Device recall: Para-Pak Clean Vial-For the collection, transportation, preservation, and examination of stool specimens containing…
Class II FDA enforcement event 93350. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Plastic vials contain a manufacturing defect may cause an increased risk of leakage and presents a risk of incidental exposure to biological hazards associated with direct contact with the patient specimen.
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 19 Oct 2023. The firm address in the FDA record is in Cincinnati, OH. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 93350 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 20 Dec 2023. The record gives the status Ongoing.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide Foreign: Italy
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
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0519-2024 | Para-Pak Clean Vial-For the collection, transportation, preservation, and examination of stool specimens containing intestinal parasites Catalog Number: 900312 | 571 Cases | Class II | Ongoing | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Z-0520-2024 | Para-Pak Zn-PVA/10% Formalin-for the routine collection, transportation, preservation, and examination of stool specimens for intestinal parasites Catalog Number: 301012 | 201 Cases | Class II | Ongoing | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Z-0521-2024 | Cardinal Health Clean Stool Transportation System-For the collection, transportation, preservation, and examination of stool specimens containing intestinal parasites Catalog Number: CHB900312 | 38 Cases | Class II | Ongoing | 20 Dec 2023 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2023
- 917
- Share of these events in Class II
- 88%
- Product records in this event
- 3Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 11
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0519-2024The 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 93350. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/93350/. 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:
Nationwide Foreign: Italy
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 93350?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
571 Cases
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2023 have the same class?
- 88% of the 917 device events that started in 2023 are in Class II.