FDA Recall Terminated

Bio-Rad MONOLISA Anti-HBc EIA, Catalog Number 26186. In vitro diagnostic.

Recall: Z-1189-2008 · Initiated January 7, 2008

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1189-2008
Event Number
46728
Firm
Bio-Rad Laboratories
FEI Number
3008272466
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Process control
Initiated
January 7, 2008
Posted
August 20, 2008
Terminated
March 7, 2011
Address
6565 185th Ave NE, Redmond, WA, 98052-5039

Description

Bio-Rad MONOLISA Anti-HBc EIA, Catalog Number 26186. In vitro diagnostic.

Reason

Incorrect result: Elevated reactivity with a kit lot 232BGG. Patient samples that are negative for antibodies to anti-HBc could be assigned a positive result.

Action

Bio-Rad called each customer and alerted them to the issue on 1/7-8/2008. A letter was faxed and sent via overnight carrier (DHL) to each customer site on 1/8/2008. Customers were told not to use the affected lot of the product and to discard it. The firm will provide another lot of the product to customers.

Distribution

Nationwide Distribution.

Quantity

31 distributed