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Health product recall

ZYM B REAGENT (2015-12-23)

Starting date:
December 23, 2015
Posting date:
February 8, 2016
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-57016

Affected Products

ZYM B REAGENT

Reason

Based on discrepant results (false negative results) reported from the field, bioMérieux initiated a complaint investigation. A loss of performance due to light exposure after 3 months of shelf life for API ZYM B, which lead to false negative results on some API strips using the ZYM B (API 20 Strep-20600, API Coryne-20900, API Staph-20500, API ZYM-25200, API NH-10400, API Listeria-10300).

Affected products

ZYM B REAGENT

Lot or serial number
  • 1003765610
  • 1003772410
  • 1003772470
  • 1003787970
  • 1003790030
  • 1004077210
  • 1004097610
  • 1004355410
  • 1004355730
Model or catalog number

70493

Companies
Manufacturer
Biomerieux Sa
Chemin De L'orme
Marcy-l'etoile
69280
FRANCE