Events

Recall of BD BBL TRYPTICASE SOY AGAR WITH LECITHIN AND POLYSORBATE 80

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BECTON DICKINSON CANADA INC..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    97749
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-12-08
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Tsa agar may exhibit reduced growth of candida albicans atcc 10231 at 30-35 degres c. or no growth of candida albicansatcc 10231 at 20-25 deg. c over the shelf life of the product. at the time of release all products met established requirements during quality control testing.

Device

BD BBL TRYPTICASE SOY AGAR WITH LECITHIN AND POLYSORBATE 80
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 299896 (Lot serial: 9264228)
  • Product Description
    BD BBL TRYPTICASE SOY AGAR
  • Manufacturer
    BECTON DICKINSON CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

BECTON DICKINSON CANADA INC.