The Recall Desk
ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-0697-2013·Announced 2013-01-23

IDS Recalls 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D EIA Due to QC Error

IDS is recalling 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D EIA kits because a quality control report contained an incorrect calibrator value.

What this means for you

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, which typically corresponds to a moderate severity. The issue is a documentation error in a QC report rather than a direct physical hazard or confirmed patient harm.

Plain-English summary

Immunodiagnostic Systems (IDS) is recalling the 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D EIA, Catalog #AC-57F1. The recall involves 675 units distributed nationwide in the United States. The specific lot affected is #17628.

The recall was initiated because a quality control (QC) report was found to have an erroneous calibrator value assigned. The report stated the value for calibrator 4 as 24.4 ng/mL, but the correct value should have been 28.4 ng/mL.

This product is an enzyme immunoassay intended for the quantitative determination of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in human serum or plasma. The source text does not specify further instructions for consumers or healthcare providers beyond the recall notice.

The recalled product

Product
25-Hydroxy Vitamin D EIA, Catalog #AC-57F1. Product Usage: The IDS 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D EIA kit is an enzymeimmunoassay intended for the quantitative determination of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH D) and other hydroxylated metabolites in human serum or plasma. Results are to be
Affected units
675

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot # 17628

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.