BD BBL™ Mueller Hinton II Agar 212257Recalls & reported problems
Becton, Dickinson And Company · BD BBL™ Mueller Hinton II Agar, 25 lb · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00382902122579), received between Aug 12, 2022 and Aug 12, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 12, 2022Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER USES PRODUCT TO PRODUCE AGAR IN PETRI DISHES TO ANALYSE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE. BD BBL¿ MUELLER HINTON II AGAR. REPEAT TESTING WAS PERFORMED. NO PATIENT IMPACT WAS REPORTED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: PRODUCT DOES NOT MEET EUCAST SPECIFICATIONS ESPECIALLY WHEN USING AMPICILLI, I.E.VERY SMALL INHIBITION AREA LEADING TO PRODUCTION STOP. OTHER ANTIBIOTICS ALSO SHOW SMALLER INHIBITION AREAS.- IN ADDITION TO VARIOUS OTHER ANTIBIOTICS, THE INHIBITORY YARD IS PERMANENTLY TOO SMALL, ESPECIALLY IN AMPICILLIN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15218474 ↗
Other CULTURE MEDIA, ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST, MUELLER HINTON AGAR/BROTH devices
- NA CP114-10Remel, Inc. · Culture Media, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test, Mueller Hinton Agar/Broth1 recall0 reports
- BD BBL™ Mueller Hinton II Agar 221800Becton, Dickinson And Company · CULTURE MEDIA, ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST, MUELLER HINTON AGAR/BROTH11 reports
- BD BBL™ Mueller Hinton II Agar 211438Becton, Dickinson And Company · CULTURE MEDIA, ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST, MUELLER HINTON AGAR/BROTH3 reports
- BD BBL™ Mueller Hinton II Agar 221275Becton, Dickinson And Company · CULTURE MEDIA, ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST, MUELLER HINTON AGAR/BROTH3 reports
- BD BBL™ Mueller Hinton II Broth, Cation-Adjusted 212322Becton, Dickinson And Company · CULTURE MEDIA, ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST, MUELLER HINTON AGAR/BROTH2 reports
- BD BBL™ Mueller Hinton II Agar 221177Becton, Dickinson And Company · CULTURE MEDIA, ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST, MUELLER HINTON AGAR/BROTH1 report
- BD Difco™ Mueller Hinton Agar 225250Becton, Dickinson And Company · CULTURE MEDIA, ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST, MUELLER HINTON AGAR/BROTH1 report
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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