FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Becton Dickinson & Co: Chocolate II Agar (GC II Agar with Hemoglobin and Iso Vitalex), microbiological media plates, Catalog #221267, packaged in cardboard carton, 100 plates per carton.
- Recall number
- Z-0164-04
- Recalling firm
- Becton Dickinson & Co
- Product
- Chocolate II Agar (GC II Agar with Hemoglobin and Iso Vitalex), microbiological media plates, Catalog #221267, packaged in cardboard carton, 100 plates per carton.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2003-10-10
- Posted
- 2003-11-27
- Terminated
- 2004-06-18
- Reason
- Microbiological media may exhibit reduced colony size of bacteria, Haemophilus species.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- The recalling firm notified distributors by fax and end users by certified mail on 10/10/03. The recall notice advised consignees of reduced growth of Haemophilus species, and instructed them to discontinue distribution and use and discard product for replacement. The letter requests consignees to respond with replacement units needed.
- Quantity
- 7302 cartons
- Distribution
- Product was sold to domestic distributors and direct shipped end users nationwide including government consignees, and was additionally sold to affiliated international distributors.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot/EXP 3197678/ November 13, 2003*** 3197693/ November 14, 2003*** 3198565/ November 07, 2003*** 3212853/ November 25, 2003*** 3212901/ November 27, 2003*** 3212919/ November 28, 2003*** 3212956/ December 02, 2003*** 3212972/ December 03, 2003***
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JTY
- Firm FEI
- 1119779
- Firm city
- Sparks
- Firm state
- MD
- 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
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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