Reported Jul 11, 2012 · Terminated

Microbiologics 217 Osseo Avenue North, St. Cloud, MN 56303, Gram Stain Control Slides, SLO3-10, ATCC Licensed…

Microbiologics 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: Microbiologics Inc · 217 Osseo Ave N · Saint Cloud, MN · 56303-4452

Is this the product you have?

  • Microbiologics 217 Osseo Avenue North, St. Cloud, MN 56303, Gram Stain Control Slides, SLO3-10, ATCC Licensed Derivative, MediMart Europe, 11 rue Emile, Zola B.P. 2332, 38933 Grenoble Cedex 2 France. They are microscope slide preparations contains specific organisms populations of known and predictable characteristics. These slide support formal quality assurance programs by serving as quality control challenges to demonstrate and document satisfactory performance of staining regents and methods used in staining procedures and to document personnel's ability to perform the procedure and to properly interpret the microscopic test results.
Lot codes and dates
    • 0353 - 0355
    • 0357 - 0363
Amount recalled
13,720 slides (10 slides per box)

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Microbiologics is recalling a number of lots of KWIK-QC Gram Stain Slides. This product gram negative control organism (E.coli) is not properly fixated on the slide, which may cause the user to unintentionally contaminate the patient area of the slide by flooding the control well with stain. This contamination could potentially lead to misdiagnosis and improper treatment of a patient.

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 Jan 8, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:25 PM UTC

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