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Becton Dickinson & Co.: BBL[TM] Lysine Iron Agar, catalog #211363,500 g bottle 2014-03-31. Lysine Iron Agar was developed for use in the differentiation of enteric organisms based on their ability to decarboxylate or dominate lysine and to form hydrogen sulfide. Becton, Dickinson and Company, Sparks, MD 21152 USA 38800 Le Pont de Claix, France. Lysine Iron Agar was developed for the use for differentiation of enteric organisms, in particular Salmonella species due to its ability to decarboxylate or deaminate lysine and form hydrogen sulfide.
- Recall number
- Z-1107-2012
- Recalling firm
- Becton Dickinson & Co.
- Product
- BBL[TM] Lysine Iron Agar, catalog #211363,500 g bottle 2014-03-31. Lysine Iron Agar was developed for use in the differentiation of enteric organisms based on their ability to decarboxylate or dominate lysine and to form hydrogen sulfide. Becton, Dickinson and Company, Sparks, MD 21152 USA 38800 Le Pont de Claix, France. Lysine Iron Agar was developed for the use for differentiation of enteric organisms, in particular Salmonella species due to its ability to decarboxylate or deaminate lysine and form hydrogen sulfide.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-01-11
- Posted
- 2012-02-27
- Terminated
- 2012-03-30
- Reason
- Lysine Iron Agar may not produce the correct biochemical reactions with Quality Control organisms over the shelf life of the product..
- Root cause
- Process design
- Action
- BD Diagnostics Systems sent an "URGENT PRODUCT RECALL" letter dated January 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identifies the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. The letter instructs customers to discontinue use and discard any remaining packages. A form was attached for customers to complete and return via fax to: Attention: Regulatory Compliance at 410-316-4258. Contact the BD Technical Services Department at 1-800-638-8663 for questions regarding this recall.
- Quantity
- 132 bottles
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TX, VA, and WI, and the countries of Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador, Ecuador, Japan, Manila, Singapore, Peru, Taiwan, and Venezuela.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot number 0132356 Exp. 3/31/14
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LKA
- 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
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28