Reported Feb 26, 2025 · Ongoing

remel BLOOD AGAR MacCONKEY AGAR BIPLATE, REF R02049, QTY 100, for invitro diagnostic use

Remel, 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: Remel, Inc · 12076 Santa Fe Trail Dr · Lenexa, KS · 66215-3519

Is this the product you have?

  • remel BLOOD AGAR MacCONKEY AGAR BIPLATE, REF R02049, QTY 100, for invitro diagnostic use
Lot codes and dates
    • UDI/DI 848838003691
    • Lot Number 213926
    • exp. 2025-02-24
Amount recalled
787 units

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

Product may contain surface and subsurface contamination of Listeria monocytogenes which is typically visible immediately upon removal from the packaging, appearing on the blood side of the biplate.

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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