BD Calibrated Disposable Inoculating Loops, Green 220215Recalls & reported problems
Becton, Dickinson And Company · Loops Inoculating 50/Tube 1 Microliter · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This BD Calibrated Disposable Inoculating Loop is a laboratory tool used to transfer samples for testing. Nearly all reports describe incorrect results, and those with details describe mold contamination. The FDA database lists 1,252 reports, with no injuries and no deaths, and none were filed in the last 12 months, compared with 1,249 in the previous 12. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 1,252
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1,252 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00382902202158), received between May 16, 2023 and Sep 2, 2025 — classified as 1,252 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings” (1,250 reports).
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings1,250
- Device Markings/Labelling Problem1
- Inaccurate Information1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1,252
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 1,252 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1 L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22933524 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22933504 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22933497 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22933484 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22933478 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1¿L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22933442 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932896 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932888 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932881 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932877 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932871 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932870 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932860 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1 L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932846 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932800 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932796 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932786 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1 L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932765 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932755 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22932750 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22931528 ↗MalfunctionAug 25, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1¿L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22882187 ↗MalfunctionAug 25, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1 L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22882180 ↗MalfunctionAug 25, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22882179 ↗MalfunctionAug 25, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD CALIBRATED DISPOSABLE INOCULATING LOOPS, GREEN 1L (20X50 LOOPS), THERE WAS MOLD CONTAMINATION WHICH LED TO FALSE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22882155 ↗
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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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