Reported Jan 6, 2016 · Terminated
BD Vacutainer PLUS K2EDTA Tubes (Plastic). 13 x 75 mm x 2.0 mL (Pink) BD Hemogard Additive: K2EDTA (spray dried), 3.6mg…
Becton Dickinson & Company
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: Becton Dickinson & Company · 1 Becton Dr · Franklin Lakes, NJ · 07417-1815
Is this the product you have?
- BD Vacutainer PLUS K2EDTA Tubes (Plastic). 13 x 75 mm x 2.0
- mL (Pink) BD Hemogard AdditiveK2EDTA (spray dried), 3.6mg Sterile IVD BD, Made in USA The Vacutainer Brand PLUS (Plastic) Tube with EDTA Vacutainer¿ Brand Serum Tube are evacuated blood collection tubes which provide a means of collecting, transporting, separating and processing blood in a plastic tube
- Lot codes and dates
Catalog Reference #367842Lot numbers 5089731 and 5175923
- Amount recalled
- 29,815,600 units in total
This recall covers 5 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.
Where it was sold
- Nationwide
Why it was recalled
Some of the Blood Collection Tubes in these lots were manufactured with insufficient EDTA additive. An insufficient EDTA additive may lead to erroneous platelet results, specimen recollection, or a delay of treatment.
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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