Z-1748-2015Class II

Remel Blood Agar (TSA w/sheep blood) plate REF R01202 packaged 10 plates per pack, 10/10-packs per case (100...

Name: Z-1748-2015 Remel Blood Agar (TSA w/sheep blood) plate REF R01202 packaged 10 plates per pack, 10/10-packs per case (100...
Creator: Remel Inc
Published: 2015-05-04
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Remel Inc / initiated 2015-05-04 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

Remel Inc began a recall of Remel Blood Agar (TSA w/sheep blood) plate REF R01202 packaged 10 plates per pack, 10/10-packs per case (100 plates). Blood agar is a solid medium recommended... on 2015-05-04. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes". 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-1748-2015
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2015-05-04
Posted: 2015-06-10
Terminated: 2017-02-13
Recalling firm: Remel Inc
Product: Remel Blood Agar (TSA w/sheep blood) plate REF R01202 packaged 10 plates per pack, 10/10-packs per case (100 plates). Blood agar is a solid medium recommended for use in qualitative procedures for the cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms and visualization of hemolytic reactions.
Product code: JSG Culture Media, Non-Selective And Non-Differential
Reason for recall: Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Material/Component Contamination
Action: The recalling firm sent the recall notification letter (dated May 1, 2015) to all customers on 5/4/2015 via standard mail.
Quantity in commerce: 845/10/10-plate pack cases
Distribution: Nationwide Distribution.
Product codes and lots: Lot Number: 646595 and 646596 Expiration date: 19May2015

Enforcement reports

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FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1748-2015
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-1748-2015	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2015-06-17	2015-06-10

Product code JSG

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

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About this record

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 2026-10-14, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)