Exact FDA event identifier

Event 69954

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

Event summary

Timeline bucket: November 21, 2014
Product types: Device
Classifications: Class II
Statuses: Terminated
Recalling firm wording: Becton Dickinson & Co.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

How coverage and grouping work

Complete imported group

Every recalled product in this event

2 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 2

BBL Port A Cul tubes, catalog number 221606. Patient sample collection tubes. BBL Port A Cul tubes, jars and vials contain a reduced transport medium and are intended to maintain the viability of anaerobic, facultative and aerobic microorganisms during transport from the patient to the laboratory. Sterile packages are for collection of specimens in clean areas; e.g., surgical suites.

Z-1746-2015

Recall number: Z-1746-2015
Initiated: November 21, 2014
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Becton Dickinson & Co.
Quantity: 145,860 tubes

App-derived interpretation

Microbial contamination reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0

Excessive oxidation may affect the viability of anaerobic microorganisms

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Process control

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Reason for recall

The products may exhibit indications of excessive oxidation. Excessive oxidation may affect the viability of anaerobic microorganisms.

Code information

Part/Cat No. Lot / Serial No.Date of Mfr Exp. Date 221606 4042455 2/25/2014 2/5/2015 221606 4067180 3/18/2014 3/5/2015 221606 4087204 4/10/2014 3/25/2015 221606 4124702 5/8/2014 4/24/2015 221606 4161968 7/7/2014 6/12/2015 221606 4181959 7/14/2014 7/3/2015 221606 4032407 2/14/2014 1/29/2015 221606 4042069 2/17/2014 2/4/2015

Distribution pattern

US Nationwide distribution in AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

device · product 2 of 2

BBL Port A Cul tubes with Swabs Sterile Pack, catalog number 221607. For patient sample collection.

Z-1747-2015

Recall number: Z-1747-2015
Initiated: November 21, 2014
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Becton Dickinson & Co.
Quantity: 92,710 units