Events

Recall of THERMOFISHER OXOID BRILLIANCE SALMONELLA AGAR BASE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by OXOID COMPANY.

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
    101645
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-03-06
  • 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
    The above lot is failing to meet the inhibition specification for the quality control organism escherichia coli atcc 2592 i.E. 2 log inhibition. this lot however supports the growth of salmonella spp. to the required specification and not all e.Coli species are impacted and acceptable inhibition was observed with some strains.

Device

THERMOFISHER OXOID BRILLIANCE SALMONELLA AGAR BASE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: CM1092B (Lot serial: 2125747)
  • Product Description
    BRILLIANCE SALMONELLA AGAR
  • Manufacturer
    OXOID COMPANY

Manufacturer

OXOID COMPANY