Reported Jan 29, 2014 · Terminated

Oxoid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Discs, Ertapenem 10 mcg., CT1761B, packaged in cartridges of 50 discs, 5…

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?

  • Oxoid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Discs, Ertapenem 10 mcg., CT1761B, packaged in cartridges of 50 discs, 5 cartridges/pack. The firm name on the label is Oxoid Ltd., Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Used in the semi-quantitative agar diffusion test method for in-vitro susceptibility testing to assist in the determination of a suitable antibiotic agent for treatment purposes.
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot 1227786
    • Exp. 31AUG2013
Amount recalled
30 packs

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Cartridges may contain individual discs which were not impregnated with antibiotic.

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 Jan 21, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:20 PM UTC

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