Z-0545-2012

The National Children's Study Child Hair Kit/Heritage Labs Westat Child Hair Kit, Product A2362, each kit...

Name: Z-0545-2012 The National Children's Study Child Hair Kit/Heritage Labs Westat Child Hair Kit, Product A2362, each kit...
Creator: Heritage Labs International LLC
Published: 2011-01-09
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Heritage Labs International LLC / initiated 2011-01-09 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

Heritage Labs International LLC began a recall of The National Children's Study Child Hair Kit/Heritage Labs Westat Child Hair Kit, Product A2362, each kit packed in a bag or envelope and contains 2 Triad... on 2011-01-09. The reason FDA records is "Kits contain recalled Triad alcohol pads". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0545-2012
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2011-01-09
Posted: 2012-01-11
Terminated: 2012-12-26
Recalling firm: Heritage Labs International LLC
Product: The National Children's Study Child Hair Kit/Heritage Labs Westat Child Hair Kit, Product A2362, each kit packed in a bag or envelope and contains 2 Triad Medium Alcohol Prep Pads, Cat. No. 10-3001, NDC 50730-3001-0, and blood specimen collection supplies. NOTE: The master carton that went to the customer was misidentified as the Westat Child BNS Saliva Kit but actually contained the Child Hair Kit. Blood specimen collection
Product code: KDT Container, Specimen Mailer And Storage, Sterile
Reason for recall: Kits contain recalled Triad alcohol pads
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Material/Component Contamination
Action: Heritage Labs sent a Device Notification and Safety Alert letter dated January 12, 2011, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Heritage Labs sent replacement alcohol prep pads from a different supplier not affected by the recall to user of Heritage Labs kits. Heritage Labs recommended the replacements be on "as needed" basis. Upon opening kit, users should immediately dispose of sealed TRIAD brand alcohol pads. Users are to use the replacement wipes instead of the wipes contained in the kits. For any questions call (888)764-4120.
Quantity in commerce: 50 kits
Distribution: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Germany
Product codes and lots: All kits containing Triad alcohol prep pads

Product code KDT

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)