“We are in constant communication with regulatory agencies and competent authorities worldwide which allows us to implement global recalls or in-country communication quickly and effectively,” Abbott, which now owns St. Jude Medical told ICIJ in a statement. In addition to sending global notices to physicians worldwide, we also make sure that product advisories are available online and classification of product recalls and product advisories are determined by global regulatory bodies which can impact the timing in any given country. MD companies follow varying regulations in different countries. In come countries software is not regulated so a recall in one country related to software would not be classified as a recall or field action in another. In addition, review cycles within the regulatory process can be different in each country which can impact communication and recall timing.
Canada, Singapore, New Zealand, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and Australia
Product Description
ARCHITECT Folate Reagent Kit, list 6C12-20 ( 4 x 100 tests), 6C12-25 (1 x 100 tests) and 6C12-30 (4 x 500 tests), Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL 600064 U.S.A.
Product Control/Lot # (For List #07K60-20): 42908JN00, 42964JN00 and 42905JN00; (For List #07K60-25): 42909JN00, 42965JN00 and 42906JN00; (For List #07K60-30): 42910JN00, 42966JN00, 42907JN00, and 42931JN00.
Folate Reagent distributed to the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom. No US distribution.
Product Description
ARCHITECT Folate Reagent, for in vitro diagnostics, List Numbers 07K60-20 (4 x 100 test kits), 07K60-25 (100 test kits)and 07K60-30 (4 x 500 test kits); manufactured by Abbott Ireland Diagnostic Division, Lisnamuck, Longford, Ireland.