Recall events
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Event 81052
Event summary
Timeline bucket August 24, 2018
Product types Device
Classifications Class II
Statuses Terminated
Recalling firm wording Life Technologies, Corp.
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.
How coverage and grouping work
Complete imported group
Every recalled product in this event
4 official enforcement rows
Product dates, classifications, firms, and source wording remain attached to their individual rows.
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device · product 1 of 4
Gibco MEM Non-Essential Amino Acids Solution (100X) (SKU 11140050), for In-Vitro Diagnostic Use
Z-0171-2019
Recall number Z-0171-2019
Initiated August 24, 2018
Classification Class II
Status Terminated
Quantity 1329 units
App-derived interpretation
Unknown
reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Leaky bottles due to a defect in the bottle cap compromising the sterility of the product
These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.
Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown
An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.
Enrichment source openFDA Device Recall
Exact join Official recall number Z-0171-2019
Source locator 0001-device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip#results[20775]
Snapshot SHA-256 77e96a0ce750de9fa4bb4737d40b653784372b5abe88b9de499ad51edd808a4b
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Reason for recall Leaky bottles due to a defect in the bottle cap compromising the sterility of the product
Code information Lot# 1986670 Exp.Date 30-Dec-2019. Lot# 1995631 Exp. Date 31-Jan-2020. UDI: 10190302001731
Distribution pattern Nationwide: Foreign: Argentina Australia Canada China Great Britain Hong Kong India Japan Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Singapore South Korea Taiwan
Official fact provenance
Dataset openFDA Device Enforcement
Snapshot published July 16, 2026 07:03
Snapshot SHA-256 1c273507f2e0fc8c5b330c3716a1392933bd90a42a460afcb7368f298d5cbd3a
Raw source locator 0001-device-enforcement-0001-of-0001.json.zip#results[21363]
FDA event record
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device · product 2 of 4
Gibco DPBS, calcium, magnesium, for In-Vitro Diagnostic Use SKU 14040141
Z-0172-2019
Recall number Z-0172-2019
Initiated August 24, 2018
Classification Class II
Status Terminated
Quantity 240 units
App-derived interpretation
Unknown
reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Leaky bottles due to a defect in the bottle cap compromising the sterility of the product
These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.
Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown
An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.
Enrichment source openFDA Device Recall
Exact join Official recall number Z-0172-2019
Source locator 0001-device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip#results[45646]
Snapshot SHA-256 77e96a0ce750de9fa4bb4737d40b653784372b5abe88b9de499ad51edd808a4b
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Reason for recall Leaky bottles due to a defect in the bottle cap compromising the sterility of the product
Code information Lot# 1994520 Exp. date: 30-Jun-2021 (UDI 10190302002691)
Distribution pattern Nationwide: Foreign: Argentina Australia Canada China Great Britain Hong Kong India Japan Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Singapore South Korea Taiwan
Official fact provenance
Dataset openFDA Device Enforcement
Snapshot published July 16, 2026 07:03
Snapshot SHA-256 1c273507f2e0fc8c5b330c3716a1392933bd90a42a460afcb7368f298d5cbd3a
Raw source locator 0001-device-enforcement-0001-of-0001.json.zip#results[27937]
FDA event record
· Exact recall-number query on openFDA
device · product 3 of 4
Gibco Sodium Pyruvate (100 mM) SKU 11360070, for In-Vitro Diagnostic Use
Z-0173-2019
Recall number Z-0173-2019
Initiated August 24, 2018
Classification Class II
Status Terminated
Quantity 41 units
App-derived interpretation
Unknown
reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Leaky bottles due to a defect in the bottle cap compromising the sterility of the product
These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.
Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown
An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.
Enrichment source openFDA Device Recall
Exact join Official recall number Z-0173-2019
Source locator 0001-device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip#results[50323]
Snapshot SHA-256 77e96a0ce750de9fa4bb4737d40b653784372b5abe88b9de499ad51edd808a4b
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Reason for recall Leaky bottles due to a defect in the bottle cap compromising the sterility of the product
Code information Lot# 1967697 Exp. Date 30-Jun-2019. (UDI 10190302001823)
Distribution pattern Nationwide: Foreign: Argentina Australia Canada China Great Britain Hong Kong India Japan Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Singapore South Korea Taiwan
Official fact provenance
Dataset openFDA Device Enforcement
Snapshot published July 16, 2026 07:03
Snapshot SHA-256 1c273507f2e0fc8c5b330c3716a1392933bd90a42a460afcb7368f298d5cbd3a
Raw source locator 0001-device-enforcement-0001-of-0001.json.zip#results[27049]
FDA event record
· Exact recall-number query on openFDA
device · product 4 of 4
Gibco GlutaMAX Supplement, for In-Vitro Diagnostic Use SKU 35050061
Z-0174-2019
Recall number Z-0174-2019
Initiated August 24, 2018
Classification Class II
Status Terminated
Quantity 1912 units
App-derived interpretation
Unknown
reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Leaky bottles due to a defect in the bottle cap compromising the sterility of the product
These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.
Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown
An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.
Enrichment source openFDA Device Recall
Exact join Official recall number Z-0174-2019
Source locator 0001-device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip#results[57213]
Snapshot SHA-256 77e96a0ce750de9fa4bb4737d40b653784372b5abe88b9de499ad51edd808a4b
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Reason for recall Leaky bottles due to a defect in the bottle cap compromising the sterility of the product
Code information Lot Number: 1967697 (UDI 10190302001823) Exp. Date: 30-Jun-2020
Distribution pattern Nationwide: Foreign: Argentina Australia Canada China Great Britain Hong Kong India Japan Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Singapore South Korea Taiwan
Official fact provenance
Dataset openFDA Device Enforcement
Snapshot published July 16, 2026 07:03
Snapshot SHA-256 1c273507f2e0fc8c5b330c3716a1392933bd90a42a460afcb7368f298d5cbd3a
Raw source locator 0001-device-enforcement-0001-of-0001.json.zip#results[28040]
FDA event record
· Exact recall-number query on openFDA
