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Oxoid MacConkey Agar No.3 (2015-07-15) — recall 54026

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2015-08-10 · Type III

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
54026
Date of alert
2015-08-10
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk level
Type III
Risk type
recall
Product category
Medical devices
Product type
Medical devices
Notice status
Archived by the issuing authority — kept for reference
Reported risk: This lot of media was not manufactured to the specified formulation, which resulted in an incorrect ratio of bile salts being added. Continued use may result in false negative reporting, incorrect bacteria counts and/or incorrect bacteria identification.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/oxoid-macconkey-agar-no3-2015-

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