Reported Jul 24, 2013 · Terminated

Various types of Fetal Bovine Serum Bovine sourced Animal Sera for in-vitro diagnostic device and as a growth promoting…

Paa Laboratories 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: Paa Laboratories Inc · 145 Bethridge Road · Etobicoke, Ontario · N/A

Is this the product you have?

  • Various types of Fetal Bovine Serum Bovine sourced Animal Sera for in-vitro diagnostic device and as a growth promoting nutrient in cell culture systems.
Lot codes and dates
  • 510 k exempt No Medical Device Listing number All batches produced within the last 5 years (143 batches)
Amount recalled
approximately 280,000 liters

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Current product labeling band data sheets state that FBS Pharma Grade and FBS/FBS Native are pure Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). These products may contain added adult Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA)of United States origin, water, and/or cell growth promoting additives. All other FBS products, as listed below, including FBS Gold and FBS Standard, described as specialty sera', may contain adult BSA of Un

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 Sep 14, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:49 PM UTC

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