Recall Register

Device recall: B-Hydroxybutyrate LiquiColor, Item code CH2440058 - Product Usage: Product is used for the quantitative determination…

Class II FDA enforcement event 85509. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Three products requiring refrigerated storage conditions were incorrectly stored outside of approved temperature ranges. Using these temperature abused products may result in misdiagnosis of the patient.

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

Cardinal Health Inc. started this device recall on 20 Apr 2020. The firm address in the FDA record is in Dublin, OH. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 85509 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 27 May 2020. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 23 Jul 2020.

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.

US Nationwide distribution NC, KS, and AL.

Recalling firm

Cardinal Health Inc., Dublin, OH.

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

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

Products

3 product records in the event.

FDA event 85509: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-2049-2020B-Hydroxybutyrate LiquiColor, Item code CH2440058 - Product Usage: Product is used for the quantitative determination of B-Hydroxybutyrate in human serum or plasma.N/AClass IITerminated27 May 2020
Z-2050-2020Professional Urine Drug Control, Item code 88010 - Product Usage: The Alere Professional Cup Urine Drug Controls are compatible with all quantitative and qualitative drug detection procedures which are sufficiently sensitive to detect the control constituents.N/AClass IITerminated27 May 2020
Z-2051-2020Strep B Carrot Broth One-Step, 16x100mm Tube, 6ml, Item code Z46BX - Product Usage: Intended to detect Group B Streptococcus (GBS) from anovaginal specimen collected from pregnant women. If pregnant woman is positive for GBS colonization, this will indicate a need for treatment prior to vaginal delivery in order to…N/AClass IITerminated27 May 2020

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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

The event in context

Device events that started in 2020
916
Share of these events in Class II
93%
Product records in this event
3Median of the firm: 3
Events of the firm on the register
12

Other events of the firm

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 85509. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/85509/. 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

FDA has one record for each product. This site puts the records with the same event number on one page. The class of the event is the highest class of its records. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Where was the product distributed?
The FDA record gives this distribution: US Nationwide distribution NC, KS, and AL.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 85509?
The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity: N/A
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2020 have the same class?
93% of the 916 device events that started in 2020 are in Class II.