Events

Recall of Difco Agar Noble, 500g bottle

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Becton Dickinson & Co..

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
    79217
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0935-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-10-03
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=161669
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Culture media, antimicrobial susceptibility test, excluding mueller hinton agar - Product Code JSO
  • Reason
    Highpuragar was mislabeled and inadvertently sold as noble agar.
  • Action
    On October 3, 2017 an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE PRODUCT RECA:LL letter was mailed to customers informing them of the recall and requesting that their inventory be checked for product, which should be quarantined and then thrown away. Also, to share notification of recall to any other customers that may have received product. Firm will replace any discarded inventory. Questions or concerns can be directed to: 1-800-638-8663.

Device

Difco Agar Noble, 500g bottle
  • Model / Serial
    catalog number 214230, lot 7109502
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    USA (nationwide) Distribution to the states of and including Puerto Rico : AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA,TN, TX, UT, VA, WA
  • Product Description
    Difco" Agar Noble, 500g bottle || Noble Agar is a solidifying agent that is essentially free of impurities. It is used in electrophoretic and nutritional procedures and in preparing microbiological culture media when increased purity is required.
  • Manufacturer
    Becton Dickinson & Co.

Manufacturer

Becton Dickinson & Co.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Becton Dickinson & Co., 7 Loveton Cir, Sparks MD 21152-9212
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Becton, Dickinson and Company
  • Source
    USFDA