Reported May 22, 2013 · Terminated

Liquichek" ToRCH Plus IgM Control - Positive Liquichek ToRCH Plus IgM Control is intended for use as an unassayed…

Bio-rad Laboratories, Inc.

Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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: Bio-rad Laboratories, Inc. · 9500 Jeronimo Rd · Irvine, CA · 92618-2017

Is this the product you have?

  • Liquichek" ToRCH Plus IgM Control - Positive Liquichek ToRCH Plus IgM Control is intended for use as an unassayed quality control serum to monitor precision of IgM laboratory testing procedures for the analytes listed in this package insert. This product is not intended for use in blood donor screening assays. Analytes claimed with this
  • lot of Liquichek ToRCH Plus IgM Control¿ Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgM ¿ Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1/2 (HSV-1/2) IgM ¿ Rubella Virus IgM ¿ Toxoplasma gondii IgM
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot Number 18972
    • Catalog Number 229 and 229PX
Amount recalled
211 boxes and 5 MiniPaks

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The Liquichek" ToRCH Plus IgM Control - Positive, contains detectable levels of HCV RNA which originated from the non-specific human IgM component used in the mouse monoclonal antibody conjugation process for this product.

This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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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 1, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:32 PM UTC

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