Device recall: BacT/ALERT SN, bioMérieux, Inc. Product Usage: BacT/ALERT Culture Bottles are used with the BacT/ALERT Microbial…
Class II FDA enforcement event 73027. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Bottles may have been exposed to non-normal shipping conditions which may lead to media degradation and impact growth performance.
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
bioMerieux, Inc. started this device recall on 24 Dec 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Durham, NC. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 73027 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 10 Feb 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 4 Dec 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Distributed in the countries of Angola, Austria, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi…
Recalling firm
bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0749-2016 | BacT/ALERT SN, bioMérieux, Inc. Product Usage: BacT/ALERT Culture Bottles are used with the BacT/ALERT Microbial Detection System in qualitative procedures for enhanced recovery and detection of aerobic and facultative anaerobic microorganisms (bacteria and yeast). | 2741 units in total | Class II | Terminated | 10 Feb 2016 |
| Z-0750-2016 | BacT/ALERT FA, bioMérieux, Inc., Product Usage: BacT/ALERT Culture Bottles are used with the BacT/ALERT Microbial Detection System in qualitative procedures for enhanced recovery and detection of aerobic and facultative anaerobic microorganisms (bacteria and yeast). | 2741 units in total | Class II | Terminated | 10 Feb 2016 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2015
- 1,153
- Share of these events in Class II
- 91%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 57
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0749-2016The 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 73027. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/73027/. 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:
Distributed in the countries of Angola, Austria, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 73027?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
2741 units in total
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2015 have the same class?
- 91% of the 1,153 device events that started in 2015 are in Class II.