Events

Recall Or Safety Alert for High-value positive controls, lot number 9601-1-603107, included in the Captia Syphilis IgG kits, references 800-970 and 800-960, lot numbers 800-970-119 and 800-960-119

According to Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (Via FOI), this recall or safety alert involved a device in Spain that was produced by Trinity Biotech USA.

What is this?

Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall / Safety Alert
  • Date
    2016-11-28
  • Event Country
    Spain
  • Event Source
    AEMPSVFOI
  • Notes / Alerts
    The data from Spain is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios, 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 Spain.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Action
    Possibility that batch 9601-1-603107 of high-value positive control vials included in the Captia Syphilis IgG kits, manufactured by Trinity Biotech USA, USA, are colorless instead of red.

Device

High-value positive controls, lot number 9601-1-603107, included in the Captia Syphilis IgG kits,...

Manufacturer

Trinity Biotech USA