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title: "Merck Animal Health: Banamine; Banamine-S — FDA announcement Sep 1, 2023 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Potential presence of particulate matter"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/fdapress-71d3162d3acb95a9-merck-animal-health-banamine-banamine-s/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
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# Merck Animal Health: Banamine; Banamine-S — FDA announcement Sep 1, 2023

Published notice; closure not supplied

A company announcement posted by FDA. The listing date can differ from the original announcement date. The absence of a termination marker does not prove the recall is currently ongoing.

Source date Sep 1, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: Banamine; Banamine-S
- **Reason**: Potential presence of particulate matter
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Merck Animal Health
- **Quantity**: Not supplied
- **Agency-reported status**: Company recall announcement
- **Source record identifier**: 71d3162d3acb95a9

[Open the official record](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/merck-animal-health-issues-voluntary-recall-three-lots-banaminer-banaminer-s-flunixin-meglumine)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | BANAMINE 100mL, UIN 065474, NDC 00061-0851-03, Batch 2834102, exp Oct. 2024; BANAMINE 250mL, UIN 065476, NDC 00061-0851-04, Batch 2864102, exp Nov. 2024; BANAMINE-S 100mL, UIN 065477, NDC 0061-1838-30, Batch 2834103, exp Oct. 2024; A photo of the bottle of each batch number (lot number) that is part of the recall can be found at the end of this press release. The lot number (LOT) and expiry date (EXP) is located at the bottom right part of the bottle label. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Fda listing date**: Sep 1, 2023
- **Company announcement date**: Sep 1, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Customers who have received BANAMINE and BANAMINE®-S from the batches being recalled should stop using the products and refer to their recall letter for product return instructions. Merck Animal Health is working with our distributor partners to ensure that unused product is no longer in distribution or with customers. We are notifying our distributors and customers directly and are arranging for the return of all recalled product. Consumers with questions regarding this recall should call 1-800-521-5767 (Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT).

[Read the current instructions](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/merck-animal-health-issues-voluntary-recall-three-lots-banaminer-banaminer-s-flunixin-meglumine)

## Before changing a medicine

Follow urgent instructions in the current official recall notice. Speak to your pharmacist or prescriber before stopping or changing a prescribed medicine.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions or concerns about your medicine. [FDA medication recall guidance](https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-recalls/understanding-drug-recalls-what-know-and-what-do)

## Related records

[Medications records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/medications/) [Merck Animal Health records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/merck-animal-health/)