Reported Apr 10, 2013 · Terminated

Test Strips packaged in the OC-Light Manual iFOBT Kit, Catalog No. FOB50. For the rapid, qualitative detection of human…

Polymedco, 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: Polymedco, Inc · 510 Furnace Dock Rd · Cortlandt Manor, NY · 10567-6220

Is this the product you have?

  • Test Strips packaged in the OC-Light Manual iFOBT Kit, Catalog No. FOB50. For the rapid, qualitative detection of human hemoglobin in feces.
Lot codes and dates

12 of 12 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1Kit Lot # P205877 - Kit Expiration Date 2/28/2013 - Test Strip Lot # 18004M
2Kit Lot # P210125 - Kit Expiration Date 3/31/2013 - Test Strip Lot # 19006M
3Kit Lot # P210204 - Kit Expiration Date 3/31/2013 - Test Strip Lot # 19006M
4Kit Lot # P212420 - Kit Expiration Date 4/30/2013 - Test Strip Lot # 1X009M
5Kit Lot # P212421 - Kit Expiration Date 4/30/2013 - Test Strip Lot # 1X009M
6Kit Lot # P210194 - Kit Expiration Date 4/30/2013 - Test Strip Lot # 1X010M
7Kit Lot # P217043 - Kit Expiration Date 5/31/2013 - Test Strip Lot # 1Y012M
8Kit Lot # P234499 - Kit Expiration Date 11/30/2013 - Test Strip Lot # 25011M
9Kit Lot # P234664 - Kit Expiration Date 11/30/2013 - Test Strip Lot # 26012M
10Kit Lot # P238025 - Kit Expiration Date 12/31/2013 - Test Strip Lot # 26012M
11Kit Lot # P238028 - Kit Expiration Date 12/31/2013 - Test Strip Lot # 26013M
12Kit Lot # P243938 - Kit Expiration Date 12/31/2013 - Test Strip Lot # 26012M.
Amount recalled
355,350 test strips

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

The test strips in the affected product lots of the OC Light immunological fecal occult blood test are being recalled because they may not be stable through their labeled shelf-life. There may be a possibility of obtaining false negative results when using the affected lots.

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 Feb 10, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:51 PM UTC

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