Effective January 19th, 2017, the FDA has banned medical supply manufacturers, salesmen, and distributors from producing and distributing powdered gloves of any material. This is due to evidence that using a powdered patient examination glove can pose a serious risk to the patient “including airway and wound inflammation, post-surgical adhesions and allergic reactions” (for more information, click here).
This is only the second medical device that the FDA has banned, the first ban occurring in 1983 when they banned prosthetic hair fibers.
For the safety of our customers, we have discontinued the following products:
922-00176 – Latex Exam Gloves Powdered Sterile (1 pr)
922-90542BX100 – Latex Gloves Powdered Small – Dynarex (100/box)
922-90544BX100 – Latex Gloves Powdered Medium – Dynarex (100/box)
922-90543BX100 – Latex Gloves Powdered Large – Dynarex (100/box)
922-90530BX100 – Vinyl Gloves Powdered Small – Dynarex (100/box)
922-90531BX100 – Vinyl Gloves Powdered Medium – Dynarex (100/box)
922-90532BX100 – Vinyl Gloves Powdered Large – Dynarex (100/box)
Click here to browse our selection of Powder-Free Medical Gloves.
Additional reading: Here is the official Final Rule Banning Powdered Gloves from the FDA presenting all evidence, benefits, oppositions, and further statements.
