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Event 73783

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 28, 2016
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

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Trypticase TM Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood (TSA IITM) // MacConkey II Agar Cat. Number 221291, Lot Number 6034889, Exp. Date : April 20, 2016 Product is sold in cartons of 100 plates each. Product Usage: 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-1559-2016
Recall number
Z-1559-2016
Initiated
March 28, 2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Quantity
88,300 plates (883 cartons)

App-derived interpretation

Microbial contamination reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0
contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes

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Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Material/Component Contamination

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Reason for recall

Trypticase TM Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood (TSA IITM) // MacConkey II Agar is contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes. The device is a non-sterile prepared plated media.

Code information

Cat. Number Lot Number 221291 6034889

Distribution pattern

US Nationwide Distribution in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA.