Gibco RPMI 1640 Medium recall: Sterility Concern
Gibco RPMI 1640 Medium, Model Number 61870150. Tissue and cell culture medium.
Why was Gibco RPMI 1640 Medium recalled?
It has been determined that the fill port tube seal integrity was compromised during the manufacture of the product lot. This may cause media to leak out of the primary sterile packaging into outer non-sterile dust cover packaging, and subsequently mold may grow in the pooled, leaked media.
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?
Lot: 1930752
- Product
- Gibco RPMI 1640 Medium, Model Number 61870150. Tissue and cell culture medium.
- Recalling firm
- Life Technologies, Corp.
- Quantity
- 10
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution. US states: CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, MA, MD, PA, RI, UT, and WA., Canada, France, Great Britain, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, and Switzerland.
- Recall date
- August 1, 2018
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Agency
- FDA (device)