Why did Abbott stop including alcohol wipes in the FreeStyle Libre sensor kits?
The alcohol wipes are purchased from another company off the shelf. This means compliance of the wipe is the responsibility of that company—because they manufacture and apply the CE Mark* to the alcohol wipe. Any change to the wipe or its labelling creates changes to our sensor kits.
Our top priority is to ensure that we supply you with the sensors you need. In order to ensure ongoing compliance with medical device regulations for CE Marked countries and to reduce the potential impact to our supply due to changes in alcohol wipes or their labelling, we unfortunately have had to remove them from the sensor kits.
*Conformitè Europëenne (CE) marking is a marking that indicates conformity with applicable directives and regulations for products sold within the European Economic Area (EEA).
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