Class III — Becton Dickinson & Co.
| Recalling firm | Becton Dickinson and Company |
|---|---|
| Registered facility | View this company's 36 registered facilities → (openFDA recall records do not name a specific facility) |
| Classification | Class III |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | BD has confirmed that one lot of TSA II and Chocolate Agar I-Plates may fail to recover Haemophilus influenzae 10211 and Haemophilus parainfluenza 51505 on the Chocolate Agar side of the plate. All other QC organisms are correctly recovered. |
| Product | BBL Trypticase Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood (TSA II) and Chocolate II Agar (GC II Agar with Hemoglobin and IsoVitaleX) I Plate Product Usage: Testing - Trypticase Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood is used for the growth of fastidious organisms and for the visualization of hemolytic reactions. Chocolate II Agar is an enriched medium for the isolation and cultivation of Neisseria species. |
| Quantity | 1600 plates |
| Distribution | US Nationwide Distribution in the states of AR, CA, CO, FL, IL, NJ, NV, OR, PA, TX, and WA |
| Initiated | 2015-03-27 |
| Classified | 2017-04-25 |
| Terminated | 2017-04-26 |
| Recall number | Z-1876-2017 |
| Initiation | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
Source: U.S. FDA via openFDA (opens in a new tab) (device registration & enforcement). Data as of 2026-10-06. Verify this recall record at FDA → (opens in a new tab)
Cite this record
RegWarden. “Class III recall — Becton Dickinson & Co. (Z-1876-2017).” Compiled from U.S. FDA public records (openFDA; FDA Data Dashboard). Data as of 2026-10-06. https://regwarden.com/recall/76930/
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