In response to media enquiries, a spokesman for the Department of Health (DH) said information provided by Johnson & Johnson (HK) Limited indicated that the problem of its 1 Day Acuvue TruEye which led to a recall of 16 batches of the product was caused by failure to remove a diluent during the rinsing process.
According to Johnson & Johnson, the affected lots may contain lenses with trace amount of diluent agent that is intended to be extracted from the lens during the rinsing process. Due to a mechanical failure in the rinsing process this extraction was not complete. This diluent agent is an intended part of the 1 Day Acuvue TruEye formulation and therefore is not considered a contaminant.
In relation to the recall, the spokesman added that Johnson & Johnson had been asked to deploy more staffs to man its enquiry hotline and speed up recall and product replacement.
The spokesman said, "DH's investigation continues and the recall will be closely monitored."
Reprinted from HKSAR Government web page:
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201008/20/P201008200281.htm