Alere Proadvantage Mono Rapid Test Cassette Recalled for Labeling Error
Alere San Diego, Inc. is recalling Proadvantage Mono Rapid Test Cassettes because the product labeling incorrectly identifies the positive control material as human plasma.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 1/5 (Low).
Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, which by definition is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The issue is a minor labeling error regarding the source of the positive control material, fitting the criteria for a Low severity score.
Plain-English summary
Alere San Diego, Inc. is recalling Proadvantage Mono Rapid Test Cassettes, Catalog No. P080016. This medical device is a simple test that utilizes an extract of bovine erythrocytes to qualitatively and selectively detect IM heterophile antibodies in whole blood, serum, or plasma.
The recall was initiated because the positive control information described in the product labeling and packaging is incorrect. Specifically, the labeling incorrectly references human plasma as the antibody material. All lots of the product are affected by this labeling error.
The product was distributed in the United States. Users of the Proadvantage Mono Rapid Test Cassette should stop using the product and contact Alere San Diego, Inc. for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Proadvantage Mono Rapid Test Cassette, Catalog No. P080016 a simple test that utilizes an extract of bovine erythrocytes to qualitatively and selectively detect IM heterophile antibodies in whole blood, serum or plasma in just minutes.
- Manufacturer
- Alere San Diego, Inc.
- Category
- Medical Device — Diagnostic Test
- Hazard
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)
- all lots are affected
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 7 recalled by Alere San Diego, Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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