Oxoid Limited recalls Lev5
Reason for recall
Mislabeling; Levofloxacin Antimicrobial susceptibility disc packaging may contain Norfloxacin Antimicrobial Susceptibility discs.
Affected product
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Affected products & lots
- Lev5, REF CT1587B, 50 Susceptibility discs Levofloxacin 5 ug, IVD, CE2797UDI 5032384079629Affected lot5032384079629
What the firm is doing
On December 23, 2024 Oxoid a subsidiary of Thermo Fischer Scientific issued a Medical Device Recall notification. via mail to affected consignees. Thermo Fischer Scientific asked consignees to take the following action: 1. Destroy any remaining inventory of the lot 2. Complete the accompanying Acknowledgement form. Return the completed form indicating number of units destroyed via email to MBD.vigilance@thermofisher.com in order for your replacement/credit to be processed. 3. Please keep this notification on file. 4. This notice needs to be passed on to all who need to be aware within your organization or to any organization where the potentially affected products have been transferred. 5. If you have any questions, please contact our Technical Services Department at 800-255-6730 (US) or email microbiology.ts.us@thermofisher.com. 6. Report any adverse health consequences experienced with the use of this product to Remel Inc. Events may also be reported to the FDA s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program via: Web: www.fda.gov/medwatch Phone: 1-800-FDA-1088 (1-800-332-1088) Mail: MedWatch, HF-2, FDA, 5600 Fisher s Lane, Rockville MD 20852-9787
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US: VA, CA, NE, MA, FL, CA, MA, NH, WA OUS: Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Ghana, Hong Kong, South Korea, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Indonesia
Use of the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
Sources & references
- FDA enforcement recordOfficial FDA database entry for Z-1075-2025
- FDA 510(k) clearance · K060286The device's official FDA premarket clearance record
- FDA device classification · JTNOfficial FDA classification for this device type
- CFR regulation · 21 CFR 866.1620The federal regulation governing this device
- FDA recall announcementSearch FDA.gov for the official press announcement
- Find Oxoid LimitedSearch for the manufacturer's official notice
- News coverageRecent reporting on this recall and manufacturer
- openFDA data recordThe raw JSON record this page is built from
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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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