VITEK 2 GP recalled over mold contamination

Recall date

August 25, 2017

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Biomerieux Inc recalls VITEK(R) 2 GP, REF 21342, IVD, UDI 03573026131920, bioMerieux, Inc. VITEK(R) 2 is an automated system consisting of ins…

Recall number

Z-3134-2017

FDA classification

Class II

Brand / firm

Biomerieux Inc

Sold / distributed

US and Angola, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, China, Congo, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South A…

Why it was recalled

Customer reports have indicated occurrences of atypical negative O129R reactions for Enterococcus casseliflavus ATCC(R) 700327(TM) in association with VITEK(R) 2 GP ID Lot 2420240403 and 2420303403, causing failure of the Quality Control (QC) testing for the VITEK(R) 2 GP ID card. The expected O129R reaction for ATCC¿ 700327(TM) strain is positive.

Class II means using this product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems; the chance of serious harm is remote.

What was recalled

VITEK(R) 2 GP, REF 21342, IVD, UDI 03573026131920, bioMerieux, Inc. VITEK(R) 2 is an automated system consisting of instruments, software and reagent cards designed for the identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria and yeast. The VITEK¿ 2 utilizes growth based biochemical patterns to determine identification. The VITEK¿ 2 provides minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) results for most organism/drug combinations as well as a category interpretation (S, I, or R) consistent with accepted criteria