FDAFDA recall Z-3181-2026 · Sep 23, 2026
Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306: Blood Culture Collection Venipuncture Kit 20/Cs recall
Recall found
Product
Blood Culture Collection Venipuncture Kit 20/Cs, REF: 77451; Blood Culture Kit 20/Cs, REF: 81834B; Blood Culture Collection Kit, REF: 81834C. All containing BD ChloraPrep Clear - 1 mL Applicators
Reason for recall
Blood culture convenience kits contain a component subject to a drug recall that due to an an open or incomplete seal on the packaging of the applicator may compromise the component's sterile barrier and if used may lead to localized skin or soft tissue infection.
What to do
FDA enforcement reports don't include consumer instructions. Check the codes below against your packaging. If this is a medicine or device you use, talk to your pharmacist or doctor before you stop or change anything, and contact the company or FDA for what to do with the product.
Recall details
- FDA classification
- Class II: use of or exposure to the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the chance of serious problems is remote.
- Status
- Ongoing
- Codes, lots and dates
- 77451/20809160195069/343602(5/31/2027), 349005(10/31/2027), 374030(11/30/2027), 375434(12/31/2027), 377632(4/2/2028), 327194(8/31/2026), 375105(3/31/2028), 336074(3/21/2027); 81834B/20809160403324/326214(7/31/2027); 81834C/20809160466602/347551(8/12/2026), 372502(8/10/2026), 374615(10/21/2026), 376461(10/23/2026), 377088(11/6/2026), 373129(9/3/2026), 374033(9/3/2026)
- Quantity
- 6,420
- Distribution
- US Nationwide distribution in the states of OH, IN, NC.
- Recalling firm
- Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306, Arden, NC
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall started
- 2026-07-23
Source: openFDA enforcement record Z-3181-2026 · search recall number Z-3181-2026 in FDA's Enforcement Report.
Copied from the agency record without changes. Data as of Oct 22, 2026, 4:56 AM EDT. The agency notice is the final word.