# FDA recall Z-2425-2017

> **Biomerieux Inc** · Class II · device recall initiated 2017-04-20.

## Product

VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-GN76), REF 413433, 20 cards per carton.

## Reason for recall

The integrity of the product container may be compromised thereby exposing product to moisture which could lead to antibiotic degradation (loss of potency).

## Distribution

Nationwide distribution in the U.S, including military and government sites.   The product was also distributed to Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia - Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroun, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,  Uganda, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swede

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-2425-2017
- **Recalling firm:** Biomerieux Inc
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2017-04-20
- **Report date:** 2017-06-21
- **Termination date:** 2020-07-22

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Hazelwood, MO, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2425-2017

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-2425-2017. Retrieved 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-2425-2017. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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