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Health product recall

Thermo Scientific™ RAPID™ Hp StAR™

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Summary

Product
Thermo Scientific™ RAPID™ Hp StAR™
Issue
Medical devices
What to do

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information. 

Audience
Healthcare

Affected products

Affected products Lot or serial number Model or catalog number
Thermo Scientific™ RAPID™ Hp StAR™ 3615769 3553024 K671411-2

Issue

Thermo scientific™ Hp StaR™ lateral flow kits are failing to meet IFU criteria with multiple strip giving false positive results with known negative samples and also false positive result on substrate diluent.

Recall start date: March 10, 2023

Additional information

Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Health product recall
Category
Health products - Medical devices - Microbiology
Companies

Oxoid Limited

Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, Great Britain, RG24 8PW

Published by
Health Canada
Audience
Healthcare
Recall class
Type II
Identification number
RA-73342

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