Z-2046-2020 Class II Terminated

Recalled by Becton Dickinson & Co. — Sparks, MD

Recall Details

Product Type
Devices
Report Date
May 27, 2020
Initiation Date
April 14, 2020
Termination Date
February 10, 2022
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity
10,568 bottles

Product Description

BD BBLTM Gram Crystal Violet 250mL-- IVD Primary stain for Staining Microorganisms, Catalog Number: 212525 - Product Usage: Gram Stain Kits and Reagents are used to stain microorganisms from cultures or specimens by the differential Gram method.

Reason for Recall

May exhibit increased levels of artifacts which could be difficult to distinguish from gram positive cocci, increased levels of artifacts could result in a false-positive Gram stain

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of Canada, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Chile, EMEA, Thailand, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, and Singapore.

Code Information

Lot Number/ Exp Date: 9269800 04/30/21; 9296589 05/31/21; 9317733 06/30/21; 9352487 07/31/21; Expanded 05/12/20- Lot Numbers: 9352484 07/31/21 9352492 07/31/21