FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Hardy Diagnostics: FB Broth, 10ml (Fastidious Bacteria Broth) Cat. no: K31 Lot: 15231 A fastidious bacteria broth for the enriched cultivation of Neisseria spp., Haemophilus spp., Streptococcus spp., Corynebacterium spp., and other fastidious bacteria from clinical specimens.
- Recall number
- Z-0470-2016
- Recalling firm
- Hardy Diagnostics
- Product
- FB Broth, 10ml (Fastidious Bacteria Broth) Cat. no: K31 Lot: 15231 A fastidious bacteria broth for the enriched cultivation of Neisseria spp., Haemophilus spp., Streptococcus spp., Corynebacterium spp., and other fastidious bacteria from clinical specimens.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2015-11-18
- Posted
- 2015-12-23
- Terminated
- 2016-03-28
- Reason
- The firm is recalling FB Broth Cat. no. K31, Lot no. 15231 because of potential Burkholderia fungorum contamination.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Hardy Diagnostic notified Customers via phone on November 18, 2015, followed up with written notifications being sent via first class, email, or facsimile. Customers were instructed to destroy the recalled product according to local regulations for nonhazardous waste if uninoculated or as medical waste if inoculated. and to discard any remaining tubes of the recalled lot. Any remaining product on hand the firm stated would be replaced. The firm stated to customers that they would follow-up the phone conversation with written communication and requested a full name, and email or fax number. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you in advance for completing the attached form. Please feel free to contact our Technical Services Department if you have not received your replacements or if you have additional questions about this notification. Technical Services can be reached at (800) 266-2222, option 2 or via email at TechService@HardyDiagnostics.com.
- Quantity
- 500 25pk/20)
- Distribution
- US. Distribution to the states of : CA, WI, MD and UT. .
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Cat. no. K31 Lot no.15231
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JSC
- Firm FEI
- 2022807
- Firm city
- Santa Maria
- Firm state
- CA
- 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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- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
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