Reported May 27, 2020 · Terminated

BD BBLTM Gram Stain Kit with Stabilized Iodine-- IVD For the differential staining of bacteria, Catalog Number: 212539…

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 Stain Kit with Stabilized Iodine-- IVD For the differential staining of bacteria
  • Catalog Number212539 -
  • 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 Date0007261 06/30/21; 0007255 05/31/21; 0028309 03/30/21. Expanded 5/12/20-Lot Numbers/Exp
  • Date
    • 0041114 07/31/21
    • 0014322 06/30/21
Amount recalled
1469 kits

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, 6:49 PM UTC

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