Hazard
44 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 44 false positive result recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) are Severe.
Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all false positive result recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.
A recall can carry multiple tags — a Listeria recall might also be tagged ready-to-eat and undeclared-allergen. Use the full-text search if you want to combine hazard tags with brand or category filters.
Foundation Medicine is recalling eight FoundationOne CDx test reports due to identified potential false positive MSI-H results.
Becton Dickinson is recalling BD Vacutainer Lithium Heparin blood collection tubes because they may cause false elevation of carboxyhemoglobin results when used with the IL GEM 4000 instrument.
Becton Dickinson is recalling BD Vacutainer PST Blood Collection Tubes because they may cause false elevation of carboxyhemoglobin results when used with the IL GEM 4000 instrument.
Beckman Coulter is recalling iChem VELOCITY Urine Chemistry Strips because increased sensitivity causes falsely elevated urobilinogen results.
Abbott is recalling ARCHITECT Estradiol Reagent Kits because patient results may be falsely elevated for individuals currently or recently treated with Mifepristone.
BioFire Diagnostics is recalling FilmArray Blood Culture Identification tests due to an increased risk of false positive results for Proteus when used with specific blood culture bottles.
Luminex is recalling Verigene Enteric Pathogens Nucleic Acid Test Cartridges because they may produce elevated false positive results for Yersinia enterocolitica.
BioFire Diagnostics is recalling the FilmArray BCID Panel because it may produce false positive Proteus results when used with specific BD BACTEC blood culture bottles.
Alere San Diego, Inc. is recalling specific lots of the Triage Drugs of Abuse Plus TCA 25 Test Kit because they produced unexpected false positive THC results.
Roche Molecular Systems is recalling the LightMix Zika rRT-PCR Test because the software algorithm may occasionally report false positive results.
bioMerieux is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards because they may produce false susceptible results for specific bacteria to Minocycline.
Qiagen is recalling QFT TB Antigen Tubes due to potential endotoxin presence that could cause false positive results in tuberculosis tests.
Beckman Coulter is recalling iChem 10 SG Urine Chemistry Strips because they may produce false positive leukocyte results for negative samples.
DiaSorin is recalling 451 PRO-Trac II Tacrolimus ELISA kits because instability may cause falsely elevated patient results.
Focus Diagnostics is recalling 300 units of the Stratify JCV DxSelect assay (Lot 27333) because a non-conforming batch may cause false positive results.
Roche Molecular Systems is recalling 190 kits of the cobas EGFR Mutation Test because they may produce false positive results for Exon 20 insertion mutations.
Genetic Testing Institute is recalling specific lots of PF4 Concentrated Wash (10x) because the reagent is slightly more dilute than intended, which may cause false positive test results.
Medtox Diagnostics is recalling PROFILE-V MEDTOXScan Drugs of Abuse Test Systems due to preliminary screen positive results for cocaine that were not positive on confirmatory testing.
Advandx Inc is recalling 33 units of the E. coli/P. aeruginosa PNA FISH kit because Pseudomonas putida strains may cross-react, causing false-positive results.