Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published June 25, 2025
Beckman Coulter MicroScan Neg MIC 3J Recall: Missing Drug Risk
Beckman Coulter recalls MicroScan Neg MIC 3J REF C54814 due to missing drug in well 4 but containing double antibiotics. Affected units sold in 2025 with lot number 2025-08-23.
“Beckman Coulter MicroScan Neg MIC 3J Recall: Missing Drug Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/51965-beckman-coulter-microscan-neg-mic-3j-recall-missing-drug-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1772-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1772-2026%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on June 25, 2025, that Beckman Coulter, Inc. is recalling MicroScan Neg MIC 3J REF C54814 devices due to a manufacturing issue involving missing and double antibiotics. The agency classified the recall as Class II.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Product: MicroScan Neg MIC 3J
Catalog Number: C54814
Lot Number: 2025-08-23
Quantity: 688 boxes (20 panels per box)
Distribution: Japan
The hazard
According to the FDA, the recall is due to a manufacturing issue where the device misses a drug in well 4/4 but contains double the amount of antibiotics.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Beckman Coulter, Inc. has 132 other recalls on record since June 20, 2017. Recent brand recalls include the July 15, 2026 DxC 500i Modules recall for erroneous test results and the June 26, 2026 MicroScan LabPro V5.03 Panel Update recall for incorrect algorithms affecting test results. Other recent recalls of similar products include the July 13, 2026 Beckman Coulter Emit 2000 Quinidine Assay recall and the June 4, 2026 Biomerieux VITEK 2 AST-N447 Kit recall.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the lot number 2025-08-23 on the MicroScan Neg MIC 3J REF C54814 test kits. The product was sold in 2025 with catalog number C54814.
Brand
Beckman Coul: Inc.
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Kit Lot Number
Look for the lot number 2025-08-23 on the MicroScan Neg MIC 3J REF C54814 test kit.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 10 months 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-1772-2026 (June 25, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1772-2026 to see it in context.
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