Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 15361 |
| Brand Name: | Panbio Barmah Forest Virus IgM ELISA |
| Model: | Catalogue Number: E-BFV01M / E-BFV01M05 |
| Affected: | Lots: 12354, 13051, 13140 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Abbott Laboratories (NZ) Ltd - Rapid Diagnostics Divison Ground Floor, Bldg. D 4 Pacific Rise Mount Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 466 951 |
| Manufacturer: | Alere (Australia) |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has received reports of an increased rate of intermediate-reactive Barmah Forest IgM results in patients who do not go on to seroconvert i.e. false-positive results. Asymptomatic blood donor samples are consistently non-reactive and convalescent samples from confirmed seroconverted patients are consistently highly reactive. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be destroyed |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 13/9/2013 |
