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Event 72868

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

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
December 03, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Becton Dickinson & Company

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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5 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 5

BD Vacutainer PLUS K2EDTA Tubes (Plastic). 13 x 75 mm x 2.0 mL (Pink) BD Hemogard Additive: K2EDTA (spray dried), 3.6mg Sterile IVD BD, Made in USA The Vacutainer Brand PLUS (Plastic) Tube with EDTA Vacutainer¿ Brand Serum Tube are evacuated blood collection tubes which provide a means of collecting, transporting, separating and processing blood in a plastic tube.

Z-0567-2016
Recall number
Z-0567-2016
Initiated
December 03, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
29,815,600 units in total

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Some of the Blood Collection Tubes in these lots were manufactured with insufficient EDTA additive. An insufficient EDTA additive may lead to erroneous platelet results, specimen recollection, or a delay of treatment.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

Some of the Blood Collection Tubes in these lots were manufactured with insufficient EDTA additive. An insufficient EDTA additive may lead to erroneous platelet results, specimen recollection, or a delay of treatment.

Code information

Catalog Reference #367842; Lot numbers 5089731 and 5175923

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) and the countries of: European Union, Peoples Republic of China, Japan and Republic of Korea.

device · product 2 of 5

BD Vacutainer PLUS K2EDTA Tubes (Plastic). 13 x 75 mm x 2.0 mL (Pink) BD Hemogard Additive: K2EDTA (spray dried), 3.6mg Sterile IVD BD, Made in USA BD Vacutainer¿ tubes are used to collect, transport and process blood in a closed system. These tubes are used for testing serum, plasma or whole blood in the clinical laboratory.The BD Vacutainer¿ Plus K2EDTA Tubes may be used for routine immunohematology testing and blood donor screening.

Z-0568-2016
Recall number
Z-0568-2016
Initiated
December 03, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
29,815,600 units in total

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Some of the Blood Collection Tubes in these lots were manufactured with insufficient EDTA additive. An insufficient EDTA additive may lead to erroneous platelet results, specimen recollection, or a delay of treatment.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Some of the Blood Collection Tubes in these lots were manufactured with insufficient EDTA additive. An insufficient EDTA additive may lead to erroneous platelet results, specimen recollection, or a delay of treatment.

Code information

Catalog Reference #368047; Lot number 5154647

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) and the countries of: European Union, Peoples Republic of China, Japan and Republic of Korea.

device · product 3 of 5

BD Vacutainer PLUS K2EDTA Tubes (Plastic). 13 x 75 mm x 3.0 mL (Lavender) BD Hemogard Additive: K2EDTA (spray dried), 5.4mg Sterile IVD BD, Made in USA BD Vacutainer¿ tubes are used to collect, transport and process blood in a closed system. These tubes are used for testing serum, plasma or whole blood in the clinical laboratory. The BD Vacutainer¿ Plus K2EDTA Tubes may be used for routine immunohematology testing and blood donor screening.

Z-0569-2016
Recall number
Z-0569-2016
Initiated
December 03, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
29,815,600 units in total

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Some of the Blood Collection Tubes in these lots were manufactured with insufficient EDTA additive. An insufficient EDTA additive may lead to erroneous platelet results, specimen recollection, or a delay of treatment.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Process change control

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Some of the Blood Collection Tubes in these lots were manufactured with insufficient EDTA additive. An insufficient EDTA additive may lead to erroneous platelet results, specimen recollection, or a delay of treatment.

Code information

Catalog Reference #368054; Lot numbers 5089827, 5210514, 5154646, 5210511. Catalog Reference #367856; Lot number 5064666

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) and the countries of: European Union, Peoples Republic of China, Japan and Republic of Korea.

device · product 4 of 5

BD Vacutainer PLUS K2EDTA Tubes (Plastic). 13 x 75 mm x 3.0 mL (Tan) BD Hemogard Additive: K2EDTA (spray dried), 5.4mg Sterile IVD BD, Made in USA BD Vacutainer¿ tubes are used to collect, transport and process blood in a closed system. These tubes are used for testing serum, plasma or whole blood in the clinical laboratory. The BD Vacutainer¿ Plus K2EDTA Tubes may be used for routine immunohematology testing and blood donor screening.

Z-0570-2016
Recall number
Z-0570-2016
Initiated
December 03, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
29,815,600 units in total

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Some of the Blood Collection Tubes in these lots were manufactured with insufficient EDTA additive. An insufficient EDTA additive may lead to erroneous platelet results, specimen recollection, or a delay of treatment.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Process change control

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Some of the Blood Collection Tubes in these lots were manufactured with insufficient EDTA additive. An insufficient EDTA additive may lead to erroneous platelet results, specimen recollection, or a delay of treatment.

Code information

Catalog Reference #367855; Lot numbers 5064684, 5120653, 5154643, 5175930, 5210765, 5237787

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) and the countries of: European Union, Peoples Republic of China, Japan and Republic of Korea.

device · product 5 of 5

BD Vacutainer PLUS K2EDTA Tubes (Plastic). 13 x 75 mm x 4.0 mL (Lavender) BD Hemogard Additive: K2EDTA (spray dried), 7.2mg Sterile IVD BD, Made in USA BD Vacutainer¿ tubes are used to collect, transport and process blood in a closed system. These tubes are used for testing serum, plasma or whole blood in the clinical laboratory. The BD Vacutainer¿ Plus K2EDTA Tubes may be used for routine immunohematology testing and blood donor screening.

Z-0571-2016
Recall number
Z-0571-2016
Initiated
December 03, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
29,815,600 units in total

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Some of the Blood Collection Tubes in these lots were manufactured with insufficient EDTA additive. An insufficient EDTA additive may lead to erroneous platelet results, specimen recollection, or a delay of treatment.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Process change control

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Some of the Blood Collection Tubes in these lots were manufactured with insufficient EDTA additive. An insufficient EDTA additive may lead to erroneous platelet results, specimen recollection, or a delay of treatment.

Code information

Catalog Reference #367844; Lot number 5154624 Catalog Reference #367862; Lot numbers 5089771 and 5187753 Catalog Reference #368021; Lot number 5089820

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) and the countries of: European Union, Peoples Republic of China, Japan and Republic of Korea.