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Becton Dickinson & Co.

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185 recalls on record · Latest: May 6, 2026

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Federal filing book Becton Dickinson & Co. HEAVY-BOOK · SINGLE-AGENCY

#83 of 14,151 · 185 notices · 0.177% archive

  • BOOK 185 notices
  • RANK #83 of 14,151
  • SHARE 0.177% archive
  • AGENCY FDA Devices (185)
  • CAT medical devices
  • CATS 1 category
  • LATEST May 6, 2026
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Nearest notice-volume peer: Chevrolet (2 notice gap)

Becton Dickinson & Co. accounts for about 0.177% of the 104,423-notice archive on 185 distinct filings — a heavy share signal beside absolute volume. FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA notice stamps for this firm. Read with this firm → · Dominant category → · Similar-volume firm →

Becton Dickinson & Co.'s standing among 14,151 recalling firms

Becton Dickinson & Co. ranks 83rd of 14,151 tracked firms by distinct recall-event count. Archive size reflects filing volume, not inherent product danger.

Becton Dickinson & Co. vs all firms by recall-notice count

Where this firm's archive sits among every tracked recalling manufacturer

185 83rd of 14151 higher than 14,068 of 14,151 firms

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Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-09-13

Becton Dickinson & Co. in the notice-volume neighbourhood

Distinct federal recall events among this firm and nearest nationwide peers

notices

What this shows Becton Dickinson & Co. holds about 0.177% of archive notices alongside 185 distinct filings.

Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA filings aggregated by PlainRecalls As of September 2026
FDA Devices Moderate Feb 5, 2014

BD BACTEC FX- Top Unit instrument, catalog number 441385, and Bottom Unit instrument, catalog 441386, available as a single or a stack configuration; Manufactured by BD Diagnostic Systems, 7 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD 21152. The BD BACTEC FX instrument is designed for the rapid detection of bacteria and fungi in clinical specimens. Samples are drawn from patients and injected directly into BACTEC culture vials, which are placed into the instrument for incubation and testing.
FDA Devices Moderate Jan 29, 2014

BD GeneOhm Cdiff Assay, Part #441401, containing Lysis Kit sample buffer tubes, 200 tests/kit; labeled as ***GeneOhm Sciences Canada, Inc. 2555 boul. du Parc-Technologique Quebec, Qc, Canada, G1P 4S5*** The BD GeneOhm" Cdiff Assay is a rapid in vitro diagnostic test for the direct, qualitative detection of C. difficile toxin B gene (tcdB) in human liquid or soft stool specimens from patients suspected of having Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD). The test, based on real-time P
FDA Devices Moderate Oct 30, 2013

BBL (tm) MGIT (tm) Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube, part # 245122, packaged in 100 ct cartons and labeled in part Product Usage: The Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube supplemented with Bactec MGIT Growth Supplement and BBL MGIT PANTA antibiotic mixture is intended for the detection and recovery of mycobacteria using the BACTEC MGIT 960 and BACTEC MGIT 320 Systems. Acceptable specimen types are digested and decontaminated clinical specimens (except urine), and sterile body fluids (exce
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 4, 2013

PrepStain Tecan US-I. For use in the screening and detection of cervical cancer.
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 4, 2013

PrepStain Tecan US-II. For use in the screening and detection of cervical cancer.
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 4, 2013

PrepStain AG. For use in the screening and detection of cervical cancer.
FDA Devices Moderate Aug 7, 2013

BD Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Tests, packaged in kits, 120 test\kit, Catalog # 446257 and 24 test\kit, Catalog # 446252; kits are labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company, 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA, 800-638-8663, www.bd.com/ds*** The Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Test is a DNA probe test intended for use in the detection and identification of Candida species,
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 31, 2013

BD BBL Vancomycin Screen Agar, carton of 10 plates, catalog # 222204, labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663 www.bd.com/ds*** Vancomycin Screen Agar is used to test entercocci for resistance to vancomycin and to predict the synergistic activity of this antimicrobial with an aminoglycoside antimicrobial.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 31, 2013

BD BBL Schaedler K-V Agar with 5% Sheep Blood, carton of 20 plates, catalog # 221555, labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663 www.bd.com/ds*** Vancomycin Screen Agar is used to test entercocci for resistance to vancomycin and to predict the synergistic activity of this antimicrobial with an aminoglycoside antimicrobial.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 31, 2013

BD BBL BBE // CDC Anaerobe Laked Sheep Blood Agar with KV, packaged in cartons of 100 plates, Catalog # 297260, and labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663 www.bd.com/ds*** Bacteroides Bile Esculin Agar (BBE) is recommended as a primary isolation medium for the selection and presumptive identification of the B. fragilis group.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 31, 2013

BD BBL Anaerobe CNA Agar with 5% Sheep Blood // Anaerobe Laked Sheep Blood KV Agar, packaged in cartons of 20 plates, Catalog # 297041, and labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663 www.bd.com/ds*** Anaerobe Laked Sheep Blood KV Agar is used in a qualitative procedure for isolation of gram-negative anaerobic bacilli.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 31, 2013

BD BBL BCYE Selective Agar with PAV, Catalog # 297880, packaged in cartons of 10 plates, and labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663 www.bd.com/ds*** BCYE Selective with PAV is used in qualitative procedures for isolation of Legionella species from clinical specimen and nonclinical (environmental) samples. It is similar to the Edelstein formula, except that the concentration of polymyxin B is reduced by half, and vancomycin is subst
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 31, 2013

BBL Brucella Laked Blood Agar with Kanamycin and Vancomycin (KV), Catalog # 297840, packaged in cartons of 20 plates, labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663 www.bd.com/ds*** Brucella Laked Blood with KV is used for the selective isolation of fastidious and slow growing, obligately anaerobic bacteria from the same specimen.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 31, 2013

BBL Campylobacter CSM Agar (Charcoal-Based Selective Medium), Catalog # 299614, packaged in cartons of 20 plates, and labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663 www.bd.com/ds*** BCYE Selective with PAV is used in qualitative procedures for isolation of Legionella species from clinical specimen and nonclinical (environmental) samples. It is similar to the Edelstein formula, except that the concentration of polymyxin B is reduced by half
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 31, 2013

BD BBL CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar with Kanamycin and Vancomycin (KV), packaged in cartons of 100 plates, Catalog # 221736, and labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663 www.bd.com/ds*** CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar with Kanamycin and Vancomycin is used for the selective isolation of fastidious and slow-growing, obligately anaerobic gram-negative bacteria from a variety of clinical and nonclinical materials.
FDA Devices Low Jul 10, 2013

BD MAX Instrument, catalog #441916 Product Usage: The BD MAX System, used in conjunction with the appropriate extraction kits and reagents is capable of automated amplification and detection of target nucleic acid sequences for use in clinical, industrial, and research settings.
FDA Devices Moderate Jun 5, 2013

BBL DrySlide PYR Kit, catalog number 231747 Product Usage: Presumptive diagnostic aid for group A streptococci and group D enterococci bacteria.
FDA Devices Moderate Jun 5, 2013

BBL DrySlide Oxidase Kit, catalog number 231746 Product Usage: Presumptive diagnostic aid for gram-negative bacteria.
FDA Devices Moderate May 22, 2013

BBL(tm) Trypticase (tm) Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood and MacConkey II-I Plate. Used for culturing microorganisms.
FDA Devices Moderate May 22, 2013

BBL(tm) CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar. Used for culturing microorganisms.
FDA Devices Moderate May 22, 2013

BBL(tm) Trypticase (tm) Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood. Used for culturing microorganisms.
FDA Devices Moderate May 15, 2013

BD ProbeTec Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) Qx Amplified DNA Assay Reagent Pack, REF 441124, contains 12 each Microwells labeled in part ***BD ProbeTec Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) Qx Amplified DNA Assay Reagent Pack REF 441124 ***For use with the BD Viper System *** Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD 21152 USA www.bd.com/ds EC REP Benex Limited, Pottery Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland. Assay is indicated for use with asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals to aid

FDA Devices Moderate Apr 3, 2013

BD MAX PCR Cartridges Catalog #437519, box of 24 cartridges labeled in part:***BD MAX PCR Cartridges, GeneOhm Sciences Canada, Inc. 2555 boul du Parc-Technologique, Quebec, Canada G1P 4S5***BD Max Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Assay is an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test for detection of GBS DNA in Lim Broth cultures. The BD MAX" PCR Cartridge is a consumable required for the BD MAX" System.
FDA Devices Moderate Feb 6, 2013

BBL(TM) Fildes Enrichment, catalog number 211866, 10 tubes/pack, labeled in part ***Becton Dickinson and Company, Sparks, MD 21152 USA*** Intended Use: Fildes Enrichment may be used to enrich a variety of media for the cultivation of various microorganisms. Fildes Enrichment is a peptic digest of sheep blood used to enhance the growth of fastidious organisms. It may be added to Tryptic/Trypticase Soy Broth or Agar in final concentration of 5% for cultivation of Haemophilus influenzae. Fildes

FDA Devices Moderate Jan 30, 2013

Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD MAX (tm) (6 channel) Instruments, Catalog number 441916, clinical diagnostic instrument.
FDA Devices Moderate Jan 30, 2013

Becton, Dickinson and Company, BBL Crystal Enteric/Nonfermenter ID Kit, Catalog # 24500, cartons of 20 kits, In-vitro diagnostic reagents for microbiological testing. The BBL Crystal Enteric/Nonfermentor (E/NF) identification (ID) System is for the identification of aerobic gram-negative bacteria that belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae as well as some of the more frequently isolated glucose fermenting and nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 26, 2012

BD Phoenix PMIC-108 Panels, Catalog number 448418, labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, USA. The BD Phoenix" Automated Microbiology system is intended for the rapid identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of clinically significant bacteria.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 19, 2012

BD BBL Taxo XV Factor Strips, Catalog number 231104, in shelf pack vials, fifty strips/vial labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company, 7 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD 21152 USA 800-638-8663, www.bd.com/ds***
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 12, 2012

BD GeneOhm MRSA ACP Assay Catalog #441637, box 48 tests labeled in part***GeneOhm Sciences Canada, Inc., 2555 boul, du Parc-Technologique, Quebec, QC, Canada G1P 4S5*** BD GeneOhm MRSA ACP Assay is a qualitative in vitro diagnostic test for the direct detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) DNA from nasal swabs in patients at risk for nasal colonization. Test is intended to aid in the prevention and control of MRSA infections in healthcare settings. It is not intended

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 12, 2012

BD GeneOhm VanR Assay , Catalog # 441250, 5 box tests labeled in part***GeneOhm Sciences Canada, Inc., 2555 boul, du Parc-Technologique, Quebec, QC, Canada G1P 4S5***. The BD GeneOhm VanR Assay is a qualitative in vitro test for the rapid detection of vancomycin-resistance (vanA and vanB) genes directly from perianal or rectal swabs. The BD GeneOhm VanR Assay detects the presence of the vanA and vanB genes that can be associated with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). The assay is perfo
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 12, 2012

BD GeneOhm MRSA ACP Assay, Catalog #441639, box 200 tests labeled in part***GeneOhm Sciences Canada, Inc. 2555 Boul, du Parc-Technologique, Quebec, QC, Canada G1P 4S5*** BD GeneOhm MRSA ACP Assay is a qualitative in vitro diagnostic test for the direct detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) DNA from nasal swabs in patients at risk for nasal colonization. Test is intended to aid in the prevention and control of MRSA infections in healthcare settings. It is not intended
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 12, 2012

BD GeneOhm Cdiff Assay , Catalog #441400 200, box tests 1-3 labeled in part***BD Diagnostics, 2555 boul, du Parc-Technologique, Quebec, QC, Canada G1P 4S5*** BD GeneOhm Cdiff Assay is a qualitative in vitro diagnostic test for the direct detection of C. difficile toxin gene (tcdB) in human liquid or soft stool specimens fr.om patients suspected of having Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD). The test, based on real-time PCR, is intended for use as an aid in diagnosis of CDAD. The t
FDA Devices Moderate Sep 12, 2012

BD GeneOhm Cdiff Assay , Catalog # 441401, 200 box tests 2-3 labeled in part***GeneOhm Sciences Canada, Inc., 2555 boul, du Parc-Technologique, Quebec, QC, Canada G1P 4S5*** BD GeneOhm Cdiff Assay is a qualitative in vitro diagnostic test for the direct detection of C. difficile toxin gene (tcdB) in human liquid or soft stool specimens from patients suspected of having Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD). The test, based on real-time PCR, is intended for use as an aid in diagno
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 25, 2012

BD Gram Stain Kit, containing 1- 250 mL bottle of Gram Crystal Violet, and additional reagents: Gram Iodine (Stabilized), Gram Decolorizer, Gram Safranin. Gram Stain Kits and Reagents are used to stain microorganisms from cultures or specimens by the differential Gram method.
FDA Devices Moderate Jul 25, 2012

Gram Crystal Violet 250 mL, catalog #212525, in cartons of 4 bottles. Gram Stain Kits and Reagents are used to stain microorganisms from cultures or specimens by the differential Gram method.

Becton Dickinson & Co. carries an outsized archive share

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many federal recall notices name Becton Dickinson & Co.? ▼
PlainRecalls indexes 185 distinct federal recall events naming Becton Dickinson & Co., aggregated from FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS, and NHTSA filings (archive as of September 2026). That count is an issuance inventory, not a hazard score.
Where does Becton Dickinson & Co. sit among other recalling firms? ▼
Becton Dickinson & Co. ranks #83 of 14,151 by distinct recall-event count among 14,151 firms in this archive (99th percentile of firms with fewer notices). Rank tracks filing frequency, not product danger.
Which agency issues most of Becton Dickinson & Co.'s notices? ▼
FDA Devices accounts for 185 of this firm's 185 indexed notices.
What product category dominates Becton Dickinson & Co.'s filing book? ▼
Filings for Becton Dickinson & Co. span 1 product category, led by medical devices. Browse that category archive for peer firms and related notices.
Is a higher notice count more dangerous? ▼
No. Archive size reflects how often federal agencies publish recalls naming the firm — reporting volume, coverage, and product range all move the number. Always verify the individual notice with the issuing agency before acting on a specific product.
Becton Dickinson & Co.: 185 federal recall notices aggregated from FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS, and NHTSA filings (lead agency FDA Devices). Verify individual notices with FDA directly before acting on a specific recall.

Firm-level totals aggregate distinct federal recall events naming Becton Dickinson & Co.; individual notices remain authoritative on each linked recall page.

Methodology · Corrections · FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA · Archive as of September 2026