FDA Recall Terminated

FB Broth, 10ml (Fastidious Bacteria Broth) Cat. no: K31 Lot: 15231 A fastidious bacteria broth for the enriched cultivation of Neisseria spp., Haemophilus spp., Streptococcus spp., Corynebacterium spp., and other fastidious bacteria from clinical specimens.

Recall: Z-0470-2016 · Initiated November 18, 2015

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0470-2016
Event Number
72786
Firm
Hardy Diagnostics
FEI Number
2022807
Product Code
JSC
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Initiated
November 18, 2015
Posted
December 23, 2015
Terminated
March 28, 2016
Address
1430 W McCoy Ln, Santa Maria, CA, 93455-1005

Description

FB Broth, 10ml (Fastidious Bacteria Broth) Cat. no: K31 Lot: 15231 A fastidious bacteria broth for the enriched cultivation of Neisseria spp., Haemophilus spp., Streptococcus spp., Corynebacterium spp., and other fastidious bacteria from clinical specimens.

Reason

The firm is recalling FB Broth Cat. no. K31, Lot no. 15231 because of potential Burkholderia fungorum contamination.

Action

Hardy Diagnostic notified Customers via phone on November 18, 2015, followed up with written notifications being sent via first class, email, or facsimile. Customers were instructed to destroy the recalled product according to local regulations for nonhazardous waste if uninoculated or as medical waste if inoculated. and to discard any remaining tubes of the recalled lot. Any remaining product on hand the firm stated would be replaced. The firm stated to customers that they would follow-up the phone conversation with written communication and requested a full name, and email or fax number. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you in advance for completing the attached form. Please feel free to contact our Technical Services Department if you have not received your replacements or if you have additional questions about this notification. Technical Services can be reached at (800) 266-2222, option 2 or via email at [email protected].

Distribution

US. Distribution to the states of : CA, WI, MD and UT. .

Quantity

500 25pk/20)