Device recall: BD Vacutainer C&S Transfer Straw Kit C&S Preservative Plus Urine Tube. 4.0 ml, 13 X 75 mm STERILE REF 364953. Becton…
Class III FDA enforcement event 64494. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The BD Vacutainer Urinalysis Transfer Straw Kit #364991, Lot 1335484 has preprinted polybags which are incorrectly labeled as Catalog #364953. BD advises any Customer who purchased this Kit that the Tube in this Kit is not a C&S tube. If a Customer relies solely on the polybag labeling and uses the Tube inside the Kit for the purpose of collecting urine for culture and sensitivity, it is possible
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
Becton Dickinson & Company started this device recall on 14 Feb 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Franklin Lakes, NJ. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 64494 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 10 Apr 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 6 Aug 2013.
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.
Nationwide Distribution including Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachussets, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New…
Recalling firm
Becton Dickinson & Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1056-2013 | BD Vacutainer C&S Transfer Straw Kit C&S Preservative Plus Urine Tube. 4.0 ml, 13 X 75 mm STERILE REF 364953. Becton Dickinson & Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ USA, The kit consists of a transfer straw and urinalysis tube intended for UA chemistry urine testing. | 236,400 units | Class III | Terminated | 10 Apr 2013 |
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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 III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2013
- 1,236
- Share of these events in Class III
- 5%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 84
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-1056-2013The 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 64494. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/64494/. 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 Distribution including Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachussets, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 64494?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
236,400 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 5% of the 1,236 device events that started in 2013 are in Class III.