Reported Mar 1, 2023 · Ongoing

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

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 (REF)-For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of folate in human serum and red blood cells
  • Siemens Material Number (SMN)10331250
  • Siemens Material Number (SMN)10325366
Lot codes and dates

4 of 4 products

Products covered by this recall
#BarcodesProduct as published
100630414454597(01)00630414454597(10) 16277336(17)20230320
200630414454597(01)00630414454597(10) 23278336 (17)20230320
300630414454597(01)00630414454597(10)25958336(17)20230320
400630414454597(01)00630414454597(10)63092344(17)20230726. Lot Numbers: 16277336, 23278336, 25958336, 63092344 and higher. Affects all current and future lots of the Advia Centaur Folate assay until the Instructions for Use are updated.
Amount recalled
124 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, 5:43 PM UTC

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