Becton Dickinson & Co.: Device Recall

Recall Details

Recall Number

Z-2023-2024

Classification

Class II

Product Type

Device

Recalling Firm

Becton Dickinson & Co.

Status

Ongoing

Date Initiated

05/07/2024

Location

Sparks, MD, United States

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Product Quantity

2,061 kits

Reason for Recall

Assays may produce false negative results due to decreased activity of the enzyme utilized in manufacturing.

Product Description

BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD MAX" Systems. RT-PCR test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in nasal, nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal swab specimens, and saliva specimens.

Distribution Pattern

Domestic: Nationwide Distribution; Foreign: AU, BR, BE, CA, CO, & JP.

Other Recalls by Becton Dickinson & Co.

• Class II: Risk 10/23/2025
  The 2D barcodes on these cuvettes contain formatting errors that prevent the analyzing system from correctly reading the expiration date. As a result, the instrument enters an error state and the cuvettes cannot be used.
• Class II: Risk 09/23/2025
  Product service credentials used by some BD technical support teams to access certain BD products were accessed by an unauthorized actor. Until these product service credentials are updated, there is a risk of unauthorized access that may impact the confidentiality, integrity and/or availability of the relevant products and associated data.
• Class II: Risk 09/23/2025
  Product service credentials used by some BD technical support teams to access certain BD products were accessed by an unauthorized actor. Until these product service credentials are updated, there is a risk of unauthorized access that may impact the confidentiality, integrity and/or availability of the relevant products and associated data.
• Class II: Risk 09/23/2025
  Product service credentials used by some BD technical support teams to access certain BD products were accessed by an unauthorized actor. Until these product service credentials are updated, there is a risk of unauthorized access that may impact the confidentiality, integrity and/or availability of the relevant products and associated data.
• Class II: Risk 09/23/2025
  Product service credentials used by some BD technical support teams to access certain BD products were accessed by an unauthorized actor. Until these product service credentials are updated, there is a risk of unauthorized access that may impact the confidentiality, integrity and/or availability of the relevant products and associated data.

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