BD BBL Vancomycin Screen Agar Catalog number 222204 Vancomycin Screen Agar is used to test enterococci for resistance to vancomycin and to predict the synergistic activity of this antimicrobial with an aminoglycoside antimicrobial.
This recall has been terminated (originally issued September 12, 2014).
- Recall Initiated
- July 28, 2014
- Posted
- September 12, 2014
- Terminated
- January 7, 2016
- Recall Number
- Z-2628-2014
- Quantity
- 28540
- Firm Location
- Sparks, MD
- Official Source
- View on FDA website ↗
Reason for Recall
These lots of Agar may have exhibited breakthrough growth of vancomycin susceptible Enterococcus species control organisms. Agar that allows susceptible enterococci to grow appears as a falsely resistant culture. If a lab does not QC, the error would be identified as falsely resistant enterococci would have further AST workup. There could be a delay in the identification of false-resistance
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI and WV; and Internationally to the countries of Belgium, Canada, Colombia, India, Mexico, Singapore and Taiwan.
Lot / Code Info
Lot numbers - 4080291 4042217 4048040 4052349 4058242 4073274 4127728
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Action Taken
BD Diagnostic System sent an Urgent Product Recall letter dated July 2014, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Our records indicate you may have been shipped the above-referenced lot numbers of product between March 5, 2014 and June 5, 2014. Please discontinue use of these lot numbers and discard any remaining packages. If further assistance is needed, please contact BD Technical Services Department at 1-800-638-8663. The acknowledgement form included with the follow up letter that is faxed back to BD will be reconciled with the customer list. BD will contact 10% of non-respondents to verify receipt of the customer letter. BD has asked distributors to send their customer list to BD for follow up.