Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published April 7, 2026
Becton Dickinson BD GasP: CO2 Pouch System Recall - Low CO2 Levels Risk
Becton Dickinson recalls BD GasPak EZ CO2 Pouch Systems (catalog 260684) for microbiology use due to potential low carbon dioxide levels. Affected lots: 5303157, 5329857, 5329860.
BD identified an issue affecting certain lots of BD GasPak EZ CO2 and BD GasPak EZ Campy Gas Generating Pouch Systems, where gas generating sachets may produce carbon dioxide levels below specification.
“Becton Dickinson BD GasP: CO2 Pouch System Recall - Low CO2 Levels Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/49537-becton-dickinson-bd-gasp-co2-pouch-system-recall-low-co2. Based on FDA recall #Z-1982-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1982-2026%22&limit=1).
The Food and Drug Administration announced on April 7, 2026, that Becton Dickinson & Co. is recalling BD GasPak EZ CO2 Pouch System catalog number 260684 for microbiologic use due to potential carbon dioxide levels below specification.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Becton Dickinson
Product: BD GasPak EZ CO2 Pouch System
Catalog Number: 260684
Lot Numbers: 5303157, 5329857, 5329860
The hazard
BD identified an issue affecting certain lots of BD GasPak EZ CO2 and BD GasPak EZ Campy Gas Generating Pouch Systems where gas generating sachets may produce carbon dioxide levels below specification.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Becton Dickinson & Co. has 43 other recalls on record since June 1, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Siemens Epoc Blood Test Cards (April 2, 2026), Abbott i-STAT EG6+ Cartridges (April 1, 2026), and BioFire Respiratory Panel 2.1 Recall (October 22, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for catalog number 260684 on the pouch system. Affected lots are 5303157, 5329857, and 5329860. The product is used in microbiology labs.
Brand
Becton Dickinson
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the country of Hong Kong.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-1982-2026
BD GasPak EZ CO2 Pouch System. Catalog Number: 260684. for microbiologic use; Catalog Nunber: 260684; UDI-DI: 30382902606841; Lot Numbers: 5303157, 5329857, 5329860.
25,760 units
Z-1983-2026
BD GasPak EZ Campy Pouch System. Catalog Number: 260685. for microbiologic use; Catalog Number: 260685; UDI-DI: 30382902606858; Lot Number: 5329863.
2,200 units
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Lot Number
Look for lot numbers 5303157, 5329857, or 5329860 on the pouch system.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the country of Hong Kong.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 29 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1982-2026 (April 7, 2026) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1982-2026 to see it in context.
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