FDAClass IIJune 15, 2016

Cholesterol recall

Cholesterol, Catalog No. OSR6x16 Product Usage:Cholesterol OSR6x16 is intended as a System reagent for the quantitative determination of Cholesterol…

Why was Cholesterol recalled?

Beckman Coulter has identified that Dipyrone (Metamizole) may cause erroneous, false low results in the following assays: Cholesterol OSR6X16, Triglyceride OSR6X118, Uric Acid OSR6X98, Lactate OSR6X93, and Lipase OSR6X30.

What should I do if I have this product?

Review the official FDA enforcement record for current instructions.

What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.

Is my product affected?

Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official FDA record. Only products that match the listed product and lot, UPC or model codes are part of this recall.

Which lot codes, UPCs or models are affected?

All lots

Product
Cholesterol, Catalog No. OSR6x16 Product Usage:Cholesterol OSR6x16 is intended as a System reagent for the quantitative determination of Cholesterol…
Recalling firm
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Quantity
43,877 units total (10,496 units in US)
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including Puerto Rico and the countries of: Albania, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guam, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Recall date
June 15, 2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Agency
FDA (device)
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