FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Becton Dickinson & Co.: BBL (TM) LIM Broth, in glass slant tubes and packaged 100 tubes per carton, catalog #296266.
- Recall number
- Z-1294-03
- Recalling firm
- Becton Dickinson & Co.
- Product
- BBL (TM) LIM Broth, in glass slant tubes and packaged 100 tubes per carton, catalog #296266.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2003-08-11
- Posted
- 2003-10-15
- Terminated
- 2003-11-19
- Reason
- Broth for growing selective bacteria may fail to inhibit overgrowth of gram negative microorganisms resulting in the inability to isolate Group B Streptococci.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Recalling firm notified distributors and end user by letter 8/11/03 and advised of product failure. Consignees were requested to discontinue distribution and use and discard product for replacment. Consignees were requested to return response form.
- Quantity
- 860 cartons
- Distribution
- Product was sold to 11 distributors and one end user in the US. Product was additionally distributed to firm''s subsidiaries in Canada and Europe.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot numbers: 3129508 exp 1/30/04 3129509 exp 2/3/04 3129506 exp 2/3/04 3129512 exp 2/3/04
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JSD
- 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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