FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Becton Dickinson & Co.: BBL(tm) Lactophenol Cotton Blue Stain Droppers, Catalog number 261188, shelf package of 50 droppers, incorrectly labeled in part ***Methylene Blue Loeffler***Becton Dickinson and Company***Packaged in Mexico*** Lactophenol cotton blue is a blue stain used for direct examination of clinical specimens for fungal elements.
- Recall number
- Z-0978-2010
- Recalling firm
- Becton Dickinson & Co.
- Product
- BBL(tm) Lactophenol Cotton Blue Stain Droppers, Catalog number 261188, shelf package of 50 droppers, incorrectly labeled in part ***Methylene Blue Loeffler***Becton Dickinson and Company***Packaged in Mexico*** Lactophenol cotton blue is a blue stain used for direct examination of clinical specimens for fungal elements.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-09-28
- Posted
- 2010-03-04
- Terminated
- 2010-03-24
- Reason
- An in-vitro diagnostic reagent used by clinical laboratories was mislabeled.
- Root cause
- Labeling mix-ups
- Action
- An "URGENT PRODUCT RECALL" notice dated September 2009 was issued via UPS letter to customers. The notification letter described the product, problem and the action to be taken by customer. The recalling firm notified distributors and end users to discontinue use of the identified product and discard for replacement. The customers were requested to return an enclosed response form. The customers were requested to provide, within one week, an excel file or a list with name, address and phone number of end-users who were shipped the product from their distribution branches so that the BD may inform them of the issue. For further assistance regarding product replacement contact our Customer Service Department at 1-800-675-0908. For all other inquiries call our Technical Services Department at 1-800-638-8663.
- Quantity
- 100 shelf packs
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution: USA and Puerto Rico, Korea, and Singapore.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot 9111351, exp 01/31/2012
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K842086"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JTO
- 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
- sha256
- 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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