Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 15930 |
| Brand Name: | Biomerieux Vitek 2 AST-GN test kits |
| Model: | Models: 413395, 413396, 413439, 416952 |
| Affected: | All lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Medi'Ray New Zealand Ltd 53-55 Paul Matthews Road Albany Auckland 0632 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 633 472 |
| Manufacturer: | BioMerieux Inc |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has determined that Vitek 2 AST-GN test kits containing Meropenem (MEM) and/or Imipenem (IPM) may overcall resistance when Aeromonas species are tested. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 24/12/2013 |
