Becton Dickinson & Co.: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-1800-2013)

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 CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar with Kanamycin and Vancomycin (KV), packaged in cartons of 100 plates, Catalog # 221736, and labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663 www.bd.com/ds*** CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar with Kanamycin and Vancomycin is used for the selective isolation of fastidious and slow-growing, obligately anaerobic gram-negative bacteria from a variety of clinical and nonclinical materials.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: June 6, 2013

Date Posted: July 31, 2013

Recall Number: Z-1800-2013

Event ID: 65614

Reason for Recall:

Microbiological identification media may exhibit reduced levels of Vancomycin.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 45 cartons

Code Information:

Lot 3080083 Exp 6/4/13 Lot 3073075 Exp 5/29/13

Distribution Pattern:

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

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated