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Event 65544

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
June 04, 2013
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Mesa Laboratories, Inc., Bozeman Manufacturing Facility

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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Every recalled product in this event

2 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 2

Mesa EZtest BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR MONITORING SYSTEM. Intended for use in determining the efficacy of steam sterilization processes.

Z-1867-2013
Recall number
Z-1867-2013
Initiated
June 04, 2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
865/25 ct boxes, 414/100 ct boxes, 307/500 ct boxes

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Mesa EZTest , Self-contained steam biological indicator, are recalled because Mesa recently determined that the read out time is not in specification with the label claims.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

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Reason for recall

Mesa EZTest , Self-contained steam biological indicator, are recalled because Mesa recently determined that the read out time is not in specification with the label claims.

Code information

Lot No S-444 Manufacture Date 2013 January 21 Expiration Date 2015 January 21; Lot No S-445 Manufacture Date 2013 February 15 Expiration Date 2015 February 15 ; Lot No S-447 Manufacture Date 2013 March 18 Expiration Date 2015 March 18.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, India,Israel, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Milanese, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Pozan, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and Uruguay.

device · product 2 of 2

Mesa Smart-Read EZTEST BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR MONITORING SYSTEM. Intended for use in determining the efficacy of steam sterilization processes.

Z-1868-2013
Recall number
Z-1868-2013
Initiated
June 04, 2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
2447/100 count boxes

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Self-contained steam biological indicator, are recalled because Mesa recently determined that the read out time is not in specification with the label claims.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Self-contained steam biological indicator, are recalled because Mesa recently determined that the read out time is not in specification with the label claims.

Code information

Lot No SR-444 Manufacture Date 2013 January 21 Expiration Date 2015 January 21; Lot No SR-445 Manufacture Date 2013 February 15 Expiration Date 2015 February 15. Lot No SR-447 Manufacture Date 2013 March 18 Expiration Date 2015 March 18.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, India,Israel, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Milanese, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Pozan, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and Uruguay.