Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published February 29, 2024
BD Phoenix Yeast ID Panel Recall: Esculin Causes Test Cancellation
Becton Dickinson recalls BD Phoenix Yeast ID Panels due to esculin in A17 well causing system to abort tests. Affected units have specific UDI-DI and expiration dates.
Esculin, a substrate used in other panels and normally in A16 well, was found in A17 well. A17 in yeast panels is supposed to be an empty well and is not a part of the normal ID evaluation. However, A17 is checked for fluorescence and if anything is found, the system will abort the panel with the message Fluorescent interference has been detected . Esculin is expected to trigger this fluorescence and test cancellation.
Becton Dickinson is recalling BD Phoenix Yeast ID Panels that may contain esculin in the A17 well. This can cause the automated system to cancel tests, leading to inaccurate results. Users should check their panel's UDI-DI and expiration date to see if it's affected. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/56031-bd-phoenix-yeast-id-panel-recall-esculin-causes-test-cancellation.
“BD Phoenix Yeast ID Panel Recall: Esculin Causes Test Cancellation.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/56031-bd-phoenix-yeast-id-panel-recall-esculin-causes-test-cancellation. Based on FDA recall #Z-1399-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1399-2024%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Feb. 29, 2024, that Becton Dickinson & Co. is recalling BD Phoenix Yeast ID Panels due to a manufacturing defect. The hazard involves esculin contamination in an empty well, which can cause test cancellations. Owners should contact the company for details.
How to tell if you have it
BD Phoenix Yeast ID Panel
UPC: 30382904483167
Lot Number: 3312180
Expiration Date: 30-OCT-2024
The hazard
Esculin, a substrate normally found in the A16 well, was discovered in the A17 well, which is supposed to be empty. This contamination triggers fluorescence that causes the BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System to abort the panel with a "Fluorescent interference has been detected" message.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Becton Dickinson & Co. has 43 other recalls on record since 2017-06-01. Recent brand recalls include the BD GasPak EZ Campy Pouch System Recall (2026-04-07) and the BD Kiestra Isolate Suspension Cuvette Array recall (2025-10-23). Other recent recalls of similar products include Remel Yeastone Broth Recall (2026-03-24), Changchun Wancheng Bio-Electron UTI Test Strips Recall (2025-11-22), and Biomerieux VITEK 2 AST-N461 Test Kit Recall (2026-07-24).
How to tell if you have this one
Check the UDI-DI number on the panel: (10) 3312180 (17) 241030 (30)0025 (01) 30382904483167. The expiration date is 30-OCT-2024. This specific panel model is affected.
Brand
Becton Dickinson
Product
BD Phoenix Yeast ID Panel is a self-inoculating (when used with a BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System) polystyrene
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 countries of AR, BE, CO, IN, JP, PE, PY, SG, TW, UY.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-1398-2024
BD Phoenix NMIC-306 Panel is a self-inoculating (when used with a BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System) polystyrene panel (tray) containing control wells and substrate wells with dried biochemical substrates that use traditional qualitative microbiology methods such as fermentation, oxidation, degradation, and hydrolysis in combination with chromogenic and fluorogenic substrates along with carbon sources for bacterial identification and quantitation.; UDI-DI: (10) 3318700 (17)241107 (30)0025 (01) 30382904492923 Lot Number: 3318700 Exp. Date: 07-NOV-2024
11,800 eaches
Z-1399-2024
BD Phoenix Yeast ID Panel is a self-inoculating (when used with a BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System) polystyrene panel (tray) containing control wells and substrate wells with dried biochemical substrates that use traditional qualitative microbiology methods such as fermentation, oxidation, degradation, and hydrolysis in combination with chromogenic and fluorogenic substrates along with carbon sources for yeast identification.; UDI-DI: (10) 3312180 (17) 241030 (30)0025 (01) 30382904483167 Lot Number: 3312180 Exp. Date: 30-OCT-2024
6700 eaches
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Panel Details
Verify the UDI-DI number and expiration date on the panel to confirm if it's affected.
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 countries of AR, BE, CO, IN, JP, PE, PY, SG, TW, UY.” 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 41 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-1399-2024 (February 29, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1399-2024 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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