# FDA recall Z-0196-2018

> **Becton Dickinson & Co.** · Class II · device recall initiated 2017-05-22.

## Product

TrypticaseTM Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood (TSA IITM), Catalog Number 221261  Trypticase Soy Agar with 5% or 10% Sheep Blood is used for cultivating fastidious microorganisms and for the visualization of hemolytic reactions produced by many bacterial species.

## Reason for recall

Listeria monocytogenes contamination of non-sterile plated media

## Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US including AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, FA, HI, IA, IS, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT & WA; International - Canada, Guam and Japan

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-0196-2018
- **Recalling firm:** Becton Dickinson & Co.
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2017-05-22
- **Report date:** 2017-12-13
- **Termination date:** 2018-02-26

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Sparks, MD, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0196-2018

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-0196-2018. Retrieved 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-0196-2018. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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