Becton Dickinson & Co.: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-1803-2013)

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:

BBL Brucella Laked Blood Agar with Kanamycin and Vancomycin (KV), Catalog # 297840, packaged in cartons of 20 plates, labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663 www.bd.com/ds*** Brucella Laked Blood with KV is used for the selective isolation of fastidious and slow growing, obligately anaerobic bacteria from the same specimen.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: June 6, 2013

Date Posted: July 31, 2013

Recall Number: Z-1803-2013

Event ID: 65614

Reason for Recall:

Microbiological identification media may exhibit reduced levels of Vancomycin.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 92 cartons

Code Information:

Lot 3078280 Exp 6/27/13

Distribution Pattern:

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

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated