Becton Dickinson & Co.: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-0699-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Becton, Dickinson and Company, BBL Crystal Enteric/Nonfermenter ID Kit, Catalog # 24500, cartons of 20 kits, In-vitro diagnostic reagents for microbiological testing. The BBL Crystal Enteric/Nonfermentor (E/NF) identification (ID) System is for the identification of aerobic gram-negative bacteria that belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae as well as some of the more frequently isolated glucose fermenting and nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: December 13, 2012

Date Posted: January 30, 2013

Recall Number: Z-0699-2013

Event ID: 63958

Reason for Recall:

In-vitro diagnostic reagents for microbiological testing may be reversed in well positions in the test kit and when utilized may lead to bacteria misidentification.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 67,820 units

Code Information:

Lot Number/ Exp Date 2086315 February 20, 2013 2101435 February 20, 2013 2104316 February 27, 2013 2129460 February 27, 2013 2129487 March 13, 2013 2163211 February 27, 2013 2163213 March 20, 2013 2163215 March 27, 2013

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution-USA including the states of MA, TN, KY, IN, GA, NC, TX, NY, FL, AZ, WA, NJ, MI, and CA, and the countries of Uruguay, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, South Korea, Mexico, Hong Kong, Guatemala, Colombia, Chile, Canada, India, Japan, Brazil, China and Belgium.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated