Reported Mar 1, 2023 · Ongoing

ADVIA Centaur Folate 500 test kit- For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of folate in human…

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, 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: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · 333 Coney St · East Walpole, MA · 02032-1516

Is this the product you have?

  • ADVIA Centaur Folate 500 test kit- For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of folate in human serum and red blood cells
  • Siemens Material Number (SMN)10325366
Lot codes and dates

7 of 7 products

Products covered by this recall
#BarcodesProduct as published
100630414450940(01)00630414450940(10)16276336 (17)20230320
200630414450940(01)00630414450940(10)21334336(17)20230320
300630414450940(01)00630414450940(10)22079336(17)20230320
400630414450940(01)00630414450940(10)27946338(17)20230529
500630414450940(01)00630414450940(10)41225342(17)20230630
600630414450940(01)00630414450940(10)62966344 (17)20230726
7Lot Numbers: 16276336, 21334336, 22079336, 27946338, 41225342, 62966344 and higher. Affects all current and future lots of the ADVIA Centaur Folate assay assay until the Instructions for Use are updated.
Amount recalled
7,884 kits

This recall covers 7 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 6 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Negative bias occurred when whole blood calibration (Atellica IM Fol or ADVIA Centaur FolateBA/FolBA) used to test serum samples.

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

Data as of Sep 19, 4:55 PM UTC

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