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      "city": "Osseo",
      "state": "MN",
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      "address_1": "6655 Wedgwood Rd N Ste 160",
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      "product_quantity": "1140",
      "reason_for_recall": "On April 29, 2013 Olympus Surgical Technologies America  R&D received results from an accelerated aging study conducted as part of a new market submission.  The study found that one of 60 Dissector units that underwent 3 year accelerated aging failed the dye penetration test indicating that the seal on sterile packaging was compromised.  The dissector products are labeled with a 3 year shelf life.",
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