Z-0473-2016Class II

Vancomycin Screen Agar

Name: Z-0473-2016 Vancomycin Screen Agar
Creator: Becton Dickinson & Co.
Published: 2015-06-29
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Becton Dickinson & Co / initiated 2015-06-29 / Terminated

FDA source

Becton Dickinson & Co. began a recall of Vancomycin Screen Agar on 2015-06-29. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "The affected expired lots of product may have exhibited breakthrough growth of vancomycin susceptible Enterococcus facaelis ATCC 29212 near the end of shelf life. The in-date product may also exhibit breakthrough growth...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0473-2016
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2015-06-29
Posted: 2015-12-23
Terminated: 2016-08-12
Recalling firm: Becton Dickinson & Co
Product: Vancomycin Screen Agar
Product code: JWY Manual Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Systems
Reason for recall: The affected expired lots of product may have exhibited breakthrough growth of vancomycin susceptible Enterococcus facaelis ATCC 29212 near the end of shelf life. The in-date product may also exhibit breakthrough growth of vancomycin susceptible Enterococcus facaelis ATCC 29212 near the end of shelf life.
FDA root cause: Under Investigation by firm
Action: Becton Dickinson (BD) sent US customers a Urgent Product Recall letter dated June 2015, via UPS. Customers were requested to return response forms indicating acknowledgement of the recall and quantity of remaining product that was at their facility. The acknowledgement form included with the follow up letter that is faxed back to BD will be reconciled with the customer list. BD will contact 10% of non-respondents to verify receipt of the customer letter. Any product returned to BD will be quarantined and discarded. If further assistance is needed, please contact BD Technical Services at 1-800-638-8663.
Quantity in commerce: 60,840
Distribution: Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) Distribution to the states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and WV., and to the countries of : Canada, Colombia, India, Mexico and Europe.
Product codes and lots: catalog number 222204. Lot numbers 5041659, 5064921, 5076659, 5083712, 5097504, 5105955, 5130907, 5139626, and 5147941

Enforcement reports

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FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0473-2016
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-0473-2016	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2015-12-30	2015-12-23
Z-0474-2016	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2015-12-30	2015-12-23

Product code JWY

K951539Class IIEnterococcus Screening MediumBecton Dickinson Microbiology Systems / cleared 1995-06-13

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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)