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Class IIOngoingZ-0568-2026

Meridian Bioscience Inc recalls Meridian Bioscience

Meridian Bioscience IncCincinnati, OH, United StatesReported Nov 26, 2025 · 7 months ago
Legal News Analyst ·

Reason for recall

The cap on the reaction buffer tube may be missing the black rubber gasket resulting in the potential for leakage and reduced buffer volume.

Affected product

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Affected products & lots

  • Meridian Bioscience, alethia c. Difficile, Catalog Number 480050, Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Assay
    2 affected lots
    480050U0362026-08-01

What the firm is doing

Meridian Bioscience issued an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" notice to its consignees beginning on 10/15/2025 via email. The notice explained the problem with the device, health hazard, and requested the following: "Required Actions: " Identify remaining inventory of Alethia C. difficile, Lot 480050U036. " Identify the Reaction Buffer bag located within the kit box. " Remove Reaction Buffer Tubes from Bag and inspect each cap for the presence of a gasket. " Segregate Reaction Buffer Tubes which have no gasket present. Record the quantity of tubes with no gasket present on the CONFIRMATION OF NOTIFICATION Form. " Discard Reaction Buffer Tubes which have no gasket present in accordance with local, state, or federal regulations. Note: Execution of the test procedure requires the use of a Reaction Buffer tube. The remaining components in this kit may continue to be utilized for patient testing so long as a new Reaction Buffer tube is available. Once the Reaction Buffer is depleted, the remaining kit components must be discarded in accordance with local regulations. " Meridian Bioscience Inc. will provide credit for the number of tests impacted. " Complete and return the CONFIRMATION OF NOTIFICATION Form to: Product Support Manager, Meridian Bioscience, Inc., 3471 River Hills Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45244; Fax: (513) 272-5432 or Email: FieldActionSupport@meridianbioscience.com. Complete this form if there is no remaining inventory." For any question regarding this notification please call Meridian Bioscience Technical Services at 1-800-343-3858, or email at FieldActionSupport@meridianbioscience.com.

DistributionShow details

US Distribution to states of: AL, CO, FL, GA, IL, MD, ME, MT, NH, NJ, OH, TN, TX and WA; and OUS (foreign) countries of: Canada, Italy, and Panama.

Class IIWhat this means

Use of the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

Sources & references

Taylor Coteus
Legal News Analyst

Taylor Coteus is RecallWatch's Legal News Analyst, covering FDA medical-device enforcement and patient-safety litigation. He reviews every recall against the FDA's official openFDA record before it is published and is responsible for corrections and editorial accuracy.

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