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Device product

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

March 28, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Event
Event 73783
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
88,300 plates (883 cartons)
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1559-2016

Official wording

Reason: 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.

Derived failure modes

  • Microbial contamination

    reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0

    contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes