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Zeus Scientific Inc: Cardiolipin IgM ELISA Test System, Product Number 438450CE. The test kit consists of a test plate, and various reagents in individual vials (positive and negative controls, calibrator, diluent, substrate, stop solution, wash buffer.). The individual vials are secured in the card board box. The test kit which is coated with the appropirate antigen, are placed in a foil pouch, which is also placed in the middle of the cardboard box.

Recall number
Z-0214-05
Recalling firm
Zeus Scientific Inc
Product
Cardiolipin IgM ELISA Test System, Product Number 438450CE. The test kit consists of a test plate, and various reagents in individual vials (positive and negative controls, calibrator, diluent, substrate, stop solution, wash buffer.). The individual vials are secured in the card board box. The test kit which is coated with the appropirate antigen, are placed in a foil pouch, which is also placed in the middle of the cardboard box.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2004-08-30
Posted
2004-11-20
Terminated
2006-10-03
Reason
During packaging, Lyme plates were packaged in this kit in error.
Root cause
Other
Action
Wampole Laboratories was contacted by Zeus on 8/30/3004. Wampole customers were then contacted by phone and letter to destroy all products on hand.
Quantity
25 kits
Distribution
25 units were sent directly from Zeus to their direct account Wampole Laboratories. The distributor contacted their customers to discard all affected kits. 8 units were shipped overseas to Israel. There were no ships to government facilities.
Lot, serial or model codes
Lot 04027128 exp 2005-10
510(k) numbers
["K981021"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
MID
Firm FEI
2242436
Firm city
Somerville
Firm state
NJ
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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