Z-0697-2022Class II

Microbiologics QC Sets and Panels: Helix Elite. Extended Enteric Bacterial Verification Panel (Inactivated...

Name: Z-0697-2022 Microbiologics QC Sets and Panels: Helix Elite. Extended Enteric Bacterial Verification Panel (Inactivated...
Creator: Microbiologics Inc
Published: 2017-06-06
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Microbiologics, Inc. / initiated 2017-06-06 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

Microbiologics Inc began a recall of Microbiologics QC Sets and Panels: Helix Elite. Extended Enteric Bacterial Verification Panel (Inactivated Pellet) includes 21 pellets each comprised of the... on 2017-06-06. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Real-time shelf life testing failed at 24 months". 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-0697-2022
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2017-06-06
Posted: 2022-03-01
Terminated: 2023-01-17
Recalling firm: Microbiologics, Inc.
Product: Microbiologics QC Sets and Panels: Helix Elite. Extended Enteric Bacterial Verification Panel (Inactivated Pellet) includes 21 pellets each comprised of the following 8 organisms: 1. S. Typhimurium derived from NCTC 74, 2. S. sonnei derived from NCTC 12984, 3. E. coli derived from CDC 2010C-3114 (STEC), 4. C. jejuni derived from NCTC 11322, 5. P. shigelloides derived from NCTC 10363, 6. Y. enterocolitica derived from NCTC 11174, 7. E. coli derived from NCTC 11602 (ETEC), 8. V. parahaemolyticus derived from NCTC 13209
Product code: OHQ Multi-Analyte Controls Unassayed
Reason for recall: Real-time shelf life testing failed at 24 months
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Process design
Action: Microbiologics notified customers on about 06/06/2017 via email containing a letter. The letters indicated the affected products and instructed customers to update their records with the corrected expiration date, which was provided for each affected lot.
Quantity in commerce: 8 units
Distribution: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AK, CA, DC, FL, IA, ID, KS, LA, MD, MN, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WV and the countries of Australia, Belgium, Canada, India, United Kingdom.
Product codes and lots: Catalog Number: 8191, Lot Number: 8191-01, UDI: 70845357041240

Enforcement reports

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FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0697-2022
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-0697-2022	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2022-03-09	2022-03-01
Z-0698-2022	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2022-03-09	2022-03-01
Z-0699-2022	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2022-03-09	2022-03-01
Z-0700-2022	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2022-03-09	2022-03-01
Z-0701-2022	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2022-03-09	2022-03-01

Product code OHQ

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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)