FDA Recall Terminated

Microbiologics QC Sets and Panels: Helix Elite. Extended Enteric Bacterial Verification Panel (Inactivated Pellet) includes 21 pellets each comprised of the following 8 organisms: 1. S. Typhimurium derived from NCTC 74, 2. S. sonnei derived from NCTC 12984, 3. E. coli derived from CDC 2010C-3114 (STEC), 4. C. jejuni derived from NCTC 11322, 5. P. shigelloides derived from NCTC 10363, 6. Y. enterocolitica derived from NCTC 11174, 7. E. coli derived from NCTC 11602 (ETEC), 8. V. parahaemolyticus derived from NCTC 13209

Recall: Z-0697-2022 · Initiated June 6, 2017

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0697-2022
Event Number
89446
Firm
Microbiologics Inc
FEI Number
2150138
Product Code
OHQ
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Process design
Initiated
June 6, 2017
Terminated
January 17, 2023
Address
200 Cooper Ave N, Saint Cloud, MN, 56303-4440

Description

Microbiologics QC Sets and Panels: Helix Elite. Extended Enteric Bacterial Verification Panel (Inactivated Pellet) includes 21 pellets each comprised of the following 8 organisms: 1. S. Typhimurium derived from NCTC 74, 2. S. sonnei derived from NCTC 12984, 3. E. coli derived from CDC 2010C-3114 (STEC), 4. C. jejuni derived from NCTC 11322, 5. P. shigelloides derived from NCTC 10363, 6. Y. enterocolitica derived from NCTC 11174, 7. E. coli derived from NCTC 11602 (ETEC), 8. V. parahaemolyticus derived from NCTC 13209

Reason

Real-time shelf life testing failed at 24 months

Action

Microbiologics notified customers on about 06/06/2017 via email containing a letter. The letters indicated the affected products and instructed customers to update their records with the corrected expiration date, which was provided for each affected lot.

Distribution

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AK, CA, DC, FL, IA, ID, KS, LA, MD, MN, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WV and the countries of Australia, Belgium, Canada, India, United Kingdom.

Quantity

8 units