Reported Oct 28, 2020 · Terminated

Sofia SARS Antigen FIA Package Insert The Sofia SARS Antigen FIA is a lateral flow immunofluorescent sandwich assay…

Quidel Corporation

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Quidel Corporation · 10165 McKellar Ct · San Diego, CA · 92121-4201

Is this the product you have?

  • Sofia SARS Antigen FIA Package Insert The Sofia SARS Antigen FIA is a lateral flow immunofluorescent sandwich assay that is used with the Sofia and Sofia 2 instrument intended for the qualitative detection of the nucleocapsid protein antigen from SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal (NP) and nasal (NS) swab specimens directly from individuals who are suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider within the first five days of the onset of symptoms.
Lot codes and dates
  • 1438900EN00 (03/20) and 1438901EN00 (05/20)
Amount recalled
10537

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Instructions for use in the package insert for SARS Antigen FIA test were updated to remove all references to a specific viral transport medium product as well as the use of other viral transport media. Use of the specific viral transport medium products may result in False-positive results. Directly testing from specimens (NS or NP swab) is recommended.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Aug 9, 2022 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:39 PM UTC

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