FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Oxoid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Disc, MEM10, REF: CT0774B, 10 mcg meropenem, Packed in packs containing 5 cartridges per pack, 50 discs per cartridge. Firm name on the label is Oxoid, Ltd., Basingstoke, United Kingdom. Used in the semi-quantitative agar diffusion test method for in vitro susceptibility testing to assist in the determination of a suitable antibiotic agent for treatment purposes.

Recall: Z-0734-2014 · Reported January 22, 2014

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0734-2014
Event ID
67099
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Remel Inc
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
January 22, 2014
Initiation Date
November 21, 2013
Classification Date
January 14, 2014
Termination Date
December 11, 2014
Address
12076 Santa Fe Trail Dr, Lenexa, KS, 66215-3519, United States

Description

Oxoid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Disc, MEM10, REF: CT0774B, 10 mcg meropenem, Packed in packs containing 5 cartridges per pack, 50 discs per cartridge. Firm name on the label is Oxoid, Ltd., Basingstoke, United Kingdom. Used in the semi-quantitative agar diffusion test method for in vitro susceptibility testing to assist in the determination of a suitable antibiotic agent for treatment purposes.

Reason

Individual discs in the lot may not be sufficiently impregnated with antibiotic, resulting in smaller than expected zone sizes.

Code Info

Lot number: 1223566 EXP: 8/31/2013

Distribution

Nationwide Distribution including the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, IA, IL, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, and WV

Quantity

45/5/50 - discs/cartridges/packs