Becton Dickinson & Co.: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-1798-2013)

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:

BD BBL Vancomycin Screen Agar, carton of 10 plates, catalog # 222204, labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663 www.bd.com/ds*** Vancomycin Screen Agar is used to test entercocci for resistance to vancomycin and to predict the synergistic activity of this antimicrobial with an aminoglycoside antimicrobial.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: June 6, 2013

Date Posted: July 31, 2013

Recall Number: Z-1798-2013

Event ID: 65614

Reason for Recall:

Microbiological identification media may exhibit reduced levels of Vancomycin.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 911 cartons

Code Information:

Lot 3081136 Exp June 18, 2013 Lot 3073114 Exp June 12, 2013

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of:Belgium, Canada, Columbia, Mexico, Singapore, and Taiwan.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated