The FDA has posted 8 enforcement recalls of quality control for culture media kit devices since 2025, none of them Class I (most serious). Most recent report: Dec 31, 2025.
Affected units may fail to recover the target microorganism Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni derived from ATCC 29428.
Affected units may fail to recover the target microorganism Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni derived from ATCC 29428.
Affected units may fail to recover the target microorganism Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni derived from ATCC 29428.
Some products packaged for lot 818-111-7 may have been packaged in pouches labeled as lot 857-53-10.
KWIK-STIK REF numbers: 0894P, 0894K and LYFO DISK" 0894L may result in failure to recover the target microorganism. All lots of REF 894-76 are impacted.
KWIK-STIK REF numbers: 0894P, 0894K and LYFO DISK" 0894L may result in failure to recover the target microorganism. All lots of REF 894-76 are impacted.
Affected products contain Staphylococcus epidermidis instead of the expected Brevundimonas diminuta. This may cause the user's quality control to fail and delayed diagnosis for the patient.
Affected products were packaged with the incorrect KWIK STIK assembly resulting in the product containing the wrong microorganism. 0621K was packaged 01065K swabs; 01065K was packaged with 0621K swabs.…
Source: U.S. FDA openFDA device enforcement reports, updated continuously. Device type per the FDA's RES classification (“Kit, Quality Control For Culture Media”). Informational only — verify against the FDA before acting.