Class II — Potential Health Hazard

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

ADVIA Salicylate (SAL) reagent chemistry assay Recalled by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. Due to Various assays used to measure different chemical levels...

Date: June 29, 2017
Company: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, 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 Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. directly.

Affected Products

ADVIA Salicylate (SAL) reagent chemistry assay; use in the quantitative determination of salicylate in human serum and plasma (lithium heparin). Product Number: 10327382 (Mfr: Sekisui Diagnostics)

Quantity: 1667

Why Was This Recalled?

Various assays used to measure different chemical levels in blood, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid may interfere with the drugs sulfasalazine and/or sulfapyridine causing falsely elevated or falsely depressed results.

Where Was This Sold?

Distributed in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Distributed in 108 foreign countries: Afghanistan Bolivia Albania¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Algeria¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Angola ARGENTINA Armenia AUSTRALIA Austria¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Bangladesh¿¿¿¿¿ Belarus¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Belgium¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Bosnia¿Herzeg.¿ Brazil Bulgaria¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Cambodia Canada Canary islands Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Cyprus¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Czech¿Republic¿ Denmark¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Ecuador Egypt¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ El Salavador Estonia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Finland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ France¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Georgia Germany¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Greece¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Guatemala Honduras Hong Kong Hungary¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Israel¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Italy¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ japan Jordan Kazakhstan¿¿¿¿¿ Korea Kuwait Latvia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Lebanon Lithuania¿¿¿¿¿¿ Luxembourg¿¿¿¿¿ Macedonia Malaysia Mali Malta¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Mexico Morocco¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Myanmar Nepal Netherlands¿¿¿¿ New Zealand Nicaragua Norway¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Oman Pakistan¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Portugal¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Qatar¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Romania¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Russian¿Fed.¿¿¿ Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Serbia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Singapore Slovakia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Slovenia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ South Africa South Africa South Korea Spain¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Sri Lanka Sweden¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Switzerland¿¿¿¿ Taiwan¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Tajikistan Thailand Tunisia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Turkey¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Turkmenistan¿¿¿ United Arab Emerites¿¿¿¿¿¿ United¿Kingdom¿ Uruguay¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Uzbekistan Vatikancity¿¿¿¿ Venezuela Vietnam Yemen

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