Hazard
8 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 8 misidentification 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 misidentification 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.
Oxoid, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is recalling one lot of the Microbact 12L Listeria identification kit because it may identify the incorrect organism.
The BD Phoenix 100 system may misidentify Escherichia coli in clinical samples, potentially leading to misdiagnosis and inappropriate patient treatment. Becton Dickinson is recalling 764 units distributed worldwide.
Accelerate Diagnostics is recalling the Accelerate PhenoTest BC kit due to improperly formulated FISH probes that produce false positive identification results for Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus species. Approximately 7,160 kits have been distributed across the United States and internationally.
BD's Vacutainer Luer Lok Access Device may release contaminant particles that can be misidentified as red blood cells in laboratory analysis, potentially leading to false elevated RBC counts.
Biomerieux is recalling API ID 32 C Strips due to a thermoforming defect that risks misidentification of yeasts or delayed diagnostic results. The recall affects 462 kits in Arizona, Iowa, Kentucky, and New York.
Beckman Coulter is recalling UniCel DxH 800 and DxH 600 systems due to a risk of specimen misidentification when the Primary Identifier is set to Tube Position ID.
Siemens is recalling RAPIDPoint 405 blood gas analyzers because users may enter incorrect patient IDs, leading to sample misidentification.
Veridex is recalling CellTracks Analyzer II software versions 2.5.1 and below because patient demographics were incorrectly associated with another patient's ID.