Device recall: Product Brand Name(s): Alere Triage TOX+MTD Drug Screen, Catalog Number 94400, Lots W56013B and W56035B. 25…
Class II FDA enforcement event 67529. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Alere San Diego, Inc. is initiating a recall of the Alere Triage TOX Drug Screen, Catalog Number 94400, Lots W56013B and W56035B because Alere's investigation has shown that these lots have a frequency of false negative results for PCP (Phencyclidine) that is higher than the frequency shown in the package insert. If you have questions about previously reported results.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Alere San Diego, Inc. started this device recall on 5 Feb 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in San Diego, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 67529 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 26 Mar 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 27 Oct 2014.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Taiwan.
Recalling firm
Alere San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1214-2014 | Product Brand Name(s): Alere Triage TOX+MTD Drug Screen, Catalog Number 94400, Lots W56013B and W56035B. 25 individually pouched devices in a labeled kit box. Indications for use: The Alere Triage TOX Drug Screen is a fluorescence immunoassay to be used with the Alere Triage Meters for the qualitative… | 305 kits (239 kits of W56013B, 66 kits of W56035B) | Class II | Terminated | 26 Mar 2014 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2014
- 1,176
- Share of these events in Class II
- 91%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 28
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-1214-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 67529. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/67529/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Taiwan.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 67529?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
305 kits (239 kits of W56013B, 66 kits of W56035B)
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2014 have the same class?
- 91% of the 1,176 device events that started in 2014 are in Class II.