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Device recall: KWIK-STIK, Enterobacter cloacae subsp. cloacae derived from ATCC 13047, REF 0323P. Packaged 2 units per pack. IVD contro

FDA enforcement event 89380 · Class III · initiated 24 Feb 2021 · status Terminated · terminated 11 Jul 2022

DeviceVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordSaint Cloud, MN

FDA enforcement event 89380 is a device recall by Microbiologics Inc of Saint Cloud, MN, initiated 24 Feb 2021 and classified Class III, with 1 product record.

FDA defines Class III as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. 3% of the 900 device enforcement events initiated in 2021 carry the same class.

Status: Terminated, terminated 11 Jul 2022. 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

"Potential of products packaged for lot 323-108-7 were packaged in pouches labeled as 726-57-10."

Distribution

"US distribution to CA, FL, HI, MI, NC, NH, NJ, OK, OR, TN. International distribution to Canada, Ecuador, France, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam."

Product records

Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-0544-2022KWIK-STIK, Enterobacter cloacae subsp. cloacae derived from ATCC 13047, REF 0323P. Packaged 2 units per pack. IVD controls.47 packs (94 units)Class IIITerminated9 Feb 2022

Context

3%of 2021 device events are Class III900 events that year
1product record in this eventfirm median: 1
43events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Microbiologics Inc

InitiatedProduct (first record)TypeClassRecords
2 Dec 2025KWIK-STIK 2-Pack, Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni derived from ATCC 29428, Catalog Number 0325PDeviceClass II3
13 Nov 2025KWIK-STIK, Quality control kit for culture media, Vibrio parahaemolyticus derived from ATCC 17802, Catalog Number 0818KDeviceClass II1
27 Jun 2025LYFO-DISK, M. Canis Derived from ATCC 36299, packaged as: 1) REF 0894K (6-pack), 2) REF 0894P (2-pack)DeviceClass II2
17 Jun 2025KWIK-STIK and LYFO DISK, quality control kit for culture media Catalog # 0805K and 0805LDeviceClass II1
27 May 2025KWIK-STICK, Quality control kit for culture media, Catalog Numbers 01065K, Oligella urethralis derived from ATCC¿ 17960;DeviceClass II1
20 Feb 2025Helix Elite" Inactivated Standard: Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Whole Virus (Pellet), Multi-analyte, unassayed quality controlDeviceClass II1
20 Feb 2025Helix Elite Inactivated Standard: Inactivated Influenza A/B and Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Multi-analyte, unassayed quDeviceClass II1
20 Jan 2025Microbiologics Multi-Strain Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Control Panel (Inactivated Pellet), REF 8234; in-vitro diagnosticDeviceClass II2
6 Mar 2024KWIK-STIK Rhizopus stolonifer (+) derived from ATCC 6227b, a) REF 0209P and b) REF 0209K, Quality control kit for culturDeviceClass II1
8 Jan 2024Microbiologics Enteric Pathogens Control Panel (Inactivated Pellet), REF 8184.DeviceClass II1

All 43 events for Microbiologics Inc

Questions and answers

Why was this device recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Potential of products packaged for lot 323-108-7 were packaged in pouches labeled as 726-57-10."

What does Class III mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "US distribution to CA, FL, HI, MI, NC, NH, NJ, OK, OR, TN. International distribution to Canada, Ecuador, France, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam."

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 11 Jul 2022. "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.