FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Remel, Inc: remel Mueller Hinton Agar w/4% NaCl w/6 mcg/ml Oxacillin, Ref R01626, 10/box. The firm name on the label is Remel, Lenexa, KS. The product is a solid medium recommended for use in qualitative procedures to screen Staphylococcus aureus for resistance to penicillinase-resistant penicillins (PRP, e.g. methicillin, nafcillin, and oxacillin).
- Recall number
- Z-0644-2010
- Recalling firm
- Remel, Inc
- Product
- remel Mueller Hinton Agar w/4% NaCl w/6 mcg/ml Oxacillin, Ref R01626, 10/box. The firm name on the label is Remel, Lenexa, KS. The product is a solid medium recommended for use in qualitative procedures to screen Staphylococcus aureus for resistance to penicillinase-resistant penicillins (PRP, e.g. methicillin, nafcillin, and oxacillin).
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-12-08
- Posted
- 2010-01-15
- Terminated
- 2011-07-12
- Reason
- The product may fail to adequately grow methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300 and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 33591.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- The recalling firm issued two different recall letters dated December 8, 2009 via regular mail. One letter was addressed to Microbiology Laboratory Supervisor and the other to Distributors. Both letters explained the reason for recall, requested the customer discard all remaining units in their possession, and complete the enclosed Product Inventory Checklist to indicate the amount of product that was discarded. The letter issued to distributors also requests they notify their customers to the laboratory level and the Product Inventory Checklist has a block to be marked indicating they have notified their customers. Direct questions to the Technical Services Department at 1-800-255-6730 (United States) or 1-913-888-0939 (International).
- Quantity
- 267 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Number 833352, Exp. 2009.12.22.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K850291"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JTZ
- 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
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