Z-1458-05

Oxacillin Screen Agar, Catalog 221952, in disposable plastic media plates, packaged in boxes of 10 plates/box

Name: Z-1458-05 Oxacillin Screen Agar, Catalog 221952, in disposable plastic media plates, packaged in boxes of 10 plates/box
Creator: Becton Dickinson & Co.
Published: 2005-07-28
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Becton Dickinson & Co / initiated 2005-07-28 / Terminated

FDA source

Becton Dickinson & Co. began a recall of Oxacillin Screen Agar, Catalog 221952, in disposable plastic media plates, packaged in boxes of 10 plates/box on 2005-07-28. The reason FDA records is "Microbiological media for antibiotic susceptibility testing gives false test results". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1458-05
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2005-07-28
Posted: 2005-08-31
Terminated: 2005-10-17
Recalling firm: Becton Dickinson & Co
Product: Oxacillin Screen Agar, Catalog 221952, in disposable plastic media plates, packaged in boxes of 10 plates/box.
Product code: JTZ Culture Media, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test, Mueller Hinton Agar/Broth
Reason for recall: Microbiological media for antibiotic susceptibility testing gives false test results.
FDA root cause: Other
Action: The recalling firm notified distributors and direct accounts by fax, e-mail, and letters on 07/28/2005. The notifications advised of false resistant results with control organisms known to be oxcacillin susceptible. Customers were instructed to discontinue use of the lot and discard for replacement. Distributors were requested to discontinue distribution and provide consignee list for subsequent notification. Response forms are included with the recall letters.
Quantity in commerce: 20930 plates
Distribution: Product was sold to distributors and direct account end-users worldwide including government facilities.
Product codes and lots: Lot #5140549, EXP 8/17/05

Product code JTZ

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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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)