Z-1159-2008
BIOPLEX 2200 MULTI-ANALYTE DETECTION SYSTEM: a) 100 test - Catalog No. 665-1150; and b) the 5,000 tests...
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. / initiated 2007-11-13 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process
Bio-Rad Laboratories began a recall of BIOPLEX 2200 MULTI-ANALYTE DETECTION SYSTEM: a) 100 test - Catalog No. 665-1150; and b) the 5,000 tests - Catalog No. 665-1155 - manufactured by Bio-Rad... on . The reason FDA records is "False negative results due to reagent packs exhibiting low signal". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.
Recall record
- Recall number
- Z-1159-2008
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Posted
- Terminated
- Recalling firm
- Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.
- Product
- BIOPLEX 2200 MULTI-ANALYTE DETECTION SYSTEM: a) 100 test - Catalog No. 665-1150; and b) the 5,000 tests - Catalog No. 665-1155 - manufactured by Bio-Rad Laboratories in Redmond, WA. The product is used as an aid in the diagnosis of systemic autoimmune diseases.
- Product code
- LKJ Antinuclear Antibody, Antigen, Control
- Reason for recall
- False negative results due to reagent packs exhibiting low signal.
- Root cause tag
- manufacturing process
- FDA root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- On 11/13/2007, the firm faxed Voluntary Field Correction Letters (which are dated 11/9/2007) to its consignees and also contacted them via telephone. The Voluntary Field Correction Letters: a) informed them of the potential for false negative results; b) recommended that they perform QC testing daily with each reagent pack; c) provided a new insert for the Instructions for Use; and d) provided a Response Sheet for each consignee to complete and return to the firm.
- Quantity in commerce
- 8,804 kits
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution -- USA, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, South Africa, and Switzerland.
- Product codes and lots
- Eleven (11) Lots, as follows: Lot Numbers: 931396 Exp. 9/30/06; 935424 Exp. 3/31/07; 941886 Exp. 3/31/07; 935682 Exp. 4/30/07; 937351 Exp. 6/30/07; 941343 Exp. 3/31/08; 941428 Exp. 4/30/08; 945246 Exp. 9/30/08; 945875 Exp. 12/31/08; 945248 Exp. 10/31/08 and 945875 Exp. 12/31/08 ****
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