Date Initiated by Firm | December 17, 2009 |
Date Posted | February 24, 2010 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on September 21, 2012 |
Recall Number | Z-0828-2010 |
Recall Event ID |
54184 |
Product Classification |
Culture medium for antimicrobial susceptibility tests - Product Code JSO
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Product | RambaChrom VRE M/N 11600. RambaCHROM VRE is for detection of Van A/ Van B vancomycin resistant Enterococcus strains. |
Code Information |
Lot # 8256101 Exp. Date 11/21/2008; Lot # 8260028 Exp. Date 11/25/2008; Lot # 8289053 Exp. Date 12/24/2008; Lot # 8291088 Exp. Date 12/26/2008; Lot # 8308002 Exp. Date 1/12/2009; Lot # 8344022 Exp. Date 2/17/2009; Lot # 9015084 Exp. Date 3/26/2009; Lot # 9034041 Exp. Date 3/24/2009; Lot # 9043079 Exp. Date 4/23/2009; Lot # 9072081 Exp. Date 5/22/2009; Lot # 9077047 Exp. Date 5/27/2009; Lot # 9100101 Exp. Date 6/19/2009; Lot # 9128102 Exp. Date 7/17/2009; Lot # 9159001 Exp. Date 8/17/2009; Lot # 9170108 Exp. Date 8/28/2009; Lot # 9175051 Exp. Date 9/2/2009; Lot # 9196042 Exp. Date 9/23/2009; Lot # 9210041 Exp. Date 10/7/2009; Lot # 9215002 Exp. Date 10/12/2009; Lot # 9224046 Exp. Date 10/31/2009; Lot # 9240088 Exp. Date 11/6/2009; Lot # 9264003 Exp. Date 11/30/2009; Lot # 9287031 Exp. Date 12/23/2009; Lot # 9296067 Exp. Date 1/2/2010; Lot # 9315031 Exp. Date 1/20/2010; Lot # 9321020 Exp. Date 1/26/2010 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Gibson Laboratories Inc 1040 Manchester St Lexington KY 40508-2422
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For Additional Information Contact | 859-254-9500 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Discrepancies between the product package label and technical insert are conflicting and may be misleading to user. The technical insert included the statement for In Vitro Diagnostic Use. The product insert should have indicated for Research Use Only instead of for In Vitro Diagnostic Use. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Employee error |
Action | On 12/10/2009 the firm sent letters to their customers notifying them of the problem and instructing them to replace insert with a new one. They were also instructed to complete and return a "Recall Response Form." |
Quantity in Commerce | 15,330 units |
Distribution | Distribution of the product was limited to AL, FL, IL, KY, MA, MI, MO, NY, OH, PA, & VA and one customer in France. |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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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.
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