Reported Sep 22, 2021 · Terminated

Potassium Hydroxide 10% (KOH 10%), Cat. No. 300145 Potassium Hydroxide 10% (KOH 10%) is intended for use in the…

Gibson Bioscience

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: Gibson Bioscience · 1040 Manchester St · Lexington, KY · 40508-2422

Is this the product you have?

  • Potassium Hydroxide 10% (KOH 10%), Cat. No. 300145 Potassium Hydroxide 10% (KOH 10%) is intended for use in the demonstration of yeast and fungal elements in wet clinical preparations. Potassium Hydroxide digests the proteinaceous material in the specimen, leaving the fungal cell wall intact for direct microscopic observation.
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot 21137116
    • UDI 10634853000633
Amount recalled
11 kits

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

A lot of KOH 10% was made with Hydrogen Peroxide 3% instead of KOH 10%.

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 May 2, 2023 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:20 PM UTC

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