FDA Enforcement Class III Terminated

BBL CrystaLEAD Enteric/Nonfermentor (E/NF) Identification (ID) System, catalog number 245000. in vitro diagnostic for the identification of aerobic gram-negative bacteria that belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae as well as some of the more frequently isolated glucose fermenting and nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli.

Recall: Z-2041-2014 · Reported July 23, 2014

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2041-2014
Event ID
68468
Classification
Class III
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
E-Mail
Report Date
July 23, 2014
Initiation Date
May 21, 2014
Classification Date
July 11, 2014
Termination Date
August 12, 2016
Address
7 Loveton Cir, BD Diagnostic Systems, Sparks, MD, 21152-9212, United States

Description

BBL CrystaLEAD Enteric/Nonfermentor (E/NF) Identification (ID) System, catalog number 245000. in vitro diagnostic for the identification of aerobic gram-negative bacteria that belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae as well as some of the more frequently isolated glucose fermenting and nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli.

Reason

A portion of the BBL Crystal Enteric/Nonfermentor (E/NF) Identification kits from lot numbers 3224281 and 3290379 are labeled with incorrect expiration dates. A portion of these kits contain Crystal Inoculum fluid bottles that will expire prior to the date that was printed on the kit carton. The expiration date printed on the individual Crystal Inoculum fluid bottles is correct.

Code Info

Lot. Number - 3224281 / Exp. Date - 2014/06/09 , Lot. Number - 3290379 / Exp. Date - 2014/07/24, Lot. Number - 3224281 / Exp. Date - 2014/06/09

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide), Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan.

Quantity

18.210