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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

BacT/ALERT¿ FA, bioM¿rieux, Inc., Product Usage: BacT/ALERT¿ Culture Bottles are used with the BacT/ALERT¿ Microbial Detection System in qualitative procedures for enhanced recovery and detection of aerobic and facultative anaerobic microorganisms (bacteria and yeast).

Z-0750-2016

December 24, 2015

Class II

Product summary

Firm
bioMerieux, Inc.
Event
Event 73027
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
2741 units in total
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0750-2016

Official wording

Reason: Bottles may have been exposed to non-normal shipping conditions which may lead to media degradation and impact growth performance.

Code information: Reference number: 259791, Lot number: 1042923, Expiry: 25JAN2016 and Lot number 1042979, Expiry: 28JAN2016.

Distribution pattern: Distributed in the countries of Angola, Austria, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kosovo, Lebanon, Netherlands, Niger, Pakistan, Poland, Republic of Belarus, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Zimbabwe.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Bottles may have been exposed to non-normal shipping conditions which may lead to media degradation and impact growth performance.