Z-0345-03

Chocolate II Agar (GC II Agar with Hemoglobin and IsoVitalex), microbiological media plates. Catalog # 221267

Name: Z-0345-03 Chocolate II Agar (GC II Agar with Hemoglobin and IsoVitalex), microbiological media plates. Catalog # 221267
Creator: Becton Dickinson & Co.
Published: 2002-11-18
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Becton Dickinson & Co / initiated 2002-11-18 / Terminated

FDA source

Becton Dickinson & Co. began a recall of Chocolate II Agar (GC II Agar with Hemoglobin and IsoVitalex), microbiological media plates. Catalog # 221267 on 2002-11-18. The reason FDA records is "Microbiological media may exhibit No Growth or reduced colony size of Haemophilus species". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0345-03
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2002-11-18
Posted: 2002-12-18
Terminated: 2003-05-01
Recalling firm: Becton Dickinson & Co
Product: Chocolate II Agar (GC II Agar with Hemoglobin and IsoVitalex), microbiological media plates. Catalog # 221267
Product code: JTY Culture Media, For Isolation Of Pathogenic Neisseria
Reason for recall: Microbiological media may exhibit No Growth or reduced colony size of Haemophilus species.
FDA root cause: Other
Action: Becton Dickinson notified distributors by fax on 11/18/02 to discard inventory. Firm additionally notified distributors on 11/21/02 to include three additional lots of agar for recall. End users were notified by letter 11/21/02 to discard inventory for replacement, and return reply form.
Quantity in commerce: 6422 cartons/ 100 plates per carton
Distribution: Product was sold to distributors and subsequently distributed to medical facility end users nationwide and internationally.
Product codes and lots: Lots: 2213201 EXP 11/25/02 2213211 EXP 11/26/02 2261524 EXP 1/14/02 2246310 EXP 1/1/03 2261552 EXP 1/15/03 2276445 EXP 1/29/03

Product code JTY

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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)