Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published February 13, 2025
Remel Blood Agar Biplate Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk
Remel recalls 100 units of Blood Agar Biplate (Ref R02041) for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in diagnostic use. Affected units may show visible contamination on the blood side.
Product may contain surface and subsurface contamination of Listeria monocytogenes which is typically visible immediately upon removal from the packaging, appearing on the blood side of the biplate.
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📍Recalling firmRemel, Inc12076 Santa Fe Trail Dr · Lenexa, KS 66215-3519
“Remel Blood Agar Biplate Recall: Listeria Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/52861-remel-blood-agar-biplate-recall-listeria-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1201-2025 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1201-2025%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Feb. 13, 2025, that Remel, Inc. is recalling remel BLOOD AGAR EMB AGAR BIPLATE due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Owners should stop using the product immediately.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Remel
Product: remel BLOOD AGAR EMB AGAR BIPLATE, REF R02041, QTY 100
Lot Number: 213971
Expiration Date: 2025-02-25
Units Affected: 316
The hazard
The product may contain surface and subsurface contamination of Listeria monocytogenes, which is typically visible immediately upon removal from the packaging on the blood side of the biplate.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Remel, Inc. has issued 22 other recalls since Nov. 2, 2017. Recent similar recalls include a June 3, 2026, recall for reduced Neisseria gonorrhoeae recovery risk and a March 24, 2026, recall for incorrect lab results risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include a Dec. 24, 2025, Medline Blood Culture Kit recall and a June 12, 2026, Medline Convenience Kits recall.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'Blood Agar Biplate', reference number R02041, and lot number 213971. The expiration date is February 25, 2025.
Brand
Remel
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
US Nationwide distribution.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-1200-2025
remel BLOOD AGAR MacCONKEY AGAR BIPLATE, REF R02049, QTY 100, for invitro diagnostic use; UDI/DI 848838003691, Lot Number 213926, exp. 2025-02-24
787 units
Z-1201-2025
remel BLOOD AGAR EMB AGAR BIPLATE, REF R02041, QTY 100, for invitro diagnostic use; UDI/DI 848838003684, Lot Number 213971, exp. 2025-02-25
316 units
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check for Contamination
Inspect the blood side of the biplate for visible Listeria contamination after removing it from packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 13 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-1201-2025 (February 13, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1201-2025 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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