FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Remel, Inc: Remel Staphaurex Plus Kit, Catalog No. R30950102 (150 tests) and Catalog No. R30950201 (450 tests), rapid latex agglutination test for the identification of Staphylococcus aureus The responsible firm listed as Remel Europe Ltd, Dartford, England.
- Recall number
- Z-1400-2009
- Recalling firm
- Remel, Inc
- Product
- Remel Staphaurex Plus Kit, Catalog No. R30950102 (150 tests) and Catalog No. R30950201 (450 tests), rapid latex agglutination test for the identification of Staphylococcus aureus The responsible firm listed as Remel Europe Ltd, Dartford, England.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2008-11-18
- Posted
- 2009-05-19
- Terminated
- 2009-12-03
- Reason
- These lots may exhibit false positive reactions with strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis that may result in the mis-identification of Staphylococcus aureus.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Consignees were notified of the recall via letter dated 11/20/08 explaining the reason for recall and requesting any remaining units from the lots be discarded. A Product Inventory Checklist was enclosed to report the amount of product remaining in their inventory. Any non-responding consignees were contacted via telephone during the period of 12/30/08 to 1/11/09 to ensure the effectiveness of the recall. When the recall was expanded to include additional lots, the recalling firm issued an Important Medical Device Customer Recall Notice letters dated 3/16/09 again explaining the reason for recall. The letter also asked consignees to review their inventories for the product lots indicated and requested that remaining units from the lots be discarded. This letter also had a Product Inventory Checklist enclosed for completion.
- Quantity
- 446 kits
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution -- USA and Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot No. J311510, Expiry Date 2009.04.30, and Lot J477610, Expiry Date 2009.10.31; Lot No. J311610, Expiry Date 2009.04.30; Lot No. J477710, Expiry Date 2009.10.31; and J359510, Expiry Date 2009.07.31
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GTQ
- Firm FEI
- 1924669
- Firm city
- Lenexa
- Firm state
- KS
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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