Z-0164-04

Chocolate II Agar (GC II Agar with Hemoglobin and Iso Vitalex), microbiological media plates, Catalog...

Name: Z-0164-04 Chocolate II Agar (GC II Agar with Hemoglobin and Iso Vitalex), microbiological media plates, Catalog...
Creator: Becton Dickinson & Co
Published: 2003-10-10
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Becton Dickinson & Co / initiated 2003-10-10 / Terminated

FDA source

Becton Dickinson & Co began a recall of Chocolate II Agar (GC II Agar with Hemoglobin and Iso Vitalex), microbiological media plates, Catalog #221267, packaged in cardboard carton, 100 plates per... on 2003-10-10. The reason FDA records is "Microbiological media may exhibit reduced colony size of bacteria, Haemophilus species". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0164-04
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2003-10-10
Posted: 2003-11-27
Terminated: 2004-06-18
Recalling firm: Becton Dickinson & Co
Product: Chocolate II Agar (GC II Agar with Hemoglobin and Iso Vitalex), microbiological media plates, Catalog #221267, packaged in cardboard carton, 100 plates per carton.
Product code: JTY Culture Media, For Isolation Of Pathogenic Neisseria
Reason for recall: Microbiological media may exhibit reduced colony size of bacteria, Haemophilus species.
FDA root cause: Other
Action: The recalling firm notified distributors by fax and end users by certified mail on 10/10/03. The recall notice advised consignees of reduced growth of Haemophilus species, and instructed them to discontinue distribution and use and discard product for replacement. The letter requests consignees to respond with replacement units needed.
Quantity in commerce: 7302 cartons
Distribution: Product was sold to domestic distributors and direct shipped end users nationwide including government consignees, and was additionally sold to affiliated international distributors.
Product codes and lots: Lot/EXP 3197678/ November 13, 2003*** 3197693/ November 14, 2003*** 3198565/ November 07, 2003*** 3212853/ November 25, 2003*** 3212901/ November 27, 2003*** 3212919/ November 28, 2003*** 3212956/ December 02, 2003*** 3212972/ December 03, 2003***

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)