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Device recall: KWIK-STIK, Quality control kit for culture media, Vibrio parahaemolyticus derived from ATCC 17802, Catalog Number 0818K
FDA enforcement event 97987 is a device recall by Microbiologics Inc of Saint Cloud, MN, initiated 13 Nov 2025 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. 85% of the 945 device enforcement events initiated in 2025 carry the same class.
Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Microbiologics Inc has 43 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
Microbiologics Inc, Saint Cloud, MN.
Reason for recall
"Some products packaged for lot 818-111-7 may have been packaged in pouches labeled as lot 857-53-10."
Distribution
"International distribution to the countries of UAE, China, Singapore, Kazakhstan,"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0876-2026 | KWIK-STIK, Quality control kit for culture media, Vibrio parahaemolyticus derived from ATCC 17802, Catalog Number 0818K | 5 units | Class II | Ongoing | 10 Dec 2025 |
Context
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Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Some products packaged for lot 818-111-7 may have been packaged in pouches labeled as lot 857-53-10."
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: "International distribution to the countries of UAE, China, Singapore, Kazakhstan,"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "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.