FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Remel Inc: Remel Shigella sonnei Phase 1 & 2 Agglutinating Serum, Ref R30164201 ZH01. Product Usage: Suitable for the use in slide agglutination tests to identify Shigella cultures presumptively for epidemiological and diagnostic purposes.
- Recall number
- Z-0290-2018
- Recalling firm
- Remel Inc
- Product
- Remel Shigella sonnei Phase 1 & 2 Agglutinating Serum, Ref R30164201 ZH01. Product Usage: Suitable for the use in slide agglutination tests to identify Shigella cultures presumptively for epidemiological and diagnostic purposes.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-12-08
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2020-07-22
- Reason
- The serum may fail to agglutinate within the specified minimum reaction time.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- The recalling firm issued letters dated 12/8/2017 via regular mail. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. The risk to health is also explained. The customer is requested to notify any personnel who need to be aware of the potential for incorrect performance specification for the product. The customer is to inspect their stock and destroy any remaining inventory of the lots listed. They are to contact Customer Service or their local distributor for replacement. A response form was to be returned acknowledging receipt of the notice and disposal of the affected product. If the product was further distributed, the customer was requested to contact their downstream customers, advise them of the recall, and provide them a copy of the recall letter.
- Quantity
- 237 units (single bottles)
- Distribution
- US Nationwide Distribution
- Lot, serial or model codes
- UDI 50560805009592. Kit lot #1465529, Bottle lot #1465528; Kit lot #2118879, Bottle lot #1847290; Kit lot #2173683, Bottle lot #1847290; Kit lot #2161363, Bottle lot #1847290; Kit lot #1984639, Bottle lot #1847290; Kit lot #1738564, Bottle lot#1738565; Kit lot #1971308, Bottle lot #1738565; Kit lot #1957305, Bottle lot #1738565; Kit lot #1947930, Bottle lot #1738565; and Kit lot #1847285, Bottle lot #1738565.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GNB
- Firm FEI
- 1924669
- Firm city
- Lenexa
- Firm state
- KS
- Firm country
- not on file
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- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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