Reported Jul 25, 2012 · Terminated
BD Gram Stain Kit, containing 1- 250 mL bottle of Gram Crystal Violet, and additional reagents: Gram Iodine…
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?
- BD Gram Stain Kit, containing 1- 250 mL bottle of Gram Crystal Violet
- and additional reagentsGram Iodine (Stabilized), Gram Decolorizer, Gram Safranin. Gram Stain Kits and Reagents are used to stain microorganisms from cultures or specimens by the differential Gram method
- Lot codes and dates
Lot 1348873Exp April 302013
- Amount recalled
- 539 kits
This recall covers 2 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.
Where it was sold
- Nationwide
Why it was recalled
Potential for increase level of artifacts to appear as large, spherical and easy to distinguish or small & more difficult to distinguish from gram positive cocci.
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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