Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 29588 |
| Brand Name: | Cholestech LDX® Lipid Profile GLU Cassette and Cholestech LDX® TC HDL GLU Cassette |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Catalogue Numbers: 10-991 and 10-990 - All lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Abbott Laboratories (NZ) Ltd - Rapid Diagnostics Divison Ground Floor, Bldg. D 4 Pacific Rise Mount Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 466 951 |
| Manufacturer: | Alere San Diego Inc |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has identified that bilirubin, at concentrations greater than 2.0 mg/dL (conjugated) or 1.6 mg/dL (unconjugated), can impact the accuracy of Triglyceride (TRG) and High-Density Lipoproteins (HDL). |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 23/6/2022 |
