Becton Dickinson & Co.: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-1799-2013)

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 Schaedler K-V Agar with 5% Sheep Blood, carton of 20 plates, catalog # 221555, 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-1799-2013
Event ID: 65614
Reason for Recall:

Microbiological identification media may exhibit reduced levels of Vancomycin.

Status: Terminated
Product Quantity: 92 cartons
Code Information:

Lot 3078263 Exp 5/16/13

Distribution Pattern:

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

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated