RecallDepth

CD4 (SK3), FITC; Contains CD4 FITC with gelatin and 0.1% sodium Azide. Catalog number 340133 in vitro diagnostic used in Hematology: The SK3 monoclonal antibody reacts with human CD4, a 59-kDa cell surface receptor expressed by a majority of thymocytes, a subpopulation of mature T helper cells, and at low levels on monocytes. CD4 is a receptor for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Company
Becton, Dickinson And Company, Bd Biosciences
Recall Initiated
August 27, 2015
Posted
September 24, 2015
Terminated
August 9, 2016
Recall Number
Z-2817-2015
Quantity
128 units
Firm Location
San Jose, CA

Reason for Recall

CD4 FITC label contains an error in the Spanish small text - it states CD8 FITC.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution. US nationwide (TX, CA, NC, OH, SD, PA, CT, UT, MD, TX, GA), Argentina, Taiwan, Australia, Japan, China, New Zealand, Chile and Colombia.

Lot / Code Info

Catalog Number 340133; lot # 5112711, Expiration date: 30 Nov 2016.

Root Cause

Under Investigation by firm

Action Taken

Urgent Product Recall notification letters were sent to each customer on August 27, 2015 by certified mail.

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