Becton Dickinson & Co.: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-2041-2014)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2014.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

BBL CrystaLEAD Enteric/Nonfermentor (E/NF) Identification (ID) System, catalog number 245000. in vitro diagnostic 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 III

Date Initiated: May 21, 2014

Date Posted: July 23, 2014

Recall Number: Z-2041-2014

Event ID: 68468

Reason for Recall:

A portion of the BBL Crystal Enteric/Nonfermentor (E/NF) Identification kits from lot numbers 3224281 and 3290379 are labeled with incorrect expiration dates. A portion of these kits contain Crystal Inoculum fluid bottles that will expire prior to the date that was printed on the kit carton. The expiration date printed on the individual Crystal Inoculum fluid bottles is correct.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 18.210

Code Information:

Lot. Number - 3224281 / Exp. Date - 2014/06/09 , Lot. Number - 3290379 / Exp. Date - 2014/07/24, Lot. Number - 3224281 / Exp. Date - 2014/06/09

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide), Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated