Recall Register

Device recall: PREMIER EHEC and PREMIER EHEC Bulk.

Class II FDA enforcement event 75651. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Internal testing has demonstrated that the indicated kit lots produce false positive results when tested with some broth specimens.

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

Meridian Bioscience Inc started this device recall on 8 Nov 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Cincinnati, OH. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 75651 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 25 Jan 2017. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 16 Aug 2017.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Product was shipped to the following states: AL. AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI & WY.…

Recalling firm

Meridian Bioscience Inc, Cincinnati, OH.

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.

FDA event 75651: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-1033-2017PREMIER EHEC and PREMIER EHEC Bulk.4,747 EHEC + 180 EHEC BulkClass IITerminated25 Jan 2017

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2016
1,232
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
11

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Meridian Bioscience Inc
InitiatedProduct (first record)TypeClassRecords
5 Dec 2025Revogene C. difficile, in vitro diagnostic assay intended for use with the Revogene instrument, Catalog Number 410300DeviceClass II1
7 Oct 2025Meridian Bioscience, alethia c. Difficile, Catalog Number 480050, Nucleic Acid Amplification Test AssayDeviceClass II2
19 Oct 2023Para-Pak Clean Vial-For the collection, transportation, preservation, and examination of stool specimens containing inteDeviceClass II3
15 Dec 2022Revogene SARS-CoV-2_IVD real-time RT-PCR test intended for the qualitative detection of RNA from SARSCoV-2 Catalog NumbeDeviceClass II1
22 Jun 2022Revogene, Catalog no. 610210. IVD test instrumentDeviceClass II1
15 Feb 2022Revogene, For In Vitro Diagnostic use in performing nucleic acid testing in clinical laboratories. Meridian branded RevoDeviceClass II1
8 Apr 2021Revogene SARS-CoV-2 Catalog Number: 410700 IVD for real-time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (rRT-PCR) qDeviceClass II2
8 Feb 2021The ImmunoCard Mycoplasma EIA detects the presence of IgM to M. pneumoniae in serum - Product Usage: intended to aid in DeviceClass II1
17 Dec 2018PREMIER Cryptococcal Antigen, Catalog Number 602096 Product Usage: The PREMIER Cryptococcal Antigen enzyme immunoassay (DeviceClass II1
22 Apr 2014illumipro-10 Incubator/Reader, Meridian Bioscience, Inc. The illumipro-10 incubator/reader is designed to be used with iDeviceClass II1

Meridian Bioscience Inc: all 11 events

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 75651. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/75651/. 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: Product was shipped to the following states: AL. AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI & WY.…
What quantity of product is in FDA event 75651?
The FDA record gives this quantity: 4,747 EHEC + 180 EHEC Bulk
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
91% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class II.