PlainRecalls
FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

Siemens ADVIA Centaur Folate (500 Test Kit)-for IVD of folate in serum or red blood cells SMN: 10325366

Reported: January 29, 2020 Initiated: July 22, 2019 #Z-0830-2020

Product Description

Siemens ADVIA Centaur Folate (500 Test Kit)-for IVD of folate in serum or red blood cells SMN: 10325366

Reason for Recall

Homocysteine Assay May Cause Elevated Results in the Folate Assay

Details

Units Affected
10,928 kits
Distribution
Nationwide Foreign: Armenia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Austria¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Bahrain¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Belgium¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Bosnia¿Herzeg.¿ Czech¿Republic¿ Denmark¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Egypt¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ France¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Georgia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Germany¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Greece¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Hungary¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Iran¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Ireland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Israel¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Italy¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Jordan¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Lithuania¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nepal¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Netherlands¿¿¿¿ Norway¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Pakistan¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Poland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Portugal¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Qatar¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Romania¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Russian¿Fed.¿¿¿ Serbia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Slovakia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Slovenia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Spain¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Sudan¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Sweden¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Switzerland¿¿¿¿ Turkey¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ U.A.E.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ United¿Kingdom¿ Vatikancity¿¿¿¿
Location
East Walpole, MA

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
Siemens ADVIA Centaur Folate (500 Test Kit)-for IVD of folate in serum or red blood cells SMN: 10325366. Recalled by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. Units affected: 10,928 kits.
Why was this product recalled?
Homocysteine Assay May Cause Elevated Results in the Folate Assay
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on January 29, 2020. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-0830-2020.