Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 15580 |
| Brand Name: | Panbio Barmah Forest VirusIgM Elisa 86 tests/ 480 Tests |
| Model: | E-BFV01M/E-BFV01M05 |
| Affected: | |
| 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: | Inverness Medical Innovations Australia Pty Ltd t/a Alere |
| Issue: | Internal investigations of the lot number listed indicate that the performance of this lot may change over time leading to an increased number of false-positive results. The cause of this change in performance is currently under investigation. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be destroyed |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 25/10/2013 |
