Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 22274 |
| Brand Name: | RemelTM BactiStaph Latex Kits R21144, |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | BactiStaph Latex 150/Test Kit, R21144, lot number 104807. |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Thermo Fisher Scientific New Zealand Ltd 244 Bush Road Albany AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 636 327 |
| Manufacturer: | Thermo Fisher Scientific Microbiology Basingstoke |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has received complaints of positive control failure which triggered a technical investigation which confirmed the positive control contained in the referenced products, BactiStaph Latex Kits R21143/R21144, lots 104809/104807, may be non-reactive. The latex reagent in the kit performs as specified. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be destroyed |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 20/11/2017 |
