Hemoccult ICT (Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Test) is a rapid, visually read, qualitative immunochemical…
Medical device recall Z-1997-2013. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Aug 28, 2013.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Aug 28, 2013. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Not named no state, in where it went
- 68,116 units how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Beckman Coulter has received a customer complaint that suggests trending of positive results has increased from approximately 4% to 1 0%. As a result of our investigation, Beckman Coulter has confirmed an increase in sensitivity at the borderline positive level. “ This testing also demonstrated that the issue does not affect results reported as negative.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Hemoccult ICT (Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Test) is a rapid, visually read, qualitative immunochemical chromatographic method for detection of human hemoglobin in fecal samples.
68,116 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Part Number 395067. All In-date lots (42 lots total). Lot Number: Manuf. Date: Exp. Date: M207143 27Jul2012 01/31/2014 M208454 21Sep2012 02/28/2014 M210079 19Oct2012 03/31/2014 M211100 30Nov2012 05/31/2014 M212122 20Dec2012 06/30/2014…
Every code shown here, 1,330 characters
Part Number 395067. All In-date lots (42 lots total). Lot Number: Manuf. Date: Exp. Date: M207143 27Jul2012 01/31/2014 M208454 21Sep2012 02/28/2014 M210079 19Oct2012 03/31/2014 M211100 30Nov2012 05/31/2014 M212122 20Dec2012 06/30/2014 M212203 17Jan2013 06/30/2014 M301418 22Feb2013 & 28Feb2013 07/31/2014 M202086 24Feb2012 07/31/2013 M203081 16Mar2012 07/31/2013 M203081A 23Mar2012 07/31/2013 M203262 06Apr2012 08/31/2013 M203098 13Apr2012 08/31/2013 M203098A 20Apr2012 08/31/2013 M203098B 25Apr2012 08/31/2013 M203080 27Apr2012 10/31/2013 M203080A 04May2012 10/31/2013 M203080B 11May2012 10/31/2013 M204276 18May2012 09/30/2013 M205199 12May2012 09/30/2013 M205288 22May2012 11/30/2013 M206021 06June2012 11/30/2013 M206166 18June2012 12/31/2013 M207072 05July2012 12/31/2013 M207143 27July2012 01/31/2014 M206259 26June2012 12/31/2013 M207332 30July2012 01/31/2014 M208345 22Aug2012 01/31/2014 M208272 24Aug2012 02/28/2014 M208454 06Sep2012 02/28/2014 M209135 19Sep2012 03/31/2014 M210079 04Oct2012 03/31/2014 M210169 27Oct2012 04/30/2014 M211100 10Nov2012 05/31/2014 M211078 01Dec2012 05/31/2014 M212122 12Dec2012 06/30/2014 M212203 03Jan2013 06/30/2014 M301324 16Jan2013 07/31/2014 M301418 11Feb2013 07/31/2014 M302410 27Feb2013 08/31/2014 M303157 15Mar2013 09/30/2014 M303223 26Mar2013 09/30/2014 M304130 09Apr2013 09/30/2014
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide Distribution - USA and the country of Canada.
These words name no state.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Jul 17, 2013.
- FDA classified it on Aug 22, 2013.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Aug 28, 2013.
- FDA terminated it on Oct 24, 2014.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Beckman Coulter Inc., of Brea, CA.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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