OXOID MICROBACT IDENTIFICATION KITS, Listeria 12L Kit, 20… recallZ-1766-2026 · Oxoid Australia Pty Limited · initiated Mar 3, 2026
Open, Classified
Is my device affected?
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Why it was recalled
Oxoid Ltd., part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, confirmed that Microbact 12L Kit 20 Tests MB1128A lot 4494873 may identify incorrect organism due to inconclusive result from ambiguous color reactions in wells.
FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm
What the company is doing
Thermo Fisher Scientific issued an Urgent: Medical Device Recall notice to its consignees on 3/3/2036 via USPS First Class Mail. The notice explained problem, risk to health, requested the consignee destroy any remaining inventory of the affected lot and responding by completing the Acknowledgement form and returning it via email to [email protected] in order to receive replacement/credit to be processed keeping the notification on file. The notice further requests it be passed on to all who need to be aware within the consignee's organization or to any organization where the potentially affected products have been transferred. For questions, please contact our Technical Services Department at 800-255-6730 (US) or email [email protected].
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1766-2026
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated by the company
- Mar 3, 2026
- Posted by the FDA
- Apr 2, 2026
- Recalling firm
- Oxoid Australia Pty Limited
- Quantity
- 2 kits
- Product code
- LQL
- Distribution
- US Nationwide distribution in the states of GA and CA.
Product description
OXOID MICROBACT IDENTIFICATION KITS, Listeria 12L Kit, 20 Tests; Listeria identification sysystem
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
UDI/DI 5032384127498, Lot Number 4494873
Devices named in this recall
1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- MICROBACT LISTERIA 12L (20 ID'S) MB1128AOxoid Limited · Gram Positive Identification Panel1 recall0 reports
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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