The Recall Desk
LowFDA (Devices)·Z-2342-2016·Announced 2016-08-17

BioMerieux Recalls NucliSENS easyMAG Magnetic Silica Reagents

BioMerieux is recalling NucliSENS easyMAG Magnetic Silica reagents due to customer complaints about amplification performance issues.

What this means for you

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 I, which is defined as unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The issue is a performance defect (amplification issues) rather than a direct safety hazard like infection or injury.

Plain-English summary

BioMerieux SA is recalling 7,845 units of NucliSENS easyMAG Magnetic Silica reagents. These products are used for the automated extraction of total nucleic acids from biological samples for in vitro diagnostic use by healthcare professionals.

The recall was initiated due to several customer complaints regarding amplification performance issues when using different batches of the MagSil product with the NucliSENS easyMAG extraction platform. The affected lots were distributed worldwide, including nationwide in the United States and in numerous international countries.

Healthcare professionals and laboratories should stop using the affected lots immediately and contact BioMerieux for further instructions or a return. The specific lot numbers affected are listed in the recall documentation.

The recalled product

Product
NucliSENS easyMAG Magnetic Silica The NucliSENS easyMAG accessory products are reagents and disposable to be used with the bioMerieux extraction systems which mention these products in their User Manuals. They enable the automated extraction (purification and concentration) o
Manufacturer
BioMerieux SA
Affected units
7,845

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 (20)

  • Lots - Z017BB1MS
  • Z017BF1MS
  • Z017CA1MS
  • Z017BE1MS
  • Z017CC1MS
  • Z017CD1MS
  • Z017CH1MS
  • Z017BD1MS
  • Z017DB1MS
  • Z017BA1MS
  • Z017CF1MS
  • Z017CE1MS
  • Z017CG1MS
  • Z017DA1MS
  • Z017DC1MS
  • Z017DD1MS
  • Z017EA1MS
  • Z017EB1MS
  • Z017FB1MS
  • Z017KF1MS

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 39 states specifically: