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FDA recall, , Moderate risk

Thermo Fisher Scientific TSCM17, TSCM34 and TSCM48 Laboratory Freezers

The CryoMed Controlled-Rate Freezer has a heater that may not meet factory specifications and could trip a circuit breaker or shock the user.

Recall ended Apr 27, 2026. Still check yours.

Summary by Recall Canary from the FDA notice

What happened

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC is recalling the CryoMed Controlled-Rate Freezer and CryoMed Controlled-Rate Freezer with OPC UA because the heater in the unit may not meet factory specifications and could cause a circuit breaker to trip or deliver an electrical shock to the user. The recall began on December 13, 2024, and was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on March 26, 2026.

The recall covers units distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and District of Columbia.

What to do

We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medicine recalls:

  1. Check the FDA or company notice for instructions specific to this product.
  2. Ask your pharmacist or doctor whether your lot is affected and what to do.

Is yours affected?

Affected if its UPC is listed.

A UPC is the number printed under a barcode.

  1. Model Numbers

    UPC
    • 00815773020458
    • 00815773020472
    • 00815773020465
    • 00815773020489
    • 00815773020502
    • 00815773020496
    • 00815773020441
    • 00815773020410
    • 00815773020427
    • 00815773020434
    • 00815773020397
    • 00815773020403
    • 00815773020380
    • 00815773020366
    • 00815773020373
    • 00815773020342
    • 00815773020359
    • 00815773020335
    • 00815773020328
    • 00815773020311
    • 00815773020304
    • 00815773020281
    • 00815773020298
    • 00815773020274

Recall details

Company began the recall
Sold in
38 states and DC
Company
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC
Risk

Moderate risk

Taking it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.

FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated

Event ID
98467
Recall number
B-0027-2026

Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.

  1. Company began the recall

  2. Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA

  3. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  4. Recall ended

  5. Listed on Recall Canary

  6. Archived

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 24, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)