Recall Z-2073-2025
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. · initiated June 12, 2025
Class II – products that might cause a temporary health problem or pose a slight threat of a serious nature
Product
VITROS Chemistry Products OP Reagent Gen 15. Model Number: 680 1997. The VITROS OP Reagent is a dual-chambered package containing ready-to-use liquid reagents that are used to detect opiates in urine. One sales unit contains 6 Microtip packs of reagent. Each pack has 50 OP tests.
Codes / lots: Model Number: 680 1997. UDI-DI: 10758750001835. Lot Numbers: 1527-15-2749 (exp. 17-Nov-2025), 1527-15-2771 (exp. 17-Dec-2025), 1527-15-2818 (exp. 11-Apr-2026), 1527-15-2871 (exp. 15-May-2026).
Reason for recall
Lots from Generation (GEN) 15 of VITROS Chemistry Products OP Reagent may generate lower than expected quality control (QC) results. If the customer is unable to get passing quality control results, then the customer would be unable to run the OP-LO protocol leading to a potential delay in patient results.
FDA-determined cause: Under Investigation by firm
Action taken
Quidel Ortho notified consignees on about 06/12/2025 via FedEx letter. Distributors were instructed to discontinue distribution and discard inventory of any affected lots, send the provided customer letter and Confirmation of Receipt to any affected customers, and complete and return their Confirmation of Receipt. Customers were instructed that if their laboratory is unable to generate QC results within acceptable range using lots from GEN 15 of VITROS OP Reagent, discontinue using, render unusable, and discard your inventory of VITROS OP Reagent, GEN 15. Additionally, there were requested to complete and return the Confirmation of Receipt, maintain the notification with all records, and provide the notification if affected units were further distributed.
Details
- Recall number
- Z-2073-2025
- Initiated
- June 12, 2025
- Posted by FDA
- July 2, 2025
- Product code
- DJG – Enzyme Immunoassay, Opiates
- Quantity
- 2,017 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom.
- Recalling firm
- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Rochester, NY