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Device product

Blood Agar (TSA w/ 5% Sheep Blood) Plate, For In Vitro Diagnostic Use, Remel, Lenexa, KS 66215 Product Usage: Blood Agar is a solid medium recommended for use in qualitative procedures for the cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms and visualization of hemolytic reactions.

Z-1888-2017

March 24, 2017

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Remel Inc
Event
Event 76846
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1,159/100 plates/packs
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1888-2017

Official wording

Reason: Confirmed complaint of surface contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.

Code information: 101686

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide distribution in the states of : AR, AZ, CO, IA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, SD, and TX and Puerto Rico

Derived failure modes

  • Microbial contamination

    reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0

    contamination of Listeria monocytogenes