Two weeks or so after receiving AOA's Seal of Acceptance for its UV absorbing contact lenses, Johnson & Johnson finds itself expanding its voluntary recall in south Asia of selected lots of 1•Day Acuvue TruEye Brand Contact Lenses (narafilcon A) . The recall started in Japan and has spread to Malaysia, Macau, Hong Kong, and Singapore. (The recall does not include contact lenses sold in mainland China.)

How significant is the Asian market? In the first half of 2010, customers only from Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Malaysia purchased more than 187 contact lenses.

The recalled lots were produced in Ireland. VisionMonday.com reports that the company also is recalling some lots in Europe.

The recalls came after J&J performed its own investigation of customer complaints about the lenses irritating their eyes.

The recall does not affect 1•Day Acuvue contact lenses sold in the United States. The U.S. lenses are manufactured in a different facility.

For the past year, Johnson & Johnson has dealt with a variety of quality control issues in a variety of its health care lines. At the same time the company has maintained its excellent reputation by being pro-active when it comes to quality issues.

Posted by ct3/opticalceu at 7:16 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 1 September 2010 8:59 AM EDT
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