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title: "VITEK 2 Gram-negative Susceptibility Cards Containing o Polymyxin B (pb02n) o... — FDA record Z-1236-2026 | Is It on Recall"
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# VITEK 2 Gram-negative Susceptibility Cards Containing o Polymyxin B (pb02n) o Ceftazidime/avibactam (cza02n) o Merope... — FDA record Z-1236-2026

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 Jan 5, 2026. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: VITEK 2 Gram-negative Susceptibility Cards Containing o Polymyxin B (pb02n) o Ceftazidime/avibactam (cza02n) o Meropenem/Vaborbactam (mev01n) o Imipenem (ipm05n) o Imipenem/Relebactam (ipr01n); CARD NAME/ PRODUCT REFERENCE: AST-N399 423701 AST-N402 423644 AST-N403 423645 AST-N404 423664 AST-N405 423864 AST-N406 423869 AST-N407 423870 AST-N409 423925 AST-N412 423936 AST-N413 423928 AST-N414 423933 AST-N415 423934 AST-N416 423935 AST-N417 423880 AST-N419 423948 AST-N421 424055 AST-N428 424320 AST-N429 424321 AST-N430 424322 AST-N433 424389 AST-N439 424501 AST-N440 424502 AST-N443 424541 AST-N444 424587 AST-N467 424857 AST-N476 424934 AST-N478 425052 AST-N480 425084 AST-N481 425085 AST-N485 425182 AST-N496 425265 AST-N800 423310 AST-N802 423706 AST-N804 424634 AST-N808 424711 AST-N810 424712 AST-N811 424713 AST-N813 424722 AST-N815 425054 AST-XN09 423425 AST-XN15 423829 AST-XN17 423673 AST-XN18 423874 AST-XN20 423947 AST-XN21 424197 AST-XN22 424199 AST-XN23 424198 AST-XN24 424351 AST-XN26 424500 AST-XN28 424586 AST-XN29 424604 AST-XN30 424639 AST-XN31 424640 AST-XN32 424678 AST-XN33 424723 AST-XN34 424752 AST-XN35 424810 AST-XN36 424860 AST-XN37 424888 AST-XN38 425074 AST-XN39 425086 AST-XN40 425095 AST-XN41 425204 AST-XN42 425309 \*\*\*Update 4/2/26 -- Additional product references not manufactured at time of initial notification. These products will not be distributed within the United States.\*\*\* AST-N484 Ref. 425181 AST-N486 Ref. 425183 AST-N491 Ref. 425206 AST-N494 Ref. 425224 AST-N485 Ref. 425182 AST-XN41 Ref. 425204 AST-XN42 Ref. 425309 AST-N504 Ref. 425491
- **Reason**: Potential risk of Quality Control failures and/or false resistant antibiotic results when testing isolates of Enterobacterales/Enterobacteriaceae species and/or Pseudomonas aeruginosa with the identified antibiotic formulations. Issue may lead to QC failure or false resistant results.
- **Classification**: Class II
- **Recalling firm**: Biomerieux Inc
- **Quantity**: 2,668,954 total
- **Agency-reported status**: Ongoing
- **Source record identifier**: Z-1236-2026

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## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | All lot codes of the identified Gram-negative AST test kits. |

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## Dates in the source

- **Report date**: Feb 11, 2026
- **Recall initiation date**: Jan 5, 2026
- **Center classification date**: Feb 2, 2026

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## What to do next

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