Class II — Potential Health Hazard

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

VITEK 2 Gram-negative Susceptibility Cards Containing o Polymyxin B (pb02n) Recalled by Biomerieux Inc Due to Potential risk of Quality Control failures and/or false...

Date: January 5, 2026
Company: Biomerieux Inc
Status: Ongoing
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

VITEK 2 Gram-negative Susceptibility Cards Containing o Polymyxin B (pb02n) o Ceftazidime/avibactam (cza02n) o Meropenem/Vaborbactam (mev01n) o Imipenem (ipm05n) o Imipenem/Relebactam (ipr01n); CARD NAME/ PRODUCT REFERENCE: AST-N399 423701 AST-N402 423644 AST-N403 423645 AST-N404 423664 AST-N405 423864 AST-N406 423869 AST-N407 423870 AST-N409 423925 AST-N412 423936 AST-N413 423928 AST-N414 423933 AST-N415 423934 AST-N416 423935 AST-N417 423880 AST-N419 423948 AST-N421 424055 AST-N428 424320 AST-N429 424321 AST-N430 424322 AST-N433 424389 AST-N439 424501 AST-N440 424502 AST-N443 424541 AST-N444 424587 AST-N467 424857 AST-N476 424934 AST-N478 425052 AST-N480 425084 AST-N481 425085 AST-N485 425182 AST-N496 425265 AST-N800 423310 AST-N802 423706 AST-N804 424634 AST-N808 424711 AST-N810 424712 AST-N811 424713 AST-N813 424722 AST-N815 425054 AST-XN09 423425 AST-XN15 423829 AST-XN17 423673 AST-XN18 423874 AST-XN20 423947 AST-XN21 424197 AST-XN22 424199 AST-XN23 424198 AST-XN24 424351 AST-XN26 424500 AST-XN28 424586 AST-XN29 424604 AST-XN30 424639 AST-XN31 424640 AST-XN32 424678 AST-XN33 424723 AST-XN34 424752 AST-XN35 424810 AST-XN36 424860 AST-XN37 424888 AST-XN38 425074 AST-XN39 425086 AST-XN40 425095 AST-XN41 425204 AST-XN42 425309

Quantity: 2,668,954 total

Why Was This Recalled?

Potential risk of Quality Control failures and/or false resistant antibiotic results when testing isolates of Enterobacterales/Enterobacteriaceae species and/or Pseudomonas aeruginosa with the identified antibiotic formulations. Issue may lead to QC failure or false resistant results.

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.

Affected (51 states)Not affected

About Biomerieux Inc

Biomerieux Inc has 368 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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