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Event 69091

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

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
June 06, 2014
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Becton Dickinson & Co.

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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3 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 3

TrypticaseTM Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood (TSA IITM) // MacConkey II Agar Trypticase Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood is used for the growth of fastidious organisms and for the visualization of hemolytic reactions. MacConkey II Agar is a selective and differential medium for the detection of coliform organisms and enteric pathogens.

Z-0974-2015
Recall number
Z-0974-2015
Initiated
June 06, 2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Quantity
7,617 cases (100 plates/case)

App-derived interpretation

Microbial contamination reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0
contamination of Listeria monocytogenes

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Material/Component Contamination

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Reason for recall

A low level of surface and subsurface contamination of Listeria monocytogenes on 9 lots of non-sterile prepared plated media containing sheep blood, typically visible immediately upon removal from the packaging. The contamination is typically observed as 1-3 CFUs per plate when present.

Code information

Catalogue # 221291 with Lot #4050354, 4086399, 4099206 and 4143653; Catalogue #221261 with Lot # 4022158 4086443 4092199

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US nationwide including Puerto Rico, Belgium, Canada, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan.

device · product 2 of 3

CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar is an enriched, nonselective culture medium particularly useful or the isolation and cultivation of obligate anaerobes from clinical specimens. It supports the growth of a wide variety of obligately anaerobic, faculatively anaerobic, microaerophilic and aerobic bacteria.

Z-0975-2015
Recall number
Z-0975-2015
Initiated
June 06, 2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Quantity
1,530 cases (100 plates/case)

App-derived interpretation

Microbial contamination reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0
contamination of Listeria monocytogenes

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Material/Component Contamination

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Reason for recall

A low level of surface and subsurface contamination of Listeria monocytogenes on 9 lots of non-sterile prepared plated media containing sheep blood, typically visible immediately upon removal from the packaging. The contamination is typically observed as 1-3 CFUs per plate when present.

Code information

Catalogue # 221734 with Lot #4077423

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US nationwide including Puerto Rico, Belgium, Canada, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan.

device · product 3 of 3

Columbia Agar with 5% Sheep Blood Columbia Agar with 5% Sheep Blood is a general purpose culture medium used for the growth and recovery of fastidious microbial species.

Z-0976-2015
Recall number
Z-0976-2015
Initiated
June 06, 2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Quantity
775 cases

App-derived interpretation

Microbial contamination reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0
contamination of Listeria monocytogenes

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Material/Component Contamination

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

A low level of surface and subsurface contamination of Listeria monocytogenes on 9 lots of non-sterile prepared plated media containing sheep blood, typically visible immediately upon removal from the packaging. The contamination is typically observed as 1-3 CFUs per plate when present.

Code information

Catalogue # 221263 with Lot #4099228

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US nationwide including Puerto Rico, Belgium, Canada, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan.