Reported Dec 3, 2014 · Terminated

Remel TB Potassium Permanganate (.5% Aqueous) 40192, packaged in 250 ml bottles, 5/pkg. A stain for use in qualitative…

Remel Inc.

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: Remel Inc · 12076 Santa Fe Trail Dr · Lenexa, KS · 66215-3519

Is this the product you have?

  • Remel TB Potassium Permanganate (.5% Aqueous) 40192, packaged in 250 ml bottles, 5/pkg. A stain for use in qualitative procedures as a counterstain in the fluorescent microscopic detection of mycobacteria.
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot293086 Expiration 01Apr2015
Amount recalled
79/5/250- packages/bottles/ml

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The product may appear cloudy or discolored and may not perform correctly in presumptive diagnosis of mycobacterial disease.

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 Jun 1, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:06 PM UTC

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