China NMPA Product Recall - Clear One-Day Soft Hydrophilic Contact Lens

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, in collaboration with its Chinese subsidiary, Beijing Bausch & Lomb Eye Care Products Co., Ltd., initiated a voluntary Class III recall of specific batches of its Clear One-Day Soft Hydrophilic Contact Lenses. This action, formally reported to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) on August 17, 2016, and published September 23, 2016, arose from a packaging discrepancy. Lenses sold between July 11 and July 26, 2016, bore an incorrect "Usage Period: 1 Month" label on their outer packaging, despite being designed for daily, single-use. This mislabeling constituted a significant issue under the NMPA's medical device regulatory framework, potentially leading to improper product use. As required actions, Bausch & Lomb notified customers to return the affected batches and instructed store personnel to emphasize that daily disposable lenses must be discarded after each use. Furthermore, the company committed to re-packaging all recalled products and existing inventory to correct the labeling error before reintroducing them for sale.