FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
bioMerieux, Inc.: chromID Salmonella Agar, Reference No. 43621. A selective isolation and differentiation medium for the detection of Salmonella in human specimens.
- Recall number
- Z-0087-2014
- Recalling firm
- bioMerieux, Inc.
- Product
- chromID Salmonella Agar, Reference No. 43621. A selective isolation and differentiation medium for the detection of Salmonella in human specimens.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-09-06
- Posted
- 2013-10-28
- Terminated
- 2014-06-24
- Reason
- Complaints for Salmonella strains growing on this medium producing an uncharacteristic white colored colony instead of the expected pale pink to mauve colored colonies. This could potentially lead to Salmonella colonies not being detected.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Recall letters were issued to the US customers by Biomeriux, Durham, NC on 9/6/2013.
- Quantity
- 90
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot 1002234210 and 1002300040
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- not on file
- Firm FEI
- 3002769706
- Firm city
- Durham
- Firm state
- NC
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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