Class II — Potential Health Hazard

Potential health hazard — use of or exposure to this product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

BacT/ALERT¿ SN Recalled by bioMerieux, Inc. Due to Bottles may have been exposed to non-normal shipping...

Date: December 24, 2015
Company: bioMerieux, Inc.
Status: Terminated
Source: FDA (Device)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact bioMerieux, Inc. directly.

Affected Products

BacT/ALERT¿ SN, bioM¿rieux, Inc. Product Usage: BacT/ALERT¿ Culture Bottles are used with the BacT/ALERT¿ Microbial Detection System in qualitative procedures for enhanced recovery and detection of aerobic and facultative anaerobic microorganisms (bacteria and yeast).

Quantity: 2741 units in total

Why Was This Recalled?

Bottles may have been exposed to non-normal shipping conditions which may lead to media degradation and impact growth performance.

Where Was This Sold?

Distributed in the countries of Angola, Austria, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kosovo, Lebanon, Netherlands, Niger, Pakistan, Poland, Republic of Belarus, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Zimbabwe.

About bioMerieux, Inc.

bioMerieux, Inc. has 53 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the FDA (Device). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report