UnratedMedical device recall · FDA · Published March 6, 2024
Microbiologics KWIK-STIK Quality Control Kit Recall: Contaminated Fungal Control
Microbiologics recalls KWIK-STIK Rhizopus stolonifer control kits due to contamination with Aspergillus brasiliensis. Users may see A. brasiliensis growth. No remedy specified in recall notice.
The positive control material (Rhizopus stolonifer) within the KWIK-STIK assembly was contaminated with another fungal organism (Aspergillus brasiliensis). As a result, users may observe A. brasiliensis growth when using the control material.
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📍Recalling firmMicrobiologics Inc200 Cooper Ave N · Saint Cloud, MN 56303-4440
“Microbiologics KWIK-STIK Quality Control Kit Recall: Contaminated Fungal Control.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/55970-microbiologics-kwik-stik-quality-control-kit-recall-contaminated-fungal-control. Based on FDA recall #Z-1483-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1483-2024%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on March 6, 2024, that Microbiologics Inc is recalling KWIK-STIK Rhizopus stolonifer (+) quality control kits due to contamination. The positive control material was contaminated with Aspergillus brasiliensis, which may lead to incorrect test results.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Microbiologics
Product: KWIK-STIK Rhizopus stolonifer (+) derived from ATCC 6227b
REF 0209P, UDI/DI 20845357003113, Lot Numbers: 209-37-1, 209-37-3, 209-37-4, 209-37-5
REF 0209K, UDI/DI 30845357003127, Lot Numbers: 209-37-2
The hazard
The positive control material (Rhizopus stolonifer) within the KWIK-STIK assembly was contaminated with another fungal organism (Aspergillus brasiliensis). As a result, users may observe A. brasiliensis growth when using the control material.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Microbiologics Inc has 35 other recalls on record since June 6, 2017. Other recent recalls include Microbiologics KWIK-STIK 2-Pack (Dec. 2, 2025), Microbiologics KWIK-STIK Quality Control Kit (Nov. 13, 2025), and Microbiologics LYFO-DISK (June 27, 2025). Other recent recalls of similar products include Medline Convenience Kits (Aug. 11, 2026), Medline Blood Culture Kit (Dec. 24, 2025), and Hologic ThinPrep CytoLyt Solution (Dec. 12, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'KWIK-STIK Rhizopus stolonifer (+) derived from ATCC 6227b'. The kits have model numbers REF 0209P (lot numbers 209-37-1 to 209-37-5) or REF 0209K (lot number 209-37-2).
Brand
Microbiologics
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Identify if your KWIK-STIK kit has model REF 0209P with lot numbers 209-37-1 to 209-37-5 or REF 0209K with lot number 209-37-2.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 6 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, MI, KY, MO, NM, TN, PR, and the countries of France, Columbia, Kazakhstan, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Africa.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: California, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Tennessee.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 42 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.
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-1483-2024 (March 6, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1483-2024 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 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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