Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 21002 |
| Brand Name: | Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay (CrAg LFA) |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | 161028142817JH |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Abacus ALS Limited 55b Richard Pearse Drive Airport Oaks Auckland 2022 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 222 170 |
| Manufacturer: | IMMY |
| Issue: | As part of post-market surveillance activities, the Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay (CrAg LFA) were found to have reduced specificity (90% now versus 99% before). |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be destroyed |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 12/1/2017 |
