BioFire Diagnostics, LLC: Medical Device Recall in 2021 - (Recall #: Z-0312-2022)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2021.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

BioFire Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel Part No: RFIT-ASY-0147 UDI: 00815381020338 Blood Culture Catalog No./Description: 442023/BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic medium in plastic vials 442021/BD BACTEC Lytic Anaerobic medium in plastic vials 442192//BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic medium in glass vials 442022/BD BACTEC Plus Anaerobic medium in plastic vials 442020/BD BACTEC Peds Plus mediums in plastic vials All lots with an expiry date prior to

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: October 11, 2021

Date Posted: December 8, 2021

Recall Number: Z-0312-2022

Event ID: 88934

Reason for Recall:

Due to an increased risk of false positive Acinetobacter calcoaceticus- baumannii complex results. The cause may be as a due to non-viable contamination in the blood culture vials.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: Total 14,140 Kits [11,155 kits (U.S.) and 2,985 kits (O.U.S.)]

Code Information:

Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel Part Number: RFIT-ASY-0147 UDI Code: 00815381020338 Blood Culture Media Catalog No./Description: 442023/BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic medium in plastic vials 442021/BD BACTEC Lytic Anaerobic medium in plastic vials 442192//BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic medium in glass vials 442022/BD BACTEC Plus Anaerobic medium in plastic vials 442020/BD BACTEC Peds Plus mediums in plastic vials All BCID2 Panel lots BD Blood Culture Media vials with expiration date of April 30, 2022 or earlier.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution - U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and WY. The Countries of Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Rep/, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Israel Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Shanghai, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Utd/Arab Emir/.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated