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Para-Pak Zn-PVA/10% Formalin-for the routine collection, transportation, preservation, and examination of stool speci... — FDA record Z-0520-2024
Reported ongoing
Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.
Source date Oct 19, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- Para-Pak Zn-PVA/10% Formalin-for the routine collection, transportation, preservation, and examination of stool specimens for intestinal parasites Catalog Number: 301012
- Reason
- Plastic vials contain a manufacturing defect may cause an increased risk of leakage and presents a risk of incidental exposure to biological hazards associated with direct contact with the patient specimen.
- Classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- Meridian Bioscience Inc
- Quantity
- 201 Cases
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- Z-0520-2024
What the recall classes mean. Classification is an agency assessment, not individual medical advice.
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | UDI-DI: 00840733101250 Lot Numbers: 509130Q Expiration Date: 08/11/2025 |
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Distribution
Nationwide Foreign: Italy
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Dec 20, 2023
- Recall initiation date
- Oct 19, 2023
- Center classification date
- Dec 8, 2023
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