Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 18322 |
| Brand Name: | ASP Cidex OPA Test Strips |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Medos International SARL |
| Issue: | ASP has identified that data for the CIDEX® OPA Solution Test Strips only supports a 10 months shelf life and not the test strip's labeled 12-month shelf life. There is no potential risk to patient safety, as test strips used at the end of shelf life would indicate a false negative (e.g. "Fail" result for solution above the Minimum Effective Concentration). |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 2/4/2015 |
