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Device recall: Difco" Agar Noble, 500g bottle Noble Agar is a solidifying agent that is essentially free of impurities. It is used in e
FDA enforcement event 79217 is a device recall by Becton Dickinson & Co. of Sparks, MD, initiated 3 Oct 2017 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
FDA defines Class II as 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. 93% of the 1,091 device enforcement events initiated in 2017 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 9 Oct 2018. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Becton Dickinson & Co. has 77 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 & Co., Sparks, MD.
Reason for recall
"HighPuragar was mislabeled and inadvertently sold as Noble Agar."
Distribution
"USA (nationwide) Distribution to the states of and including Puerto Rico : AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA,TN, TX, UT, VA, WA"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0935-2018 | Difco" Agar Noble, 500g bottle Noble Agar is a solidifying agent that is essentially free of impurities. It is used in electrophoretic and nutritional procedures and in preparing microbiological culture media when increased purity is required. | 216 bottles | Class II | Terminated | 21 Mar 2018 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Becton Dickinson & Co.
All 77 events for Becton Dickinson & Co.
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "HighPuragar was mislabeled and inadvertently sold as Noble Agar."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is 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.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "USA (nationwide) Distribution to the states of and including Puerto Rico : AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA,TN, TX, UT, VA, WA"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 9 Oct 2018. "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.