Blood Agar (TSA w/ 5% Sheep Blood) Plate, For In Vitro Diagnostic Use, Remel, Lenexa, KS 66215 Product Usage: Blood Agar is a solid medium recommended for use in qualitative procedures for the cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms and visualization of hemolytic reactions.
This recall has been terminated (originally issued April 27, 2017).
- Company
- Remel Inc
- Recall Initiated
- March 24, 2017
- Posted
- April 27, 2017
- Terminated
- June 6, 2017
- Recall Number
- Z-1888-2017
- Quantity
- 1,159/100 plates/packs
- Firm Location
- Lenexa, KS
- Official Source
- View on FDA website ↗
Reason for Recall
Confirmed complaint of surface contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution in the states of : AR, AZ, CO, IA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, SD, and TX and Puerto Rico
Lot / Code Info
101686
Root Cause
Material/Component Contamination
Action Taken
On 3/24/2017, the recalling firm sent a recall notice to their customers explaining the reason for the recall and instructing customers to review their stock and discard any affected product. The notice also instructed customers to advise of the recall anyone they may have further distributed the recalled lot to. Attached to the recall notice is a response form which the recalling firm instructed their consignees to fill out and return.