BD Vacutainer Urine Cup Kit with C&S Preservative Tube for… recallZ-1023-2010 · Becton Dickinson & Company · initiated Oct 12, 2009
Terminated All recalls posted in March 2010
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Why it was recalled
A small amount of discoloration was noted on Towelettes included in BD Vacutainer Urine collection kits. The entire kit components retain sterile interiors and no viable growth was detected on the towelettes.
FDA root cause category: Other
What the company is doing
Recall notification letters were sent on 10/12/09 with return receipt requested. Customers were advised to contact your SO Sales Consultant for additional information, via e-mail at [email protected] or via telephone at 1-800-6310174.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1023-2010
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Oct 12, 2009
- Posted by the FDA
- Mar 8, 2010
- Recalling firm
- Becton Dickinson & Company
- Quantity
- 344950
- Product code
- JSM
- FDA submissions
- K024240
- Distribution
- Nationwide distribution to hospitals and medical device distributors.
Product description
BD Vacutainer Urine Cup Kit with C&S Preservative Tube for Midstream specimens; 50; Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417; Kit contains Sterile Screw-Cap collection cup with Integrated Transfer Device and 4.0 mL 13x75mm Plus Plastic C&S Preservative Tube and Castile Soap Towelettes.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Catalog number: 364954; lot number 9125230, Exp 11/2010; lot number 9148018, Exp. 11/2010.
Other devices under the same FDA submission
4 devices cleared under K024240 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- BD Vacutainer® C&S Transfer Straw Kit 364953Becton, Dickinson And Company · CULTURE MEDIA, NON-PROPAGATING TRANSPORT1 recall128 reports
- BD Vacutainer® C&S Preservative Urine Tube 364951Becton, Dickinson And Company · CULTURE MEDIA, NON-PROPAGATING TRANSPORT1 recall36 reports
- BD Vacutainer® Boric Acid Sodium Borate/Formate C&S Urine Tube 364958Becton, Dickinson And Company · CULTURE MEDIA, NON-PROPAGATING TRANSPORT39 reports
- BD Vacutainer® Urine Complete Cup Kit 364956Becton, Dickinson And Company · CULTURE MEDIA, NON-PROPAGATING TRANSPORT38 reports
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 53650).
- Z-1024-2010 · TerminatedBD Vacutainer Urine Complete Kit with UA Tube and S&C Preservative Tube for Midstream specimens; Plus Plastic - Sterile Cup and Tube interiors. Store at 4-25 degrees C. Kit contai…
- Z-1025-2010 · TerminatedBD Vacutainer Urine Complete Kit with UA Preservative Tube and C&S Preservative Tube for Midstream Specimens PLUS Plastic, Sterile Cup and Tube Interiors. Store at 4-25 degrees C. …
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 18, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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