FDA Device recall Z-1800-2013
BD BBL CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar with Kanamycin and Vancomycin (KV), packaged in cartons of 100 plates, Catalog # 221736, and labele…
- FDA Device
- Class II
- terminated
- Published 2013-07-31
On 2013-07-31 the FDA classified a Class II recall of BD BBL CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar with Kanamycin and Vancomycin (KV), packaged in cartons of 100 plates, Catalog # 221736, and labele… by Becton Dickinson And, citing microbiological identification media may exhibit reduced levels of Vancomycin.
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| Agency | FDA Device |
|---|---|
| Recall number | Z-1800-2013 |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | terminated |
| Initiated | 2013-06-06 |
| Published | 2013-07-31 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC |
| Company | Becton Dickinson And |
| Distribution | US |
Product
BD BBL CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar with Kanamycin and Vancomycin (KV), packaged in cartons of 100 plates, Catalog # 221736, and labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663 www.bd.com/ds*** CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar with Kanamycin and Vancomycin is used for the selective isolation of fastidious and slow-growing, obligately anaerobic gram-negative bacteria from a variety of clinical and nonclinical materials.
Reason
Microbiological identification media may exhibit reduced levels of Vancomycin.
Identifiers
| code_info | Lot 3080083 Exp 6/4/13 Lot 3073075 Exp 5/29/13 |
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Status history
No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC. Current status: terminated.
Source
Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1800-2013%22
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