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OXOID Microbact 12L Listeria Identification Kit
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OXOID Microbact 12L Listeria Identification Kit

Oxoid is recalling Microbact 12L Listeria Kit (MB1128A, Lot 4494873) due to risk of incorrect organism identification from ambiguous color reactions.

What to do

Stop using the affected lot immediately. Contact Oxoid Ltd. or Thermo Fisher Scientific for instructions on return or replacement of the recalled kit. Do not rely on results from this lot for organism identification.

Recalled
Listed
Updated
Recall No.
Z-1766-2026
Agency
FDA
Firm
Oxoid Australia Pty Limited
Recall ID
98539
Status
ONGOING

Recall at a glance

Quantity recalled
2 kits

Why it was recalled

Oxoid Ltd. is recalling OXOID Microbact 12L Kit, 20 Tests (Model MB1128A, Lot 4494873) due to risk of incorrect organism identification caused by ambiguous color reactions in test wells. The kit may produce inconclusive results, potentially leading to misidentification of Listeria. Affected units were distributed nationwide in Georgia and California.

Is mine affected?

Check the model, lot, or serial number on the device or its packaging. Yours is affected if it matches one below.

OXOID MICROBACT IDENTIFICATION KITS, Listeria 12L Kit, 20 Tests; Listeria identification sysystem

UDI-DI
5032384127498

Where it was sold

Distributed nationwide.

Timeline

  1. Firm initiated recall
  2. Publicly announced
  3. Listed on Recall Canary
  4. Summary updated

Official source

View on U.S. Food and Drug Administration →

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Editorial summary by Recall Canary · summary updated 2026-04-27 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration · severity reflects the agency's published classification