Official recall record
Biofire Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel
- Issuing authority
- Health Canada — Medical Devices
- Published
- 2024-07-02
- Last updated (per notice)
- 2025-06-03
- Country of alert
- Canada
- Alert level
- Type II
- Alert type
- recall
What the authority reported
Biomerieux has observed an increase in customer complaints associated with false positive Serratia marcescens results on the Biofire BCID2 panel when used in conjunction with specific lots numbers of BACT/ALERT PF Plus and BACT/ALERT FA Plus culture bottles. Recall Start Date: June 10, 2024
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
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Health Canada — Medical Devices — official record →
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
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