Reported Apr 24, 2013 · Terminated

Alere Cholestech LDX ALT AST Test Cassette, Model #12-788. For the in vitro quantitative determination of alanine…

Alere San Diego, 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: Alere San Diego, Inc. · 9975 Summers Ridge Rd · San Diego, CA · 92121-2997

Is this the product you have?

  • Alere Cholestech LDX ALT AST Test Cassette, Model #12-788. For the in vitro quantitative determination of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST).
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot/Unit Codes
    • 274351A
    • 274351B
    • 274352B
    • 274353A
    • 290243A
    • 290244A
    • 290641A
    • 290641B
    • 290642A
    • 290643A
    • 290643B
    • 290644A
    • 290644B
    • 290645A
    • 290645B
    • 290646A
    • 290647A
    • 290648A
    • 293669A
    • 293670A
    • 293671A
    • 293672A
    • 293673A
    • 296635A
    • 296636A
    • 296637A
    • 296638A
    • 296639A
    • 296639B
    • 296640A
    • 296641A
    • 296642A
    • 297311B
    • 297313A
    • 297313B
Amount recalled
38,571 kits

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

Why it was recalled

The recall was initiated because Alere San Diego has an update for the Alere Cholestech LDX ALT AST cassette, and it has the potential for humidity changes to impact results for certain analytes on the Alere Cholestech LDX System.

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 Aug 13, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:51 PM UTC

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