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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published January 25, 2022

Medline ImmunoCard Rotavirus Test Recall: Incorrect Shipping Temperature

Medline Industries recalls Meridian Bioscience Immunocard STAT! Rotavirus tests due to being shipped at room temperature instead of refrigerated. This could lead to inaccurate test results.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0678-2022Medical deviceMedline Industries ›
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Recalling firmMEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield3 Lakes Dr · Northfield, IL 60093-2753
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Medline Industries is recalling Meridian Bioscience Immunocard STAT! Rotavirus tests that were shipped at room temperature instead of refrigerated. This could cause inaccurate test results, especially if used for diagnosing rotavirus infections. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/61223-medline-immunocard-rotavirus-test-recall-incorrect-shipping-temperature.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/61223-medline-immunocard-rotavirus-test-recall-incorrect-shipping-temperature · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0678-2022

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“Medline ImmunoCard Rotavirus Test Recall: Incorrect Shipping Temperature.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/61223-medline-immunocard-rotavirus-test-recall-incorrect-shipping-temperature. Based on FDA recall #Z-0678-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0678-2022%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Jan. 25, 2022, that Medline Industries LP recalled Meridian Bioscience ImmunoCard STAT! Rotavirus tests because they were incorrectly shipped at room temperature instead of being refrigerated. The agency classified the recall as Class II.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Meridian Bioscience
  • Product: ImmunoCard STAT! Rotavirus test, REF 750030, 30 tests/kit box
  • Lot numbers: 750030M481 (Exp. 4/29/2022), 750030N482 (Exp. 12/2/2022), 750030N483 (Exp. 5/17/2023)
  • Distribution: IL, FL, LA, MS, NC, OH, and TX

The hazard

According to the FDA, the product was incorrectly shipped at room temperature rather than refrigerated. The ImmunoCard STAT! Rotavirus Immunoassay is a rapid in vitro qualitative procedure for the detection of rotavirus antigen in human stool.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Medline Industries LP has had 119 other recalls on record since Oct. 22, 2021. Other recent recalls of similar products include Medline Convenience Kits: Temperature Probe Recall Due to Distribution Error (May 28, 2026) and Covidien Mon-a-Therm Temperature Probe Recall: Lack of FDA Clearance (April 23, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check the lot number on the test kit box. The affected lots are 750030M481 (expires 4/29/2022), 750030N482 (expires 12/2/2022), and 750030N483 (expires 5/17/2023).

  • Brand
    Medline Industries
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Lot Number

    Look for the lot number on the test kit box to determine if it's affected.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 7 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “US Distribution was made to IL, FL, LA, MS, NC, OH, and TX.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 11 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jan 25, 202212. FDA classified it Class II: Feb 24, 202223. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 2, 202234. FDA terminated the recall: Jan 9, 2023420222023
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0678-2022 (January 25, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0678-2022 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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