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FDA Device recall Z-1803-2013

BBL Brucella Laked Blood Agar with Kanamycin and Vancomycin (KV), Catalog # 297840, packaged in cartons of 20 plates, labeled in part ***Be…

On 2013-07-31 the FDA classified a Class II recall of BBL Brucella Laked Blood Agar with Kanamycin and Vancomycin (KV), Catalog # 297840, packaged in cartons of 20 plates, labeled in part ***Be… by Becton Dickinson And, citing microbiological identification media may exhibit reduced levels of Vancomycin.

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AgencyFDA Device
Recall numberZ-1803-2013
ClassificationClass II
Statusterminated
Initiated2013-06-06
Published2013-07-31
Last updated2026-09-13 11:53 UTC
CompanyBecton Dickinson And
DistributionUS

Product

BBL Brucella Laked Blood Agar with Kanamycin and Vancomycin (KV), Catalog # 297840, packaged in cartons of 20 plates, labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663 www.bd.com/ds*** Brucella Laked Blood with KV is used for the selective isolation of fastidious and slow growing, obligately anaerobic bacteria from the same specimen.

Reason

Microbiological identification media may exhibit reduced levels of Vancomycin.

Identifiers

code_infoLot 3078280 Exp 6/27/13

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-1803-2013%22

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