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Class 3 Device Recall GBS QC Set (Live Culture)

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Date Initiated by Firm December 16, 2020
Create Date January 31, 2022
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on January 12, 2023
Recall Number Z-0546-2022
Recall Event ID 89384
510(K)Number K861022  
Product Classification Kit, quality control for culture media - Product Code JTR
Product KWIK-STI(TM), GBS QC Set (Live Culture), REF 0243U.

Specifically affected component: KWIK-STIK(TM), Lactobacillus acidophilus derived from ATCC(R) 4356(TM)
Code Information Main Product Codes: Catalog Number: 8164, Lot Number: 8164-78, UDI: 70845357028623, Expiration date: 09/30/2021. Affected Component Codes: Catalog Number: 0243U, Lot Number: 243-48-5, UDI: 10845357004083, Expiration Date on Label: 07/31/2020, Correct Expiration Date: 07/31/2022.
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Microbiologics Inc
200 Cooper Ave N
Saint Cloud MN 56303-4440
For Additional Information Contact Becky Neu
320-229-7073
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 The expiration date on the label of one component (negative control 0243U) in the set lot is incorrectly labeled. The KWIK-STIK negative control 0243U was labeled with an expiration date of 7/31/2020 when it should have been 7/31/2022.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Employee error
Action Microbiologics notified customers on about 12/16/2020 via letter titled "Urgent Medical Device Recall." Instructions included to inspect inventory for affected products. If found, instructions were to update records with the correct expiration date of 07/31/2022 and keep the letter for their records. Questions or concerns can be directed to Recall Support team at 320.229.7073 or recall@microbiologics.com.
Distribution US Nationwide distribution in the states of AL, CA, CO, IL, MD, MO, MS, NM, OH, OR, PA, TX, VT.
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC Device Report
1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
510(K) Database 510(K)s with Product Code = JTR and Original Applicant = MICRO-BIO-LOGICS
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