Bestmed, LLC: Medical Device Recall in 2015 - (Recall #: Z-0412-2016)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2015.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Digital Temple Thermometer labeled under: Bestmed, Good Neighbor (Amerisource Bergen), Kroger, Medline, Meijer, Premier Value, Safeway, Life Brand, Target, Top Care, Best Choice, Western Family. Device is packaged in plastic blister with cardboard insert, 2 AAA batteries installed, a Quick Start Guide, and an Instruction Manual booklet. Product Usage: Device is a handheld thermometer that employs a thermistor sensor intended for people to take a human body temperature at the temporal artery location, the area between the outer corner of the eye and the hairline directly over the temporal artery.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: November 12, 2015

Date Posted: December 23, 2015

Recall Number: Z-0412-2016

Event ID: 72686

Reason for Recall:

An incorrect calibration of the thermometer that causes the device to display inaccurate and frequently lower temperatures than the actual body temperature of the user.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 305,548

Code Information:

Model KD-2201. all lots produced during the 36th week of year 2012 (09/03-07/2012) through and including the 37th week of year 2015 (09/07-13/2015). Lot No. S/N: 3612 through S/N: 3715"

Distribution Pattern:

US Nationwide Distribution and the country of Canada.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated