Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 13442 |
| Brand Name: | Remel Xpect Clostridium difficile Toxin A/B |
| Model: | R24650 |
| Affected: | Lot 131988 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Oxoid NZ 3 Atlas Place Mairangi Bay AUCKLAND 1333 |
| Contact Information: | 09 980 6700 |
| Manufacturer: | Thermo Fisher Scientific Microbiology Basingstoke |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has advised that a technical investigation has confirmed that some units of the reagents in these lots of Remel Xpect® Clostridium difficile Toxin A/B, R24650/R24640 may contain microbial contamination that could impact assay procedure and/or performance. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be destroyed |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 3/9/2012 |
