Reported Aug 21, 2013 · Terminated

Remel X/pect Flu A&B Control Swabs, For In Vitro Diagnostic Use, Ref R246003, each package contains 20 Flu A Control…

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

Is this the product you have?

  • Remel X/pect Flu A&B Control Swabs, For In Vitro Diagnostic Use, Ref R246003, each package contains 20 Flu A Control Swabs and 20 Flu B Control Swabs, each swab is individually packaged in a foil pouch. The firm name on the label is Remel Europe, Ltd., Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom. Product is a test kit containing characterized positive and negative controls intended for use in qualitative procedures as external quality control material for the Remel Xpect Flu A&B test kit.
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot 260745
    • exp. 5/31/2014
Amount recalled
96 kits of 20 swab sets

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Flu A+ Control Swabs incorrectly give Flu A- results when used for quality control testing with the Xpect Flu A&B test kit.

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 14, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:53 PM UTC

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