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title: "BD BBL TB Stain Kit K, Catalog (REF): 212522 — FDA record Z-1296-2025 | Is It on Recall"
description: "One component of the kit was shipped with an expiration date of 30Sep2024 while the Certificate of Analysis (COA) indicated an expiration date of 30Apr2025."
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updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
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# BD BBL TB Stain Kit K, Catalog (REF): 212522 — FDA record Z-1296-2025

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 Feb 12, 2025. 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**: BD BBL TB Stain Kit K, Catalog (REF): 212522
- **Reason**: One component of the kit was shipped with an expiration date of 30Sep2024 while the Certificate of Analysis (COA) indicated an expiration date of 30Apr2025.
- **Classification**: Class II
- **Recalling firm**: Becton Dickinson & Co.
- **Quantity**: 247 units
- **Agency-reported status**: Ongoing
- **Source record identifier**: Z-1296-2025

[Open the official record](https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number%3A%22Z-1296-2025%22)

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## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Catalog (REF): 212522; UDI-DI: 00382902125228; Expiration Date: 2025/04/30; Date of Manufacture: 07/10/2024; Lot Number: 4191205; |

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## Distribution

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## Dates in the source

- **Report date**: Mar 12, 2025
- **Recall initiation date**: Feb 12, 2025
- **Center classification date**: Mar 6, 2025

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## What to do next

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[Read the current instructions](https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number%3A%22Z-1296-2025%22)

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[Medical devices records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/medical-devices/) [Becton Dickinson & Co. records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/becton-dickinson-co/)