Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 19126 |
| Brand Name: | Thermo Fisher Scientific MV1031 Gram Crystal Violet 4L |
| Model: | MV1031 |
| Affected: | 1342111, 1345711, 1343824, 1346829, 1350380 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Thermo Fisher Scientific New Zealand Ltd 244 Bush Road Albany AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 636 327 |
| Manufacturer: | Thermo Fisher Scientific Australia Pty Ltd |
| Issue: | Investigations have confirmed that these batches of Gram Crystal Violet may be contaminated with an environmental Gram-negative bacillus. Continued use of these batches may result in an appearance that those cultures being stained include a Gram-negative rod, or that otherwise sterile samples may contain this organism. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be destroyed |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 9/9/2015 |
