The Recall Desk

Hazard

Reagent Contamination recalls

6 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total
6
Critical
0
Severe
0
Most recent
2025-09-03

Of the 6 reagent contamination 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.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all reagent contamination 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.

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  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-2476-2025·2025-09-03

    Fibrinogen test kits recalled over potential cross-contamination in heparin assays

    STA-Fibrinogen 5 kits are recalled because of the potential for contamination of STA-LIQUID ANTI-Xa by Stago Fibrinogen reagents in heparin applications. 829,800 units are affected, 245,200 of them in the US.

    Product
    STA - Fibrinogen 5. Model/Catalog Number: 00674. The STA - Fibrinogen 5 kit is intended for use with the analyzers of the STA-R, STA Compact and STA Satellite families for the quantitative determination of fibrinogen levels in human citrated plasma by the clotting method of
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-2474-2025·2025-09-03

    Anti-Xa 4 test kits recalled over potential fibrinogen reagent contamination

    STA-Liquid Anti-Xa 4 kits are recalled because of the potential for contamination by Stago Fibrinogen reagents in unfractionated and low molecular weight heparin applications. 116,600 units are affected.

    Product
    STA-Liquid Anti-Xa 4. Model/Catalog Number: 00311US. The STA - Liquid Anti-Xa kits are intended for use with STA-R, STA Compact and STA Satellite analyzers, for the quantitative determination of the plasma levels of unfractionated (UFH) and low molecular weight (LMWH) heparins
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-2475-2025·2025-09-03

    Anti-Xa test kits recalled over potential contamination by fibrinogen reagents

    STA-Liquid Anti-Xa 8 kits are recalled because of the potential for contamination by Stago Fibrinogen reagents in unfractionated and low molecular weight heparin applications. 126,200 units are affected.

    Product
    STA-Liquid Anti-Xa 8. Model/Catalog Number: 00322US. The STA - Liquid Anti-Xa kits are intended for use with STA-R, STA Compact and STA Satellite analyzers, for the quantitative determination of the plasma levels of unfractionated (UFH) and low molecular weight (LMWH) heparin
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-2473-2025·2025-09-03

    Coagulation analyzers recalled over potential reagent contamination in anti-Xa testing

    STA Satellite analyzers are recalled because of the potential for contamination of STA-LIQUID ANTI-Xa by Stago Fibrinogen reagents in unfractionated and low molecular weight heparin applications. 3,650 units are affected.

    Product
    STA Satellite. Product Code: All references. All software versions. The STA Satellite is a fully automated benchtop analyzer capable of simultaneously performing clotting, chromogenic, and immunologic assays.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-0382-2022·2021-12-22

    Bartels Legionella Urinary Antigen test recalled due to reagent contamination

    Clark Laboratories is recalling the Bartels Legionella Urinary Antigen diagnostic test due to contamination in the test reagent that may cause invalid results. The affected test kits were distributed in Ohio and Utah.

    Product
    Bartels Legionella Urinary Antigen- an adjunct to culture for the presumptive diagnosis of past or current Legionnaire's Disease by qualitative detection of Legionella Pneumophila seragroup 1 antigen in human urine. Product Code: B1029-440
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    2 states
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0575-2020·2019-12-04

    Abbott Recalls Alinity c Carbon Dioxide Reagent Kits Due to CO2 Absorption

    Abbott is recalling Alinity c Carbon Dioxide Reagent Kits because atmospheric carbon dioxide can be absorbed into the reagent, potentially causing incorrect test results.

    Product
    Alinity c Carbon Dioxide Reagent Kit, Produced for Abbott by Sekisui Diagnostics P.E.I. Inc. Prince Edward Island Canada
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide