Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published December 20, 2021

Biomerieux API ID 32 C Strips Recall: Risk of Misidentification Due to Thermoforming

Biomer: API ID 32 C Strips (Reference 32200) may have thermoforming defects causing misidentification or delayed results. Recalled due to risk of incorrect yeast identification in lab tests.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0525-2022Medical device Biomerieux ›

Lower-risk recall

Risk of misidentification or delayed results with the absence of identification due to thermoforming defect.

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Recalling firmBiomerieux Inc595 Anglum Rd · Hazelwood, MO 63042-2320

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Biomerieux recalls API ID 32 C Strips (Reference 32200) because they may have thermoforming defects that cause misidentification or delayed results in yeast testing. This affects lab tests where accurate identification is critical. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/61417-biomerieux-api-id-32-c-strips-recall-risk-of-misidentification.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/61417-biomerieux-api-id-32-c-strips-recall-risk-of-misidentification · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0525-2022

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“Biomerieux API ID 32 C Strips Recall: Risk of Misidentification Due to Thermoforming.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/61417-biomerieux-api-id-32-c-strips-recall-risk-of-misidentification. Based on FDA recall #Z-0525-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0525-2022%22&limit=1).

Biomerieux Inc recalled API ID 32 C Strips, Reference 32200, due to a thermoforming defect that risks misidentification or delayed results. The Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary Class II recall on December 20, 2021.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Biomerieux
Product: API ID 32 C Strips
Reference/Model No.: 32200
Lot Code: 1008781060
Quantity: 462 kits
Sold in: AZ, IA, KY, NY

The hazard

The recall involves a thermoforming defect that may cause misidentification or delayed results with the absence of identification. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Biomerieux Inc has 36 other recalls on record since July 12, 2017. Recent similar product recalls include the Remel Yeastone Broth Recall (March 24, 2026) and Changchun Wancheng Bio-Electron UTI Test Strips Recall (Nov. 22, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the model number 32200 on the strip packaging. The recall includes lots from 1008781060.

Brand
Biomerieux
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Strip Packaging
Look for the model number 32200 and lot number 1008781060 on the strip packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 4 states.

FDA distribution: “US (Domestic) Distribution to states of: AZ, IA, KY, and NY.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arizona, Iowa, Kentucky, New York.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 21 months after the firm started it.

Dec 20, 2021Firm started the recall
Jan 25, 2022FDA classified it Class II
Feb 2, 2022Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Sep 25, 2023FDA terminated the recall

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

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/61417-biomerieux-api-id-32-c-strips-recall-risk-of-misidentification">Biomerieux API ID 32 C Strips Recall: Risk of Misidentification Due to Thermoforming (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

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-0525-2022 (December 20, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0525-2022 to see it in context.
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