Becton Dickinson & Co. BBL Columbia C.N.A. Agar w/5% Sheep Blood/Levine EMB - Catalog Number 295618. Recall
Check Your Product
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
BBL Columbia C.N.A. Agar w/5% Sheep Blood/Levine EMB - Catalog Number 295618.
Brand
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Lot number: 4153593 and Expiration date: August 26, 2004
Products Sold
Lot number: 4153593 and Expiration date: August 26, 2004
Becton Dickinson & Co. is recalling BBL Columbia C.N.A. Agar w/5% Sheep Blood/Levine EMB - Catalog Number 295618. due to Sheep Blood products may be contaminated with a Brucella species (B. ovis).. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
Sheep Blood products may be contaminated with a Brucella species (B. ovis).
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
Distributors were notified by fax, all customers were notified by fax with a UPS overnight delivery of hard copy of recall letter to same customers. BD International was notified be e-mail. Distributor fax indicated that BD required their customer lists immediately due to the nature of the recall event. BD received all Distributor customer lists on the same day (7/2/04). Will monitor the number of consignees non-responding to the recall through sending a letter that contains a form that we ask the end-user to return. Response forms will be reconciled. Distribution of the affected lots ceased on 7/1/04. Customers are asked to discard their inventory.
Verify this information on the official source
For complete details and official instructions, check the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directly.
View official FDA recall noticePage updated: Jan 10, 2026