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Z-2346-2017Class II

VITEK 2 Anaerobic and Corynebacteria identification card (ANC), REF 21347, 20 cards per carton

bioMerieux, Inc. / initiated 2017-04-20 / Terminated / root cause: packaging

Biomerieux Inc began a recall of VITEK 2 Anaerobic and Corynebacteria identification card (ANC), REF 21347, 20 cards per carton on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "The integrity of the product container may be compromised thereby exposing product to moisture which could lead to antibiotic degradation (loss of potency)". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as packaging.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2346-2017
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
bioMerieux, Inc.
Product
VITEK 2 Anaerobic and Corynebacteria identification card (ANC), REF 21347, 20 cards per carton.
Product code
JSP Kit, Anaerobic Identification
Reason for recall
The integrity of the product container may be compromised thereby exposing product to moisture which could lead to antibiotic degradation (loss of potency).
Root cause tag
packaging
FDA root cause
Packaging
Action
The firm posted their recall notification on their customer website on 4/20/2017. The firm sent the recall notification letter to their customers via FedEx on 4/21/2017 for delivery 4/24/2017. A follow-up recall notice will be issued on 5/08/2017 which identified 3 additional lots impacted by the recall.
Quantity in commerce
6316 cartons
Distribution
Nationwide distribution in the U.S, including military and government sites. The product was also distributed to Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia - Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroun, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Uganda, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.
Product codes and lots
2440168103 13/May/18 2440202103 16/Jun/18 2440293203 15/Sep/18

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