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Hardy Diagnostics

17 recalls on record · Latest: Jul 9, 2025

Hardy Diagnostics Recall Insight

Hardy Diagnostics appears on 17 federal recall records indexed by PlainRecalls, out of 83,949 total recalls tracked across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA, and USDA FSIS. That represents approximately 0.020% of the federal archive — a data point that is only interpretable alongside production volume, product mix, and decades of operation, because a high recall count alone does not establish fault. Large, diversified firms that sell tens of millions of units across many categories will mechanically accumulate more recall records than small manufacturers, even when their defect rates per unit shipped are comparable or lower. The most recent action on this firm is dated Jul 9, 2025, which is the anchor point for assessing whether enforcement is currently active or historical.

On this page of 17 entries, severity tagging shows 0 critical, 16 moderate, and 1 lower-severity recalls. Affected-unit counts are disclosed on 17 of 17 entries — unit-count disclosure is more common on CPSC and NHTSA actions and less common on FDA drug/device recalls, where lot numbers and distribution scope substitute for absolute totals. The records on this page span 1 distinct product categories, with issuing agencies dominated by FDA Devices (17). The date window on this page runs from Apr 22, 2015 to Jul 9, 2025.

Manufacturer-level browsing is useful when monitoring a single firm for patterns — whether recalls cluster around one product family (suggesting a specific design or supplier issue) or scatter across the firm's entire catalog (which can indicate systemic quality-control problems or deliberate regulator attention). Clicking into each recall reveals the specific hazard, remedy, and distribution scope that together determine whether a consumer is actually at risk. For decisions that depend on being current — deciding whether a product in your home is safe, whether to return a gift, or whether to accept a replacement — always verify the recall number on the issuing agency's site, because federal agencies amend, terminate, and re-scope recalls over time and only the agency's live record reflects the current legal status. This page aggregates what agencies have published publicly and is intended for consumer awareness and research.

FDA Devices Moderate Jul 9, 2025

HardyCHROM CRE, selective and differential culture medium for antimicrobial susceptibility testing, Product Catalog No. G323

FDA Devices Moderate Jun 16, 2021

Quickslide GramPro 1 Automated Gram Stanier is a microscope slide stainer.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 3, 2021

Brain Heart Infusion Agar with 6 ug/ml Vancomycin Cat no: G14 Lot no: 472698 Manufactured: 2020-10-29 Expires: 2020-12-28 Container Type: 15x100mm pl…

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 30, 2020

Viral Transport Medium, 3ml, Ref: R99, Container type: Tube, Packaged: 20 tubes/box, IVD, CVM Transport Media is provided in plastic centrifuge …

FDA Devices Low Nov 18, 2020

Strep B Carrot Broth One-Step, Ref. Z40, UDI: 00819398026499

FDA Devices Moderate Jul 20, 2016

QuickSlide MGS-80, Automated Mutli-Slide Gram Stainer/GramPRO-80. Systematically stains, rinses, decolorizes, and counter-stains the provided biol…

FDA Devices Moderate May 4, 2016

Hardy Diagnostics GBS Detect Cat no. A300. Used for the isolation and detection by enhanced hemolysis of gamma-hemolytic (non-hemolytic) Group B …

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 30, 2015

FB Broth, 10ml (Fastidious Bacteria Broth) Cat. no: K31 Lot: 15231 A fastidious bacteria broth for the enriched cultivation of Neisseria spp.,…

FDA Devices Moderate Sep 2, 2015

HardyCHROM MRSA Cat no: G307 Lot no: H15155 Expires: 2015-08-13 Container Type: 15x100mm monoplate Packaged: 10 plates/sleeve Storage: 2-8C on …

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 5, 2015

Hardy Diagnostics VRE Broth, 5ml container type: 16x100mm tube packaged: 20 tubes/box fill: 5ml Product Usage: BEA (Bile Esculin Azide) Bro…

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 5, 2015

Hardy Diagnostics BEA Agar with VGA container type: 15x100mm monoplate packaged: 10 places/sleeve Product Usage: BEA (Bile Esculin Azide) Ag…

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 5, 2015

Hardy Diagnostics BHI with CIPRO, 1ug/ml container type: 16x100mm tube packaged: 20 tubes/box Product Usage: Brain Heart Infusion Broth with…

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 5, 2015

Hardy Diagnostics MacConkey Agar with CiPRP, 1ug/ml Container type: 15x100mm monoplate packaged: 10 plates/sleeve Product Usage: MacConkey A…

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 5, 2015

Hardy Diagnostics BEA Agar with Vancomycin container type: 15x100mm monoplate packaged: 10 plates/sleeve Product Usage: BEA (Bile Esculin Ag…

FDA Devices Moderate Aug 5, 2015

Hardy Diagnostics MDR Acinetobacter container type: 15x100mm monoplate packaged: 10 plates/sleeve Product Usage: MDR Acinetobacter is for th…

FDA Devices Moderate Jul 29, 2015

HardyCHROM VRE Agar-RSR Cat no: GA333 Lot no: H15055 Expires: 2015-07-04 Container type: 15x100mm monoplate Packaged: 10 plates/sleeve Storage…

FDA Devices Moderate Apr 22, 2015

Hardy Diagnostics cat no. G327 HardyCHROM SS Agar (HardyCHROM Salmonella Shigella) Cat no: G327 Container type: 15x100mm monoplate Packaged: …

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Data Sources

  • Source: FDA + CPSC + NHTSA + USDA FSIS — federal recall filings naming this firm. Verify with FDA, CPSC, NHTSA, or USDA FSIS directly.
  • Source: PlainRecalls Manufacturer Index — firm-level aggregation across all four federal recall feeds