Reported May 27, 2020 · Terminated

BD BBLTM Gram Crystal Violet 3.8L-- IVD Primary stain for Staining Microorganisms, Catalog Number: 212526 - Product…

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. · 7 Loveton Cir · Sparks, MD · 21152-9212

Is this the product you have?

  • BD BBLTM Gram Crystal Violet 3.8L-- IVD Primary stain for Staining Microorganisms
  • Catalog Number212526 -
  • Product UsageGram Stain Kits and Reagents are used to stain microorganisms from cultures or specimens by the differential Gram method
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Number/ Exp Date
    • 317740 06/30/21
    • 9296637 05/31/21
  • Expanded 5/12/20 Lot numbers
    • : 9296631 05/31/21
    • 0027824 08/31/21
Amount recalled
236 bottles

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

Why it was recalled

May exhibit increased levels of artifacts which could be difficult to distinguish from gram positive cocci, increased levels of artifacts could result in a false-positive Gram stain

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 Feb 10, 2022 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:31 PM UTC

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