Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published November 12, 2025

Remel Lab Culture Media Recall: Possible Contamination Causing Darker Media Color

Remel recalls two types of lab culture media (CAMHB and Brucella Broth) due to potential contamination that may cause darker or brown media color. Affected products have specific model numbers and lots.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0585-2026Medical device Remel ›

Lower-risk recall

Products may contain contamination, which may result in a darker or brown media color.

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Recalling firmRemel, Inc12076 Santa Fe Trail Dr · Lenexa, KS 66215-3519

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Remel is recalling two types of lab culture media products that may contain contamination causing the media to appear darker or brown. This could affect lab users who rely on these products for their experiments. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/50670-remel-lab-culture-media-recall-possible-contamination-causing-darker-media.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/50670-remel-lab-culture-media-recall-possible-contamination-causing-darker-media · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0585-2026

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“Remel Lab Culture Media Recall: Possible Contamination Causing Darker Media Color.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/50670-remel-lab-culture-media-recall-possible-contamination-causing-darker-media. Based on FDA recall #Z-0585-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0585-2026%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on November 12, 2025, that Remel, Inc. is recalling CAMHB W/LHB and BRUCELLA BROTH products due to potential contamination that may result in darker or brown media color. Owners should contact the company for details.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Remel
Product 1: CAMHB W/LHB, MANUAL, 11ML, 10/BOX YCP112-10, UDI-DI 848838018831, lots 305529, 311228, 316019, 320993
Product 2: BRUCELLA BROTH, 11ML, 10/BOX YT3450, UDI-DI 848838091353, lot 317287

The hazard

According to the FDA, the products may contain contamination, which may result in a darker or brown media color.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Remel, Inc. has 22 other recalls on record since November 2, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Remel GC Agar Base Recall (June 3, 2026), the Remel Yeastone Broth Recall (March 24, 2026), and the Remel Campy CVA Medium recall (February 5, 2026). Other recent recalls of similar products include the Remel Oxoid Agglutinating Sera Recall (March 25, 2026), the Medline Blood Culture Kit Recall (December 24, 2025), and the Fresenius Medical Care Citrasate Liquid Acid Concentrate Recall (July 14, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for model numbers YCP112-10 (CAMHB) or YT3450 (Brucella Broth) on the product packaging. The affected lots include specific numbers listed in the recall notice.

Brand
Remel
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Product Details
Look for model numbers YCP112-10 or YT3450 on the product packaging to identify if it's affected.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 24 states.

FDA distribution: “Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AK, CA, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NE, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, WA, WI and the countries of Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 21 days after the firm started it.

Nov 12, 2025Firm started the recall
Nov 21, 2025FDA classified it Class II
Dec 3, 2025Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0585-2026 (November 12, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0585-2026 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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