Reported Dec 4, 2013 · Terminated

Product Brand Name(s): Alere Cholestech LDX¿ Lipid Profile"GLU Test Cassette, Model 10-991. Product Generic Name: Alere…

Alere San Diego, Inc.

Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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: Alere San Diego, Inc. · 9975 Summers Ridge Rd · San Diego, CA · 92121-2997

Is this the product you have?

  • Product Brand Name(s)Alere Cholestech LDX¿ Lipid Profile"GLU Test Cassette, Model 10-991
  • Product Generic NameAlere Cholestech LDX¿ Lipid Profile"GLU Test Cassette
  • Description of the productLipid. Glucose panel Test cassettes
  • Product packaging10 individually pouched cassettes in a labeled kit box. Intended for the quantitative determination of total cholesterol, HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, triglycerides, and/or glucose in whole blood, serum, and plasma
Lot codes and dates
  • Model Number10-991. Lot #320167. Expiration date
  • or Expected shelf life8/31/14
  • Expected shelf lifeup to 12 months
Amount recalled
3,621 kits

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Alere initiated a recall of Cholestech LDX Lipid Profile-GLU test cassettes, Catalog Number 10-991, Lot # 320167, becuase an incorrect lot number was printed on the outer 10 pack kit box label. The incorrect Lot # number printed was 321067.

This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Sep 25, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:31 PM UTC

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