FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Becton Dickinson & Co.: Oxacillin Screen Agar, Catalog 221952, in disposable plastic media plates, packaged in boxes of 10 plates/box.
- Recall number
- Z-1458-05
- Recalling firm
- Becton Dickinson & Co.
- Product
- Oxacillin Screen Agar, Catalog 221952, in disposable plastic media plates, packaged in boxes of 10 plates/box.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2005-07-28
- Posted
- 2005-08-31
- Terminated
- 2005-10-17
- Reason
- Microbiological media for antibiotic susceptibility testing gives false test results.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- The recalling firm notified distributors and direct accounts by fax, e-mail, and letters on 07/28/2005. The notifications advised of false resistant results with control organisms known to be oxcacillin susceptible. Customers were instructed to discontinue use of the lot and discard for replacement. Distributors were requested to discontinue distribution and provide consignee list for subsequent notification. Response forms are included with the recall letters.
- Quantity
- 20930 plates
- Distribution
- Product was sold to distributors and direct account end-users worldwide including government facilities.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot #5140549, EXP 8/17/05
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JTZ
- 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
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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