Device recall: Alere Triage TOX Drug Screen Control 1 Product Generic Name: Quality Control Material Description of the product: Good…
Class III FDA enforcement event 66394. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Alere San Diego, Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of Alere Triage TOX Drug Screen Control 1 (PN 94413, Lot C2681A) because the CODE CHIP that was provided with this lot causes the control to fail when run in the QC Sample Mode using Alere Triage TOX Drug Screeen products. The Alere Triage TOX Drug Screen test devices and patient results are not affected.
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
Alere San Diego, Inc. started this device recall on 23 Sep 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in San Diego, CA. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 66394 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 30 Oct 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 26 Sep 2014.
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.
Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and countries of: South Africa and Canada.
Recalling firm
Alere San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA.
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-0053-2014 | Alere Triage TOX Drug Screen Control 1 Product Generic Name: Quality Control Material Description of the product: Good Laboratory Practice suggests that external controls should be tested with each new lot or shipment of test materials, or every 30 days, and as otherwise required by a laboratory’s standard quality… | 38 | Class III | Terminated | 30 Oct 2013 |
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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
- 28
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0053-2014The 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 66394. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/66394/. 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:
Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and countries of: South Africa and Canada.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 66394?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
38
- 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.