bioMerieux, Inc. bioMerieux, BacT/ALERT FA Culture Bottles, bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC 27704 Recall
Check Your Product
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
bioMerieux, BacT/ALERT FA Culture Bottles, bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC 27704
Brand
bioMerieux, Inc.
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Lot Numbers: 1017685, 101793 and 1017788
Products Sold
Lot Numbers: 1017685, 101793 and 1017788
bioMerieux, Inc. is recalling bioMerieux, BacT/ALERT FA Culture Bottles, bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC 27704 due to Duplicate Bottle Indentification -- Three lot numbers of BacT/ALERT FA Culture Bottles labels contained duplicate bottle identification (Bottle ID) ba. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
Duplicate Bottle Indentification -- Three lot numbers of BacT/ALERT FA Culture Bottles labels contained duplicate bottle identification (Bottle ID) barcode numbers. (Lots 1017685 and 1017788 contain the same series of Bottle ID's; Lot 1017693 contains duplicate Bottle ID's within the lot and may share Bottle ID's with both lots 1017685 and 1017788)
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
bioMerieux notified all Consignees with a Urgent Product Recall Notice letter on 11/05/2007. They were instructed to examine their inventory to determine if they have any remaining inventory of the 3 affected lots. If they have any of these bottles they were instructed to stop using them and destroy all remaining inventory. A Customer Acknowledgement Form was attached to be completed and returned to bioMerieux via fax or mail. There were also instructions attached for the use of Generic Bottle Barcodes and Creating a Unique Bottle ID.
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