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      "status": "Terminated",
      "city": "Somerville",
      "state": "NJ",
      "country": "United States",
      "classification": "Class II",
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      "product_type": "Devices",
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      "recalling_firm": "Ethicon, Inc.",
      "address_1": "US Highway 22 West",
      "address_2": "N/A",
      "postal_code": "08876",
      "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
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      "product_description": "ETHICON MERSILENE\" Tape  (also referred to as MERSILENETM Polyester Fiber Strip or MERSILENETM Fiber Ligature)",
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      "reason_for_recall": "ETHICON MERSILENE\" Tape (also referred to as MERSILENETM Polyester Fiber Strip or MERSILENETM Fiber Ligature) products are being recalled since a group of MERSILENE\" Tape product codes are being supplied with an incorrect Instructions for Use (IFU) insert.",
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      "center_classification_date": "20160927",
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