FDA Enforcement Class II Ongoing

Meridian Bioscience, alethia c. Difficile, Catalog Number 480050, Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Assay

Recall: Z-0568-2026 · Reported November 26, 2025

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0568-2026
Event ID
97787
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Meridian Bioscience Inc
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
November 26, 2025
Initiation Date
October 7, 2025
Classification Date
November 19, 2025
Address
3471 River Hills Dr, Cincinnati, OH, 45244-3023, United States

Description

Meridian Bioscience, alethia c. Difficile, Catalog Number 480050, Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Assay

Reason

The cap on the reaction buffer tube may be missing the black rubber gasket resulting in the potential for leakage and reduced buffer volume.

Code Info

UDI/DI 00840733102172, Lot Numbers: 480050U036, Exp. 2026-08-01; 480050U037, Exp. 2026-09-04

Distribution

US Distribution to states of: AL, CO, FL, GA, IL, MD, ME, MT, NH, NJ, OH, TN, TX and WA; and OUS (foreign) countries of: Canada, Italy, and Panama.

Quantity

109 in total