FDA (Devices) recall action 95019
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Some automated in vitro diagnostic modules and instruments manufactured or serviced between May 2022 and May 2024 were calibrated with internal equipment that may lead modules and instruments to report higher melting temperatures, which may lead to erroneous results including false positive Salmonella, Giardia lamblia, false positive/negative Norovirus, and false negative MRSA.
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.
BioFire is recalling FILMARRAY TORCH modules because calibration errors may cause false positive or negative results for pathogens like Salmonella and MRSA.
BioFire Diagnostics is recalling FilmArray 2.0 diagnostic instruments that may have been incorrectly calibrated, leading to false positive and false negative results for infectious disease tests including Salmonella, Giardia, Norovirus, and MRSA.