MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BECTON DICKINSON & CO. (SPARKS) BD BBL¿ CHOCOLATE II AGAR; CULTURE MEDIA, FOR ISOLATION OF PATHOGENIC NEISSERIA

Catalog Number	221267
Medical Device Problem Code	Contamination (1120)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	09/20/2024
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Investigation summary: during manufacturing of material 221267, media is formulated and sent through a high temperature short time sterilizer to remove bioburden.The petri dishes are subjected to uv radiation to decrease bioburden.The petri dishes are filled in a positive pressure hepa filtered environment.The filled plates are cooled and immediately wrapped into sleeves to decrease the introduction of microbes.Sleeves are then packaged into cartons and then transferred to a refrigerated truck (2 to 8 degrees c) for shipment to the distributor.Bd distributors are provided with the storage guidelines for the shipping and handling of bd media of 2 to 8 degrees c in a dark place.The batch history record review for batch 4156528 was satisfactory and no quality notifications were generated during manufacturing and inspection.The release testing that is performed on this product does include bioburden testing.A sample of plates are incubated at 25 degrees c and at 35 degrees c for approximately 72 hours.All bioburden testing performed on this batch was satisfactory per bd internal procedures.Affected product does not have any sterility claims; the product is tested for bioburden prior to release to ensure that it conforms to product specifications.However, this does not ensure that the end-user will not receive a contaminated plate.The complaint history was reviewed; there are no other complaints taken on this batch 4156528 for this defect.There were no retention samples available for investigation of this complaint.There are 5 photos available for this complaint.3 photos show chocolate plates with fungal contamination, no batch verification can be seen in photos.1 photo shows a sleeve of chocolate with sleeve label (b)(4).The last photo shows 3 sleeves of chocolate with sleeve labels.No return samples available for this investigation.This complaint can be confirmed.No complaint trends for this defect have been identified; no actions are indicated at this time.Bd will continue to trend complaints for contamination.This mdr is being submitted as part of a retrospective review of records dating (b)(6) 2023-2025, under capa 11910483.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported while using bd bbl¿ chocolate ii agar, patient sample was contaminated with mold.There was no report of patient impact.

• Brand Name: BD BBL¿ CHOCOLATE II AGAR
• Common Device Name: CULTURE MEDIA, FOR ISOLATION OF PATHOGENIC NEISSERIA
• Manufacturer (Section D): BECTON DICKINSON & CO. (SPARKS); 7 loveton circle; sparks MD 21152
• Manufacturer (Section G): BECTON DICKINSON & CO. (SPARKS); 7 loveton circle; sparks MD 21152
• Manufacturer Contact: matt j. connor ; 7 loveton circle; sparks, MD 21152 ; 4103164000
• MDR Report Key: 22960950
• Report Number: 1119779-2025-04913
• Device Sequence Number: 8530014
• Product Code: JTY
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10382902212673
• UDI-Public: (01)10382902212673(11)240604(17)241007(10)4156528
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: NY
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: NA
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 07/10/2025

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Other
• Device Expiration Date: 10/07/2024
• Device Catalogue Number: 221267
• Device Lot Number: 4156528
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/20/2024
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 09/04/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Date Device Manufactured: 06/04/2024
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown