KWIK-STIK, Quality control kit for culture media, sold as: a. KWIK-STIK 2-pack Enterococcus faecalis derived from ATCC 51299 b. KWIK-STIK 6-pack Enterococcus faecalis derived from ATCC 51299
- Company
- Microbiologics Inc
- Recall Initiated
- February 18, 2020
- Posted
- February 8, 2022
- Terminated
- July 11, 2022
- Recall Number
- Z-0585-2022
- Quantity
- 1,975 units
- Firm Location
- Saint Cloud, MN
Reason for Recall
Tests returning incorrect susceptible results. High Level Gentamicin Synergy value was out of specification (sensitive) when analyzed on the Vitek 2 AST-GP67 card, and these lots failed the disk diffusion method used for product release.
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution. US nationwide including Puerto Rico and Guam, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia/Hrvatska, Curacao, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
Lot / Code Info
a. Catalog Number 0959P, UDI: 20845357023210, Lot Number (Expiration Date): 959-94-3 (04/30/2020), 959-95-2 (09/30/2020), 959-96-1 (12/31/2020), 959-96-4 (12/31/2021), 959-97-4 (03/31/2021), 959-97-5 (03/31/2021); b. Catalog Number 0959K, UDI: 30845357023224, Lot Number (Expiration Date): 959-94-2 (04/30/2020), 959-95-1 (09/30/2020), 959-95-5 (09/30/2020), 959-96-3 (12/31/2020), 959-97-1 (03/31/2021), 959-97-6 (03/31/2021);
Root Cause
Process design
Action Taken
Microbiologics notified customers on about 02/18/2020 via letter titled "Urgent Medical Device Recall." Instructions included to inspect inventory for affected products. If found, instructions included the following: 1. REVIEW lab procedures to understand how thisinformation affects your usage; 2. USE OR DISCARD depending on your lab procedures and how this information affects your usage; 3. COMPLETE the response form provided; 4. RETURN the response form to recall@microbiologics.com; 5. KEEP this letter for your records; 6. CONTACT Microbiologics if a replacement kit is needed. Questions or concerns can be directed to Technical Support team at 320.229.7045 or recall@microbiologics.com.