Reported Jan 21, 2015 · Terminated
CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar is an enriched, nonselective culture medium…
Becton Dickinson & Co.
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 & Co. · BD Diagnostic Systems · Sparks, MD · 21152-0999
Is this the product you have?
- CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar is an enriched, nonselective culture medium particularly useful or the isolation and cultivation of obligate anaerobes from clinical specimens. It supports the growth of a wide variety of obligately anaerobic, faculatively anaerobic, microaerophilic and aerobic bacteria.
- Lot codes and dates
- Catalogue # 221734 with Lot #4077423
- Amount recalled
- 1,530 cases (100 plates/case)
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
- Nationwide
- PR
Why it was recalled
A low level of surface and subsurface contamination of Listeria monocytogenes on 9 lots of non-sterile prepared plated media containing sheep blood, typically visible immediately upon removal from the packaging. The contamination is typically observed as 1-3 CFUs per plate when present.
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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