have been reported since march 2nd. basically, chances are, yeah. someone was probably already harmed from this.
What is the issue?
The Webcol⢠Large Alcohol Prep Pads have been deemed non-sterile following the discovery of a contaminant (Paenibacillus phoenicis) during a routine sterilization dose audit.
judging by the lots dating back to september 2025, it seems to be a ~6 month routine audit. might want to make it every three months...
What is the risk to health?
The contaminant has a low probability of detection and may pose a potential infection risk to vulnerable groups such as critically ill, immunocompromised, neonatal, and pediatric patients.
...because apparently this contaminant fucking sucks to find despite being deadly. or maybe they mean that it took this long for this contaminant to be detected using their own audits. maybe they should do better audits. nowhere in these recall communications is actually a promise to do better and enact any significant change. they had three weeks to come up with something better than:
What other actions is Cardinal Health taking?
Cardinal Health is currently notifying customers and will complete appropriate corrective actions to recover impacted products.
have you considered having less contamination too? more frequent audits? better testing? or even telling your customers how the alcohol prep pads got contaminated to begin with, and what is being done to prevent it from happening again? nah?? alright
and finally, the list of recalled lots! here we go. LONG LIST BELOW THE CUT!
Impacted lots: Webcol⢠Large Alcohol Prep Pad (product code 5110)
25H065362
25J035162
25J065462
25K020962
25K020462
25K080762
25L028962
25L057962
25M030362
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25M047762
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25K021162
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25L029362
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25M048562
26A021762
25J014462
25J035562
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25L014062
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25M048662
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25M050262
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25L015262
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25L057162
25M028062
25M028862
25H066962
25J051562
25J065062
25K021762
25K065462
25L014262
25L029162
25M029162
25M028962
25J013162
25J051662
25J065162
25K021862
25K065562
25L014362
25L029262
25M029262
25M030162
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25J034762
25J066062
25K040062
25K065662
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25J035762
25J066162
25K040162
25K066262
25L015662
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25M048262
25J014162
25J035862
25K004262
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25K066162
25L015762
25L030062
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25M057262
25J014262
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25K004362
25K040362
25K064762
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25M057362
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25J050362
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25K041262
25K064862
25L016262
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25M023162
25M057462
25H065662
25J050462
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25K041362
25K064962
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25L056362
25M022862
25M058462
25H066562
25J050562
25K004662
25K041462
25K065762
25L014462
25L057262
25M021662
25M058562
25H066662
25J050962
25K005362
25K041562
25K065862
25L014562
25L057362
25M021762
25M050462
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25K005462
25K041662
25K066062
25L014662
25L044362
25M022662
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25L044462
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25M021362
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if that copy pasted correctly it should be 394 lines. 394 lots being recalled. that sure is a lot
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HawaiĘťi is currently in the midst of a natural disaster if you didnt know
Apparently there isnât much news coverage of this outside of the islands
Towns are flooded, homes destroyed and collapsed, roads collapsed, lives at risk, gas leaks from the flood damage
Haleiwa and Waialua are currently evacuated because the 120 year old dam is at risk of bursting
Mind you that damn is owned by Dole. Theyve known about it needing to be fixed for years and years and years. Despite having more than enough money they refuse
The state has been trying to buy it out from them for years so they can fix it, but the sale hasnât gone through
Keep in mind that the Dole family were the ones who illegally imprisoned Queen LiliuĘťokalani and illegally overthrew the monarchy.
If I see another goddamn person say how sad this is for the tourists whose âtrips were ruinedâ and compare a messed up vacation to people losing their homes, belongings, and livelihoods, Iâm going to lose my mind
I am so lucky that my family or friendâs are safe and the few whose houses flooded didnt have it too bad, but so so so many were not as fortunate
If you havenât heard anything about this until now, I suggest looking into it
The sirens didnât go off until the flood had been going on for hours. Our state government is spending so much money on a fucking monorail we donât need rather than fixing the infrastructure.
Itâs been the locals and Kanaka doing the most to help get people to safety from the start
đŻđľđľđˇđşđ¸recall of large 70% isopropyl alcohol prep pads due to microbial contamination capable of causing life-threatening infectionsđşđ¸đľđˇđŻđľ
alcohol prep pads are also known as alcohol wipes. they are used to disinfect skin and medical equipment (among many other uses), most frequently in medical settings like hospitals, care homes, blood draw centers, anywhere some kind of medical thing goes on or into some kind of skin. these wipes are supposed to be sterile and safe to use directly on punctured skin. so you typically do not want to find life-threatening microbes in there.
pro tip: alcohol prep pads work great for disinfecting anything capable of taking isopropyl! such as (certain types of) phone cases, remote controls, doorknobs. think hand sanitizer but without the extra ingredients. just make sure the surface in question gets thoroughly wet and you know which objects and materials are damaged by isopropyl alcohol, like a ton of fountain pens.
the recalled alcohol wipes are large 70% webcol by cardinal health, which are contaminated with paenibacillus phoenicis. which can kill you. and unfortunately, as it turns out, is not killed by 70% isopropyl alcohol. recalled lots are at the bottom under the cut! really long list. over 300 lots are being recalled, cardinal health waited almost 3 weeks to publicly announce the recall despite reaching out to major customers on march 2nd, and it is fairly difficult to even find the recall on cardinal health's website. overall, this recall is not a good look for cardinal health and webcol, and they could be trying a hell of a lot harder not to harm people with their own contaminated products.
DUBLIN, Ohio, March 19, 2026 â Cardinal Health has issued a voluntary recall for select lots of Webcol⢠Large Alcohol Prep Pads (70% isoprop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / DUBLIN, Ohio, March 19, 2026 â Cardinal Health has issued a voluntary recall for select lots of Webcol⢠Large Alcohol Prep Pads (70% isopropyl alcohol) to the consumer level. The product is being recalled due to microbial contamination identified as Paenibacillus phoenicis.
There is a reasonable probability that use of the contaminated pads may result in local and systemic infections in at-risk populations; patients with impaired immune response, including patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy or poorly controlled diabetes, may develop life-threatening infections such as bacteremia or central nervous system infections.
The Webcol⢠Alcohol Prep Pad is used for external use only and utilized for cleansing.
some emphasis mine.
all the way from dublin...ohio!
these alcohol prep pads, also called alcohol wipes, are contaminated with dangerous bacteria. this bacterial contamination is especially capable of harming people with impaired immune systems, such as from medical conditions or previously having been infected with certain types of illnesses that damage the immune system, like covid-19. infections from this bacteria can kill people or disable them for life.
alcohol prep pads are individually wrapped and are supposed to be sterile and free from germs. they are used to get rid of germs in medical settings like hospitals, make medical procedures safer, and are supposed to be safe to use directly on people with life-threatening medical conditions.
alcohol prep pads can be used on punctured human skin, medical gear, baby toys, basically anything that can take isopropyl alcohol and needs to be cleaned. these wipes are supposed to help prevent microbial infections, they are often used directly on the punctured skin of sick people, and these are often used in place of hand sanitizer before touching eyes, nose, mouth, food, etc. microbial contamination is BAD.
alcohol prep pad pro tip: sniffing an alcohol prep pad / alcohol wipe / isopropyl alcohol in general can help relieve nausea! they are really handy to have around! ones that are actually sterile, at least...
The product was distributed in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Japan between September 2025 and February 2026.
the contaminated product was distributed for around half a year. DO. NOT. USE. IT. having these microbes around you is really fucking bad. you know how paenibacillus phoenicis survives 70% isopropyl alcohol? that means it, like many other germs, survives hand sanitizers and a bunch of other cleaning products.
you are better off washing your hands! make sure you wash your hands thoroughly, under running water with soap, and then dry them thoroughly. wet hands pick up more germs. according to the US CDC, around 30% of diarrhea cases and 20% of respiratory infections are preventable with correct hand washing.
even if germs cannot be killed, they can usually be washed down the drain.
Affected Webcol⢠Alcohol Prep Pad lots include the following lot numbers: See Attached Table
Cardinal Health notified its customers by overnight mail on March 2, 2026, with instructions to:
1. REVIEW inventory for the affected product code.
2. SEGREGATE and quarantine all affected product upon review of inventory.
3. DISSEMINATE Cardinal Healthâs notice to all departments, clinics and external campuses that handle the affected products.
4. NOTIFY any customers to whom they may have distributed or forwarded affected product about this voluntary recall.
5. RETURN the acknowledgment form via fax to 614-652-9648 or email directly to [email protected], confirming receipt of this product action.
Consumers with questions regarding this recall can contact Cardinal Health at [email protected] or call 800-292-9332 Monday-Friday between 8am and 5pm EST.
attached table is a PDF!
this 5 step action plan is actually six steps in the march 2nd vendor mail about this. those six steps were REVIEW, COMMUNICATE, SEGREGATE, DISSEMINATE, DISTRIBUTORS, and RETURN. why are there two different versions of this? was someone embarrassed because DISTRIBUTORS is not a verb? why were they embarrassed about COMMUNICATE? this is really minor but what in the corporate bullshit, cardinal health should really have clearer and more consistent communication for life-threatening recalls.
this recall actually began march 2nd 2026, a public company announcement was made march 19th, and a public FDA recall announcement only happened yesterday, march 20th. why did it take three weeks. was it the verb thing
also missing from this FDA-version recall announcement that was present in the march 2nd version:
Return of Product and Available Assistance:
CONTACT the appropriate Customer Service group to arrange return of the affected product. Representatives can also answer questions relating to credit, replacement, and suitable alternative products.
Monday â Friday between 8:00am - 5pm EST:
⢠Hospital â 800-964-5227
⢠Federal Government â 800-444-1166
⢠Distributor â 800-635-6021
⢠All Other Customers â 888-444-5440
For questions related to this notification and/or acknowledgement form that are not adequately addressed in this letter, please contact the market action team at:
[email protected] or call 800-292-9332
basically, refunds are available, but the process seems to be a pain in the ass! this whole recall seems to be a pain in the ass!
on the cardinal health website there is no major apparent acknowledgement of the recall on the front page, and the search gave me (rune) an error when I searched "recall". hey that fucking sucks! you should have a page that pops up when you search recall! but they do have a recall notice up, on the newsroom website and not the main website. this recall announcement is not easy or intuitive for a first time visitor or prospective customer to find on the manufacturer's main website, which is shitty!
important to note: alcohol prep pads are frequently purchased by individuals and not just major medical facilities. I (rune!) am holding a curad alcohol prep pad right now. they frequently get bought and resold in bulk from unofficial vendors, or just sold in normal stores. there is no way in hell everyone with these alcohol wipes knows about this recall, especially considering over three hundred fucking lots are being recalled here. but most medical facilities should have been contacted by now.
Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking or using this drug product.
and if you think you have an infection, consider whether or not you might want to be in the emergency room. because bacteria in the blood can kill you really bad.
Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.
Complete and submit the report Online: www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm
Regular Mail or Fax: Download form www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178
REPORT ADVERSE EVENTS!!! SAVE LIVES!!!
not listed in this recall announcement, for whatever reason, is the comment that no harm as a result of this contamination has been (directly?) reported yet.
Cardinal Health has not received any reports of harm or adverse events.
hooray! except this ultimately means very little because infections from medical facilities are so fucking common that very few would get investigated to the point of being able to identify an alcohol wipe as the source of an infection. if a patient asked "could the alcohol wipe be contaminated" they would probably get laughed at which is just pissing me (rune!!) off. getting mad. end of example
and possibly its lack of inclusion in the FDA recall announcement means adverse events have been reported since march 2nd. basically, chances are, yeah. someone was probably already harmed from this.
What is the issue?
The Webcol⢠Large Alcohol Prep Pads have been deemed non-sterile following the discovery of a contaminant (Paenibacillus phoenicis) during a routine sterilization dose audit.
judging by the lots dating back to september 2025, it seems to be a ~6 month routine audit. might want to make it every three months...
What is the risk to health?
The contaminant has a low probability of detection and may pose a potential infection risk to vulnerable groups such as critically ill, immunocompromised, neonatal, and pediatric patients.
...because apparently this contaminant fucking sucks to find despite being deadly. or maybe they mean that it took this long for this contaminant to be detected using their own audits. maybe they should do better audits. nowhere in these recall communications is actually a promise to do better and enact any significant change. they had three weeks to come up with something better than:
What other actions is Cardinal Health taking?
Cardinal Health is currently notifying customers and will complete appropriate corrective actions to recover impacted products.
have you considered having less contamination too? more frequent audits? better testing? or even telling your customers how the alcohol prep pads got contaminated to begin with, and what is being done to prevent it from happening again? nah?? alright
and finally, the list of recalled lots! here we go. LONG LIST BELOW THE CUT!
Impacted lots: Webcol⢠Large Alcohol Prep Pad (product code 5110)
25H065362
25J035162
25J065462
25K020962
25K020462
25K080762
25L028962
25L057962
25M030362
25M058862
25H065462
25J035262
25J065562
25K019762
25K021962
25K081962
25L029062
25L058162
25M047762
25M058962
25H066062
25J035362
25J065662
25K019862
25K022062
25K082062
25L029662
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25M047862
25M059062
25H066162
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25K021062
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25L029762
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25H066262
25J014562
25J064562
25K021162
25K064062
25L015162
25L029362
25M020962
25M048762
25M059262
25H066362
25J014662
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25K021262
25K064162
25K080562
25L044562
25M021062
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25M059362
25H066462
25J014762
25J064862
25K019962
25K064262
25K080662
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25M021162
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25J064962
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25K081662
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25J013562
25J034662
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25K081762
25L044162
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25J066262
25K021462
25K065062
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25M022162
25M048562
26A021762
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25J035562
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25K021562
25K065162
25L014062
25L044862
25M022262
25M048662
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25H065962
25J035662
25K004062
25K020162
25K065262
25L014162
25L045262
25M022362
25M050262
25H065762
25J050662
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25K020262
25K065362
25L015262
25L055962
25M023262
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25J050762
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25K020662
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25L015362
25L056062
25M027962
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25H066862
25J050862
25J065962
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25K064662
25L015462
25L057162
25M028062
25M028862
25H066962
25J051562
25J065062
25K021762
25K065462
25L014262
25L029162
25M029162
25M028962
25J013162
25J051662
25J065162
25K021862
25K065562
25L014362
25L029262
25M029262
25M030162
25J013262
25J034762
25J066062
25K040062
25K065662
25L015562
25L029862
25M021862
25M030262
25J013362
25J035762
25J066162
25K040162
25K066262
25L015662
25L029962
25M021962
25M048262
25J014162
25J035862
25K004262
25K040262
25K066162
25L015762
25L030062
25M022962
25M057262
25J014262
25J035962
25K004362
25K040362
25K064762
25L016362
25L056162
25M023062
25M057362
25H065562
25J050362
25K004462
25K041262
25K064862
25L016262
25L056262
25M023162
25M057462
25H065662
25J050462
25K004562
25K041362
25K064962
25G045062
25L056362
25M022862
25M058462
25H066562
25J050562
25K004662
25K041462
25K065762
25L014462
25L057262
25M021662
25M058562
25H066662
25J050962
25K005362
25K041562
25K065862
25L014562
25L057362
25M021762
25M050462
25H066762
25J051062
25K005462
25K041662
25K066062
25L014662
25L044362
25M022662
25M051162
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25J051262
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25K040462
25K079662
25L014762
25L044462
25M022762
25M021362
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25K005662
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25L044962
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25K040662
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25L045062
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25K079962
25L015062
25L045162
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25J064662
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25L057662
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25L029562
25L057762
25M029962
25M058662
25J035062
25J065362
25K020862
25K020362
25K081562
25L028862
25L057862
25M030062
25M058762
if that copy pasted correctly it should be 394 lines. 394 lots being recalled. that sure is a lot
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