Device recall: ETEST Ceftazidime TZ256 Foam packaging, Product Name: ETEST Ceftazidime TZ 0.016-256. ETEST is a quantitative…

Class II FDA enforcement event 76201. Recall start date: 15 Dec 2016. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 18 Aug 2020.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Product Stability issues: The current shelf-life claims of the ETEST products are not supported by internal testing.

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 SA started this device recall on 15 Dec 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Marcy L'Etoile. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 76201 has 12 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 29 Mar 2017. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 18 Aug 2020.

FDA enforcement report The 12 product records

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FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Worldwide Distribution - U.S.( Nationwide); Foreign: Utd.Arab Emir., Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Algeria, Spain, France,…

Recalling firm

BioMerieux SA, Marcy L'Etoile, France.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

12 product records in the event.

FDA event 76201: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-1521-2017	ETEST Ceftazidime TZ256 Foam packaging, Product Name: ETEST Ceftazidime TZ 0.016-256. ETEST is a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus and Enterococcus species and fastidious…	unknown	Class II	Terminated	29 Mar 2017
Z-1522-2017	ETEST Cephalotin CE 256 Foam packaging, Product Name: ETEST Cephalothin CE 0.016-256. ETEST is a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus and Enterococcus species and fastidious…	unknown	Class II	Terminated	29 Mar 2017
Z-1523-2017	ETEST Ceftriaxone TXL32 SPB, Product Name: ETEST Ceftriaxone TX 0.002-32(low). ETEST is a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus and Enterococcus species and fastidious…	unknown	Class II	Terminated	29 Mar 2017
Z-1524-2017	Ciprofloxacin CI 32 Foam packaging, Product Name: ETEST Ciprofloxacin CI 0.002-32. ETEST is a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus and Enterococcus species and fastidious…	unknown	Class II	Terminated	29 Mar 2017
Z-1525-2017	ETEST Vancomycin VA 256 FOAM packaging, Product Name: ETEST Vancomycin VA 0.016-256. ETEST is a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus and Enterococcus species and fastidious…	unknown	Class II	Terminated	29 Mar 2017
Z-1526-2017	ETEST Doripenem DOR32 FOAM packaging, Product Name: Etest Doripenem DOR 0.002-32. ETEST is a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus and Enterococcus species and fastidious…	unknown	Class II	Terminated	29 Mar 2017
Z-1527-2017	ETEST Benzyl Penicillin PG256 FOAM packaging, Product Name: Etest Benzylpenicillin PG 0.016-256 (high). ETEST is a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus and Enterococcus…	unknown	Class II	Terminated	29 Mar 2017
Z-1528-2017	ETEST Fosfomycin FM1024 Blister packaging, Product Name: ETEST Fosfomycin FM 0.064-1024. ETEST is a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus and Enterococcus species and…	unknown	Class II	Terminated	29 Mar 2017
Z-1529-2017	ETEST Imipenem IP32 Foam packaging, Product Name: ETEST Imipenem IP 0.002-32. ETEST is a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus and Enterococcus species and fastidious bacteria,…	unknown	Class II	Terminated	29 Mar 2017
Z-1530-2017	ETEST Gentamicin GM256 FOAM packaging, Product Name: ETEST Gentamicin GM 0.016-256(low). ETEST is a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus and Enterococcus species and…	unknown	Class II	Terminated	29 Mar 2017
Z-1531-2017	ETEST Tobramycin TM256 FOAM packaging, Product Name: ETEST Tobramycin TM 0.016-256(low). ETEST is a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus and Enterococcus species and…	unknown	Class II	Terminated	29 Mar 2017
Z-1532-2017	ETEST Ceftriaxone TXL32 FOAM packaging, Product Name: ETEST Ceftriaxone TX 0.002-32(low). ETEST is a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative and Gram-positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus and Enterococcus species and…	unknown	Class II	Terminated	29 Mar 2017

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Enforcement event: All the product records that have one FDA event number. This site shows one event on one page.

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: 12Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 21

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of BioMerieux SA
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
2 Sep 2021	MYLA Versions: 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.8, 4.8.1 and 4.8.2, part of the VIRTUO System	Device	Class II	1
22 Jun 2021	MYLA software. Used to manage microbiology test workflow from the reception of requests to the transmission of results b	Device	Class II	1
17 Sep 2018	NucliSENS Magnetic Extraction Reagents	Device	Class II	1
9 Apr 2018	VIDAS FSH, Ref 30407-01, IVD, Rx. The firm name on the label is bioMerieux SA, France. For use on the instruments of the	Device	Class II	1
23 Mar 2018	The VITEK 2 Gram-Positive identification card (GP) is intended for use with the VITEK 2 Systems for the automated identi	Device	Class II	9
18 Oct 2017	NucliSENS Lysis Buffer Extended lot for RES 76675	Device	Class II	1
25 Apr 2017	ETEST ETP32 (Ertapenem) Ref. 531640, 531600, blister packaging ETEST is a quantitative technique for determining the ant	Device	Class II	1
13 Apr 2017	ETEST OXACILLIN OX 256 US F100 In vitro diagnostic, a quantitative technique for determining the antimicrobial susceptib	Device	Class II	2
17 Mar 2017	VIDAS Estradiol II, Ref 30431-01, 60 tests The VIDAS Estradiol II (E2 II) assay is intended for use on the instruments o	Device	Class II	1
7 Mar 2017	NucliSENS Lysis Buffer, REF 200292 NucliSENS Lysis Buffer is intended to be use for the release of total nucleic acid fr	Device	Class II	1

BioMerieux SA: all 21 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report Z-1521-2017The 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 76201. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/76201/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

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 - U.S.( Nationwide); Foreign: Utd.Arab Emir., Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Algeria, Spain, France,…
What quantity of product is in FDA event 76201?: The event has 12 product records. The first record gives this quantity: unknown
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.