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Beckman Coulter Inc. recalls Cholesterol, Catalog No. OSR6x16 Product Usage:Cholesterol OSR6x16 is intended as a System reagent for the quantitati
Recalled June 15, 2016 · FDA recall Z-1933-2016 · Beckman Coulter
Hazard
Beckman Coulter has identified that Dipyrone (Metamizole) may cause erroneous, false low results in the following assays: Cholesterol OSR6X16, Triglyceride OSR6X118, Uric Acid OSR6X98, Lactate OSR6X93, and Lipase OSR6X30. · FDA Class II
Units
43,877 units total (10,496 units in US)
Sold at
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Description
Beckman Coulter has identified that Dipyrone (Metamizole) may cause erroneous, false low results in the following assays: Cholesterol OSR6X16, Triglyceride OSR6X118, Uric Acid OSR6X98, Lactate OSR6X93, and Lipase OSR6X30.
Product
Cholesterol, Catalog No. OSR6x16 Product Usage:Cholesterol OSR6x16 is intended as a System reagent for the quantitative determination of Cholesterol concentrations in human serum on Beckman Coulter AU analyzers.
Manufacturer(s)
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →