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Simplexa direct amplification disc kit

Official notice

4 Jul 2023

Last checked

4 Jul 2023

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Simplexa direct amplification disc kit. A recent internal investigation identified a specific set of Simplexa Direct Amplification Discs (Mol1455) lots produced with a specific lot of raw material are at potential risk of leaking when the disc is re-used multiple times with the assays Simplexa HSV 1&2 Direct Mol2150, Simplexa Bordetella Direct (Mol2750), and Simplexa VZV Direct (Mol3650). A total of 13 affected lots of Mol1455 were shipped and distributed in Canada. A total 15 customers running these assays have the affected disc lots. Recall start date: June 26, 2023 Published 2023-07-04.

What to do now

Review notice & return reply form, discard remaining inventory, and retest any sample with an error code.

Recall number

73893

Official notice

2023-07-04

The hazard

A recent internal investigation identified a specific set of Simplexa Direct Amplification Discs (Mol1455) lots produced with a specific lot of raw material are at potential risk of leaking when the disc is re-used multiple times with the assays Simplexa HSV 1&2 Direct Mol2150, Simplexa Bordetella Direct (Mol2750), and Simplexa VZV Direct (Mol3650). A total of 13 affected lots of Mol1455 were shipped and distributed in Canada. A total 15 customers running these assays have the affected disc lots. Recall start date: June 26, 2023

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Recall Numbers

73893

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected prodcuts - Simplexa Direct Amplification Disc Kit, Lot or serial number - More than 10 numbers, contact manufacturer., Model or catalogue number - MOL1455

Risk / hazard

A recent internal investigation identified a specific set of Simplexa Direct Amplification Discs (Mol1455) lots produced with a specific lot of raw material are at potential risk of leaking when the disc is re-used multiple times with the assays Simplexa HSV 1&2 Direct Mol2150, Simplexa Bordetella Direct (Mol2750), and Simplexa VZV Direct (Mol3650). A total of 13 affected lots of Mol1455 were shipped and distributed in Canada. A total 15 customers running these assays have the affected disc lots. Recall start date: June 26, 2023

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Diasorin Molecular, Simplexa Direct Amplification Disc Kit.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

73893

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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