FDA recall Z-2869-2018

Becton Dickinson & Co. · Class II · device

Product

BD BBL GC-Lect Agar; Cat. No. 297715 The device is a selective medium providing enhanced growth and recovery of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and better inhibition of contamination bacteria and fungi.

Reason for recall

A portion of this lot was manufactured using Gentamicin instead of Vancomycin. Gentamicin is an inhibitory agent of Neisseria organisms. This product is a selective plated medium to provide enhanced growth and recovery of N gonorrhoeae. Inhibited growth may cause a false negative result or a delayed result leading to incorrect or delayed treatment.

Distribution

US Distribution in states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MS, MT, NC, JH, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, WA, and WI.

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2018-06-21
Report date
2018-08-29
Termination date
2019-07-09
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Sparks, MD, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2869-2018