Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published February 13, 2023
CooperS: Global Total LP embryo culture medium recall - Incorrect protein source risk
CooperSurgical recalls 60mL Global Total LP embryo culture medium that may lack required protein for embryo development. Affected units have specific lot numbers and reference codes.
It has come to CooperSurgical's attention that the affected Product may contain a medium other than the Global Total LP single step medium which does not contain the protein source required for embryo culture and development.
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📍Recalling firmCooperSurgical, Inc.95 Corporate Dr · Trumbull, CT 06611-1350
“CooperS: Global Total LP embryo culture medium recall - Incorrect protein source risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/58907-coopers-global-total-lp-embryo-culture-medium-recall-incorrect-protein. Based on FDA recall #Z-1348-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1348-2023%22&limit=1).
CooperSurgical, Inc. recalled Global Total LP single step medium, 60mL, bicarbonate-buffered media for D1-5 embryo culture and transfer on Feb. 13, 2023, according to the FDA. The agency said the product may contain a medium lacking the required protein source for embryo culture and development.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: CooperSurgical
Product: Global Total LP single step medium, 60mL, bicarbonate-buffered media for D1-5 embryo culture and transfer
Reference Number: H5GT-060
UDI-DI: 00815965020433
LOT: 221118-010694
Units affected: 190
The hazard
The FDA said the affected product may contain a medium other than the specified Global Total LP single step medium. This incorrect medium does not contain the protein source required for embryo culture and development.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show CooperSurgical, Inc. has had 37 other recalls on record since Oct. 6, 2017. Other recent recalls include the INCA Infant Nasal CPAP (Aug. 11, 2026), Endosee System Convenience Kit with IV Tube (June 11, 2025), and K-Systems T47 Warming Plate (Nov. 15, 2024).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the reference number H5GT-060 on the product label. Affected units have lot numbers starting with 221118-010694.
Brand
CooperSurgical
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Label
Look for the reference number H5GT-060 and lot number starting with 221118-010694 on the product label.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 2 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of NY, UT and the countries of Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: New York, Utah.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 58 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-1348-2023 (February 13, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1348-2023 to see it in context.
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