Reported May 22, 2013 · Terminated

BBL(tm) Trypticase (tm) Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood. Used for culturing microorganisms.

Becton Dickinson & Co.

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: Becton Dickinson & Co. · BD Diagnostic Systems · Sparks, MD · 21152-0999

Is this the product you have?

  • BBL(tm) Trypticase (tm) Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood. Used for culturing microorganisms.
Lot codes and dates

12 of 12 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
221239
lot 2348199 with expiration date 4/5/13; and
221261
lot 2348208 with expiration date 3/22/13
lot 2355145 with expiration date 4/2/13
lot 2339019 with expiration date 4/5/13
lot 2348157 with expiration date 4/6/13
lot 2361011 with expiration date 4/6/13
lot 2348202 ,with expiration date 4/6/13
lot 2348108 with expiration date 4/12/13
lot 2348074 with expiration date 4/19/13, and
lot 3038371 with expiration date 5/28/13
Amount recalled
521,160 total pieces (all three recalled products)

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Microbiological media may be contaminated with bacteria.

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 Jun 24, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:50 PM UTC

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