Reported Apr 3, 2013 · Terminated

Microbiologics KWIK-QC SLIDES ( KWIK-QC Acid Fast Stain Slides and KWIK-QC Mycobacterium Slides). Slide preparations…

Microbiologics 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: Microbiologics Inc · 200 Cooper Avenue North · Saint Cloud, MN · 56303-4452

Is this the product you have?

  • Microbiologics KWIK-QC SLIDES ( KWIK-QC Acid Fast Stain Slides and KWIK-QC Mycobacterium Slides). Slide preparations serving as quality control challenges to demonstrate satisfactory performance of staining reagents.
Lot codes and dates
  • SL42-10 Lots 4239 to 4243 SL43-10 Lots 4333 to 4337
Amount recalled
396 boxes of 10 slides each.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Microbiologics Inc is initiating a voluntary recall on products KWIK-QC Acid Fast Stain Slide, SL42-10 and KWIK-QC Mycobacterium, SL43-10. These products are being recalled because the control organisms are not properly fixated on the slide, which may cause the user to unintentionally contaminate the patient area of the slide by flooding the control well with stain. This contamination could pote

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 Mar 10, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:38 PM UTC

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