The Recall Desk

Hazard

Reagent Instability recalls

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

What the numbers show

Total
5
Critical
0
Severe
0
Most recent
2022-03-23

Of the 5 reagent instability 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 instability 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.

1–5 of 5

  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0807-2022·2022-03-23

    BioPlex 2200 Syphilis Calibrator Set Recall Due to Vaccine Interference and Reagent Stability Issues

    Bio-Rad Laboratories is recalling 724 BioPlex 2200 Syphilis Calibrator sets due to COVID-19 vaccine interference concerns and manufacturing problems with reagent stability. The recalled lots were distributed nationwide in the U.S. and internationally.

    Product
    BioPlex 2200 REF 12000651 Syphilis Total & RPR Calibrator Set CAL
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-2202-2021·2021-08-11

    Beta-Hydroxybutyrate diagnostic reagent recalled due to stability degradation

    Stanbio Laboratory is recalling Cardinal Health Beta-Hydroxybutyrate in vitro diagnostic reagents due to reagent instability causing out-of-range quality control values that may affect diagnostic accuracy.

    Product
    Cardinal Health Beta-Hydroxybutyrate . in vitro diagnostic reagent.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0732-2019·2019-01-23

    Meridian Premier Cryptococcal Antigen Test Recalled for Stability Issues

    Meridian Bioscience is recalling Premier Cryptococcal Antigen kits because an enzyme reagent may not maintain stability, potentially causing false negative results.

    Product
    PREMIER Cryptococcal Antigen, Catalog Number 602096 Product Usage: The PREMIER Cryptococcal Antigen enzyme immunoassay (EIA) is a screening or a semi-quantitative test system for the detection of capsular polysaccharide antigens of Cryptococcus neoformans in serum and cerebr
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-1140-2017·2017-02-15

    Siemens Dimension Ammonia Reagent Cartridges Recalled for Calibration Issues

    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is recalling specific lots of Dimension Ammonia Flex reagent cartridges because they may not meet the 60-day calibration interval claim, potentially leading to abnormal assay results.

    Product
    Dimension¿ Ammonia Flex¿ reagent cartridge / AMM Dimension: The AMM method is an in vitro diagnostic test for the quantitative measurement of ammonia in human plasma on the Dimension clinical chemistry system. Ammonia measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of seve
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-1141-2017·2017-02-15

    Siemens Dimension Vista Ammonia Flex Reagent Cartridge Recall

    Siemens is recalling specific lots of Dimension Vista Ammonia Flex reagent cartridges because they may not meet the 60-day calibration interval claim, potentially resulting in abnormal assay results.

    Product
    Dimension Vista¿ Ammonia Flex¿ reagent cartridge / AMM Dimension: The AMM method is an in vitro diagnostic test for the quantitative measurement of ammonia in human plasma on the Dimension clinical chemistry system. Ammonia measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide