The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1957-2025·Announced 2025-06-18

[pending] KWIK-STICK, Quality control kit for culture media, Catalog Numbers 01065K, Oligella urethralis d

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: FDA_DEVICE Z-1957-2025.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Affected products were packaged with the incorrect KWIK STIK assembly resulting in the product containing the wrong microorganism. 0621K was packaged 01065K swabs; 01065K was packaged with 0621K swabs. This may lead to delayed diagnosis.

The recalled product

Product
KWIK-STICK, Quality control kit for culture media, Catalog Numbers 01065K, Oligella urethralis derived from ATCC¿ 17960; 0621K, Staphylococcus aureus derived from NCTC 12493
Manufacturer
Microbiologics Inc

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (4)

  • 01065K: UDI-DI 30845357032868
  • lot 1065-25-51
  • 0621K: UDI-DI 30845357014666
  • lot 621-73-21

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.