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Device recall: BD Vacutainer¿ EDTA Lavender Top Tubes: Catalog Numbers: 1. 366401 (UDI: 50382903664011); 2. 366450 (UDI: 50382903664509
Becton Dickinson & Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ) initiated this device recall on 22 Mar 2018; FDA lists 4 product records under event 79223, classified Class I.
FDA defines Class I as a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. 4% of the 1,074 device enforcement events initiated in 2018 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 25 Jul 2022. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Becton Dickinson & Company has 84 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Becton Dickinson & Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Reason for recall
"BD Vacutainer EDTA Lavender, Tan, and Pink Top Tubes and BD Vacutainer Lithium Heparin Green Top Tubes can cause an underestimation of lead in blood samples when used with Magellan Diagnostics LeadCare assays, employing the Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (ASV) methodology, or any other assay employing ASV methodology."
Distribution
"Distributed in 46 states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1139-2018 | BD Vacutainer¿ EDTA Lavender Top Tubes: Catalog Numbers: 1. 366401 (UDI: 50382903664011); 2. 366450 (UDI: 50382903664509); 3. 366643 (UDI: 50382903666435); 4. 367835 (UDI: 50382903678353); 5. 367841 (UDI: 50382903678414); 6. 367844 (UDI: 50382903678445); 7. 367856 (UDI: 50382903678568); 8. 367861 (UDI:… | 1,116,012,050 | Class I | Terminated | 28 Mar 2018 |
| Z-1140-2018 | BD Vacutainer¿ EDTA Tan Top Tube; Catalog Number: 367855 (UDI: 50382903678551) | 3,956,900 | Class I | Terminated | 28 Mar 2018 |
| Z-1141-2018 | BD Vacutainer¿ EDTA Pink Top Tube; Catalog Numbers: 1. 367842 (UDI: 50382903678421); 2. 367899 (UDI: 50382903678995); 3. 368049 (UDI: 50382903680493); 4. 368589 (UDI: 50382903685894) | 64,784,900 | Class I | Terminated | 28 Mar 2018 |
| Z-1142-2018 | BD Vacutainer¿ Lithium Heparin Green Top Tube; Catalog Numbers: 1. 366664 (UDI: 50382903666640); 2. 367884 (UDI: 50382903678841); 3. 367886 (UDI: 50382903678865); 4. 368040 (UDI: 50382903680400); 5. 366667 (UDI: 50382903666671); 6. 367880 (UDI: 50382903678803) | 117,816,603 | Class I | Terminated | 28 Mar 2018 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Becton Dickinson & Company
All 84 events for Becton Dickinson & Company
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "BD Vacutainer EDTA Lavender, Tan, and Pink Top Tubes and BD Vacutainer Lithium Heparin Green Top Tubes can cause an underestimation of lead in blood samples when used with Magellan Diagnostics LeadCare assays, employing the Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (ASV) methodology, or any other assay employing ASV methodology."
What does Class I mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Distributed in 46 states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 25 Jul 2022. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.