# FDA recall Z-0237-2026

> **Becton Dickinson & Co.** · Class II · device recall initiated 2025-09-23.

## Product

BD BACTEC Blood Culture System, labeled as the following:    1. BACTEC 9120 System, Catalog Numbers: 445570, 445702.     2. INSTRUMENT BACTEC 9120 UNREPAIRED, Catalog Number: 44557008.

## Reason for recall

Product service credentials used by some BD technical support teams to access certain BD products were accessed by an unauthorized actor. Until these product service credentials are updated, there is a risk of unauthorized access that may impact the confidentiality, integrity and/or availability of the relevant products and associated data.

## Distribution

Worldwide distribution.  US Nationwide including Guam and Puerto Rico, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-0237-2026
- **Recalling firm:** Becton Dickinson & Co.
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Ongoing
- **Initiation date:** 2025-09-23
- **Report date:** 2025-10-29

- **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-0237-2026

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-0237-2026. Retrieved 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-0237-2026. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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